CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"Readers may well find themselves wondering the same. (Fiction. 9-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2010
"Mary Mae is a memorable character—spunky but not defiant—whose search for truth drives the narrative. (Fiction. 8-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2009
"Readers will finish this witty, deftly crafted debut novel rooting for "Callie Vee" and wishing they knew what kind of adult she would become. (Historical fiction. 10-14)"
"Mother was awakening to the sorry facts: My biscuits were like stones, my samplers askew, my seams like rickrack."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2009
"Zoë Royster, peer to the literary heroines she so loves, is as memorable in her own way as the Great Gilly Hopkins, Opal Buloni and Anne Shirley. (Fiction. 9-12)"
After the death of her mentally ill mother, Zoë—tart-tongued and valiant—is adopted by her paternal uncle, artist Henry Royster, and with his help moves toward a more conventional life.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2009
"This sure-to-please adventure for middle-grade readers is a promising new direction for the prolific nature writer. (Fiction. 8-11)"
After a wild ride down I-95 with their unpredictably violent father, Sandy and Jack Casperin find themselves in the Florida Keys, far from home.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2008
"Gritty and engaging. (Fiction. 9-12)"
