Thirteen-year-old Mary Lou grows up considerably during the summer while learning about romance, homesickness, death, and her cousin's search for his biological father.
Following a family move to Maine, twelve-year-old Reena has no idea what to expect.
From the author of the Newbery Medal-winning Walk Two Moons, here is an intricately woven tale of a young girl who sets out in search of her place in the world -- and discovers it in her own backyard.
Along the way, she tells them of the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, who received mysterious messages, who met a "potential lunatic," and whose mother disappeared.
This is an utterly original and completely beguiling prose novel about a boy who has to write a poem, and then another, and then even more.
Dennis has to find out, because this is one ghost who isn't going to leave until he gets what he came for. Uncle Arvie's antics and Dennis's attempts to please his ghost form the heart of this touching story.
One fairytale setting, two very different families and a lot of strange and magical happenings. From Carnegie Medal winner Sharon Creech
Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's inspired novel tells the story of a boy who fantasizes about who he is in order to discover who he will become.
The second life of Dinnie Doone began when she was thirteen.
Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech crafts a truly endearing story, one that is imbued with happiness, wonder, and an appreciation for all the little things that make life big. With beautiful, fresh new cover art, this is a gem of a book.
Tiller and Sairy live a quiet life in Ruby Holler; their children have long since left home and things are peaceful.