CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 10, 1977
"Cleary knows, for sure."
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 7, 2001
"But she has learned to hope, and that is no small thing for her—and the reader—to carry away. (Fiction. 10-14)"
The twin challenges of loving and being loved form the theme of another Southern gem from the author of Me and Rupert Goody (1999).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2001
"They'll think that, after all he's been through, Ricky deserves all the breaks he can get. (Fiction. 10-13)"
Many readers will want to give 11-year-old Ricky Gordon, the protagonist of this fast-paced novel, a reassuring hug.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2003
"Don't let anyone miss this. (Fiction. 9-13)"
Count on award-winning Woodson (Visiting Day, p. 1403, etc.) to present readers with a moving, lyrical, and completely convincing novel in verse.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2004
"Thought-provoking, despite occasional lapses into social-studies lessons about Islam. (Fiction. 9-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2005
"Tobin's own blossoming, through friendship, and the rediscovery of his family, and the love for and of his chickens, is entirely satisfying—just right. (Fiction. 10-14)"
Seventh-grader Tobin has pretty much flown under the radar most of his life, only stealing a paper clip now and then to prove his relationship to the rest of his juvenile-delinquent family.
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