King had ghosted an earnest thank-you to Morgan's facetious letter about the congressman's proposed legislation to outlaw piranha fish. Their correspondence went on for around five generations of ...
A variety of stories for children ages ten and up and for adults. Devotion, danger and bravery, along with a healthy mix of other virtues, infuse the tales.
Returning to Carver hasn been the same since Jesse left, but after almost four years, Riley Regas has gotten used to it.
“A poignant and powerful reminder that homelessness is not hopelessness.” —Kirby Larson, author of Newbery Honor book Hattie Big Sky Two sisters struggle to keep their father’s disappearance a secret in this tender middle grade ...
Growing up in Willowridge, Wisconsin, Earl "Earwig" Gunderman, a simple-minded teenager, has always depended on his older brother, Jimmy, for guidance and protection, but when Jimmy is sent off to war in the Pacific, only to return after ...
"There are books that need to be written in order to explain important moments in our history. ‘Carry Me Home’ is one of those books" ~ Stacey | Absorbed in a Book "Jessica Scott should be on every reader's list." ~ Brenda Novak New ...
This commemorative book also features in-depth stories on popular figures like MacKinnon, Makar, Kadri, Artturi Lehkonen and more.
Twelve-year-old Lulu, burdened with caring for her sister, Serena, since their father disappeared, must learn to trust her new friends and community when secrets and lies catch up with her.
Growing up in a small Southern town in the 1930s, LeRoy Evans, a white teenager, finds consolation and good advice from Woody Woodrow, an African American who works at the barber shop
I just kept telling myself, every day, every hour, that I had to live through it to come home for you.” The corners of my mouth feel like they is getting tugged down when he says this. I go over and I give Jimmy a hug, and I don't feel ...
She carried me to the front, and apparently I played football in her tummy, though the doctor said the kicking was actually hiccups. We were living in the Northampton suburb of Kingsthorpe when she went into Barratt Maternity Home and ...
Much that remains the same would not be missed if it could somehow be carried away with the ruined appliances and the moldy drywall: the crime that blossomed in New Orleans just like in every other heavily poor and black urban area, ...
Will Carrie's attempt to aid her friends end in tragedy for all? Can she trust God to protect her when acting on the truth puts her in grave danger? A richly woven story of courage and hope tested in the crucible of war.
Jake Kovco was the first Australian soldier to die in Iraq: killed by a single shot to the head from his own Army-issued pistol. Shockingly, his body went missing, and...
Paradise, Idaho, may not be the largest town, but for newly minted professor Zoe Santangelo, it's the first step on the path to her big break.
Lander, Alabama, 1904: When young Emma Scott claims she has been raped by a "black hobo", a chain of events is triggered that will affect generations to come. In modern-day...
Twenty stories that explore fear, depression, injustice, the horror of triumph, and the beauty of failure.
Diane McWhorter, daughter of a prominent Birmingham family, weaves together police and FBI records, archival documents, interviews with black activists and Klansmen, and personal memories into an extraordinary narrative of the personalities ...
Twelve-year-old Lulu, burdened with caring for her sister, Serena, since their father disappeared, must learn to trust her new friends and community when secrets and lies catch up with her.
But instead of her fiancZ, Finella is met by a poor farmer sent to collect her. This is not what her father planned. And it's only the beginning of the unraveling of Finella Mayfield, the bride with no groom.room.