Jerry Spinelli’s prequel to Fourth Grade Rats has the main character George “Suds” Morton competing to receive the first Halo in his class. Their new teacher, Mrs. Simms, has come up with a great behavior plan for her class. Each week the best behaved student will be...
Imaginative, magically lyrical, and highly entertaining, Wooden Bones is a retelling of the Pinocchio story—it is bound to be a hit with fairy tale fans and readers who like a good adventure story. Pino is an apprentice to his father Geppetto, a master wood carver in...
“‘A fortune was made with a bit of good-natured deception,’ said Barnum.” –from THE GREAT AND ONLY BARNUM by Candace Fleming (2009) “Step right up and don’t be shy Because you will not believe your eyes” — The Tubes, “She’s a...
The summer before Corinna starts eighth grade, the bottom falls out of her life. During a season when kids are enjoying vacations, camp, and hanging out by the pool, the thirteen-year-old’s mother succumbs to a deadly disease. And now Corinna has to begin...
Abby is a student at Eastern University. She’s left her life behind in Kansas, and taken her friend America along with her. She’s hoping to escape who she was, hoping to never be remembered for the life she’s leaving behind. America has promised to be her conscience...