Newbery Honor book AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES is now back in paperback with bonus After Words content!Sara-Kate is known as the meanest girl in school. Her clothes don't match and her hair's a mess, and s
As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her myster
Hillary doesn't believe all the mean things she hears about Sara-Kate. Sure, she wears weird clothes and she lives in a dumpy house, but if Sara-Kate's as bad as everyone says, how could she take such
About Joelle's life before she was found -- brought in from the railway depot, a scrawny five-year-old child -- there isn't a lot known for sure. "And don't ask me! I can't remember anything," she sna
A Newbery Honor Book An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Janet Taylor Lisle’s captivating Newbery Honor book explores how
Mary and her sister Elsie's violin teacher, the flamboyant Miss Fitch, lies in the hospital, recovering from a brutal attack. Elsie, Miss Fitch's favored, talented student, refuses to visit her, decla
The War At Home Fear permeates the Rhode Island coastal town where Robert, his mother, and sister are living out the war with his paternal grandparents: Fear of Nazi submarines offshore. Fear of Abel
Newbery Honor winner Janet Taylor Lisle’s “striking, enigmatic, and haunting” (Booklist, starred review) novel about a pivotal summer in two girls’ lives explores the convictio
Newbery Honor winner Janet Taylor Lisle’s gorgeous and profound new novel about a pivotal summer in two girls’ lives explores the convictions we form, the judgments we make, and the values we hold.The
Janet Taylor Lisle’s captivating Newbery Honor book explores how, like friendship, magic can emerge when you least expect it—and when you need it most. All you have to do is look deep.Anything might h
From Newbery Honor author Janet Taylor Lisle comes a lyrical story about one girl’s discovery of her startling past—and her search to understand her complicated present.Joelle’s height and dark skin s
From Newbery Honor author Janet Taylor Lisle comes a lyrical story about one girl’s discovery of her startling past—and her search to understand her complicated present.Joelle’s height and dark skin s
It is spring 1929, and Prohibition is in full swing. So when Ruben and Jeddy find a dead body washed up on the shore of their small coastal Rhode Island town, they are sure it has something to do with
Sisters Olivia and Nellie uncover a teacup in Great Aunt Minty's wildly overgrown garden, which they learn is linked to an old story about eight children who were turned into flowers by a fairy spell.
When three kittens are thrown off the back of a truck, none of the highway cats knows what to make of them. They seem to have an appeal?an energy, even?that Khalia Koo, Jolly Roger, and the rest of th
One of the world's greatest storytellers weaves together an unforgettable collection of animal tales, including how the camel got its hump, how the leopard got its spots, and how even a butterfly stam
