Dane is an ass. A smart, gifted ass. Until Guillain-Barre paralyzes him completely, and though seventy-five percent of GB patients make a full recovery, doctors don’t know when—or if—he’ll regain the use of his body....

When she arrives at Sea Pines, Callie is self-destructive, unresponsive, and withdrawn. Her parents and doctor have placed her in the "residential treatment facility" after discovering that she cuts herself. Callie refuses to talk to anyone, including her psychiatrist. But slowly, through compelling...

This collection of poems assembled by award-winning writer Marilyn Nelson provides young readers with a compelling, lyrical account of the life of revered African-American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver. Born in 1864 and raised by white slave owners, Carver left home in search of an ...

This joyful rhyming book by the illustrator of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is sure to become a favorite. Written with a child's ear for rhythm and illustrated in Bond's colorful hallmark style, Tumble Bumble is the perfect read-aloud adventure. Color illustrations throughout. (Ages 3 and up)...

Told from the point of view of the third of four children, ten-year-old Jill, this moving novel portrays one summer in the life of a family being raised by two loving parents. Jill's dad is a factory foreman, while her mom is a homemaker. The three eldest children help around the house, but 16-year-...

My Daddy explores the bond between a boy and his father from the point of view of the child. Everyday events such as Daddy going to work, jogging, mowing the lawn, and telling a bedtime story are depicted using simple words and deeply moving artwork. In a perfect union of words and pictures, ...

Thirteen-year-old Heck is a pretty normal kid with some artistic talent and a distinctive, hyperactive imagination. Life with his mother has been hand-to-mouth but not catastrophic. When he and his mother are evicted, she carelessly assumes he's staying with his friend. Heck, confident in his own ab...