Táto autorka skúma zložitosť rodinných vzťahov a detstva s citom pre detail a humor. Jej štýl vyniká schopnosťou pretvárať osobné zážitky na univerzálne príbehy, ktoré rezonujú s čitateľmi všetkých vekových kategórií. Prostredníctvom pútavého rozprávania skúma témy dospievania, rodiny a objavovania seba samého. Jej diela sú oslavou ľudskej skúsenosti, zachytávajúcou radosti aj výzvy života s vrelosťou a empatiou.
Tínedžerka Dinnie najprv žije v Amerike veľmi zvláštnym spôsobom - takmer každý mesiac sa sťahuje na iné miesto, lebo otec ustavične mení zamestnanie. Potom ju však tety odvedú na „druhý koniec sveta“, do internátnej školy vo Švajčiarsku. Tam sa začína jej nový život i priateľstvo s Guthriem...
V tomto vzrušujúcom dielku nabitom vtipom sa rozvíja príbeh Sophie, ktorá sa odvážne pustí na nebezpečnú plavbu Atlantikom. Tá je pre ňu zároveň cestou za odhaľovaním tajomných stránok jej minulosti.
Young Adult Edition with Reader's Guide "Sometimes you know in your heart you love someone, but you have to go away before your head can figure it out." To trace the path of her missing mother, Sal embarks on a journey from Ohio to Idaho with her grandparents. On the road, Sal tells the strange and exciting story of her friend Phoebe. As the miles pass, Phoebe's tale becomes more and more outrageous, while Sal's own story begins to emerge. In unraveling Phoebe's mystery, Sal comes ever closer to finding out the truth behind her own bittersweet journey. What will she find at the end of the road?
Nine-year-old Dennis, whose uncle and father died within a year of one another, is visited by the ghost of his uncle, and together they settle some unfinished business.
Jack Room 204—Miss Stretchberry February 25 Today the fat black cat up in the tree by the bus stop dropped a nut on my head thunk and when I yelled at it that fat black cat said Murr-mee-urrr in a nasty spiteful way. I hate that cat. This is the story of Jack words sounds silence teacher and cat.
A magical, funny and whimsical story of an unlikely group of people evolving into a wonderful family.
A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem.
A heartwarming tale of a boy saving the life of a baby donkey, and their adventures that ensue.
In a tiny village in the Swiss Alps, an angel meets an American girl named Zola who has come with her father to open a school, and together Zola and the angel rescue a group of homeless orphans, who gradually change everything.
