Breakfast At Bloomingdale's
Synopsis: Kat's come to New York City with a dream: to be a big fashion designer and to see her name on a label in Bloomingdale's. Back in Kentucky, she imagined a city paved in Prada . . . but the reality isn't quite so fashionable. Still, there are friends to be made, boys to […]
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Publishers Weekly: Ten distinguished authors each write a chapter of this intriguing novel of mystery and family, which examines the lives touched by a photojournalist George Keane, aka Gee. The first chapter, by Linda Sue Park, begins with Gee's death and how it affects his granddaughter Maggie, who ponders the cryptic gift he has left […]
Hauntings, and Other Tales of Danger, Love, and Sometimes Loss
VOYA In this collection of fifteen short stories, Hearne looks at hauntings of the not-so-supernatural kind, instead focusing on love, loss, regrets, or worries. Divided into tales of the past, present, and beyond past and present, each story examines the various ways in which a person can be "haunted." The stories of the past include […]
Defect
Children's Literature: What price should we be willing to pay for a rare, extraordinary gift? What if that gift is made possible only by the possession of a body regarded by others as disfigured, distorted, and defective? When is difference from others a curse, and when is it a blessing? Fifteen-year-old foster-child David has a […]
The Field Guide
Publishers Weekly This snappy story, the inaugural title in The Spiderwick Chronicles, sets the scene for the next four books planned. The authors introduce the three Grace siblings-13-year-old Mallory and nine-year-old twins Jared and Simon-and their recently divorced mother, who move into their great-aunt's dilapidated Victorian house. The paper-over-board volume opens to a Victorian-style design; […]
The Rules of Survival
School Library Journal: Gr 9 Up-Werlin tackles the topic of child abuse with grace and insight. Narrated by 17-year-old Matt as a letter to his youngest sister, Emmy, The Rules of Survival is his effort to come to terms with the vicious treatment he and his two sisters suffered at the hands of Nikki, their […]
The Penderwicks On Gardam Street
School Library Journal: Gr 4-8- The Penderwick sisters are back. Their Aunt Claire has come for a visit, bringing with her a letter from their late mother that encourages their father to date, and an immediate crisis ensues, as the girls assume that this is the first step on the treacherous road to having a […]
David Beckham : Born to Play
Synopsis: David Beckham?the world-famous soccer star, celebrity, and sports icon?has joined the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team! As captain of England's famous soccer team, Manchester United, Beckham singlehandedly scored 85 spectacular goals and became the only English player to score in three World Cups. With an easy-to-follow narrative and actionpacked full-color photos, this book is […]
Don't Bump the Glump and Other Fantasies
Publishers Weekly Back in 1964-the same year that his Giving Tree was published- Silverstein's first poetry collection appeared; it was also his only children's book to contain full-color art. Reissued in a slightly larger trim size, this collection of 45 poems tours readers past imaginary creatures, beginning with a being that looks remarkably like a […]