by Dawn | Mar 11, 2012 | Picture Book
When Homer’s coach bans him from playing Little League, the thing that brings him hope is following Larry Doby, the first African American to join the American League (eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson crossed the color barrier and joined the National League). ...
by Dawn | Mar 11, 2012 | Picture Book
Zachary recalls his childhood days spent in Fenway Park watching the Boston Red Sox with his family. After his father gives him the foul ball he caught, Zachary feels the magic of a baseball that transports him onto the playing field. He cherishes his baseball until...
by Dawn | Mar 11, 2012 | Picture Book
Minerva is a spoiled child, who acts out because her parents are too busy to spend time with her. She has had fifty-two nannies in fifty-two weeks! It is the fifty-third nanny that finally turns things around. She dubs Minerva “the unruly queen” and wants to banish...
by Dawn | Mar 11, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
For as long as they can remember, Brendan and Gary have been mercilessly teased and harassed by the jocks who rule Middletown High. But not anymore. Stealing a small arsenal of guns from a neighbor, they take their classmates hostage at a school dance. In the panic of...
by Dawn | Mar 11, 2012 | Fiction
Clifford has a checkup every year! At his first visit to the vet, Clifford is very small, the smallest pet in the waiting room. He is brave when he gets a shot. The following year, Clifford returns to the vet. This time, he doesn’t even fit in the doorway! This is...
