With a bit of a nod to J.R.R.
Even though she's a little on the small side, Termite can take care of herself-and has been through twelve foster homes. Her newest "home" in Forest Glen, California, is home to many other foster kids.
Based on a true story, Weeping Under This Same Moon alternates between the different perspectives of Hannah, an American teen who feels herself at odds with her family and the world, and Mei, a young artist of Chinese origin forced to flee eth
Mother Paula's newest (#469) All American Pancake House is about to be built in Coconut Grove, Florida, on a site where a colony of endangered burrowing owls live.
Cap (short for Capricorn) Anderson is at a bit of a cultural disadvantage when he arrives at Claverage (aka C average) Middle School. He's been raised, homeschooled, and protected by his grandmother Rain at an isolated and deserted 1960s farm commune.
In Katsa's world, those with a Grace, or special talent, such as singing or storytelling, are marked by eyes that are different colors.
Harper Evans wants to help. She's always been passionate about the planet, but also desires to help people who live on it.
They say opposites attract. That is very true in the case of Max and Kevin. Max, a self-described "butthead goon," is an extra large eighth grader labeled learning disabled.
This novel is told mostly through a collection of short stories that feature the interactions of Eliot Rosewater, the primary trustee of the philanthropic Rosewater Foundation, and the people of Rosewater County, Indiana.
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As an Indian storyteller guides a boat of children down the sea of grass, he reveals the story of the landscape's formation of what was to become a subtropical national park home to many unique animals.