Third Grade Angels

Third Grade Angels

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...
Wooden Bones

Wooden Bones

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...
The Giant and How He Humbugged America

The Giant and How He Humbugged America

“‘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...
If Only

If Only

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...
Beautiful Disaster

Beautiful Disaster

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...