Publishers Weekly"A strong and complex character study. The horn book"allusions to harper lee's to kill a mockingbird, the portrayal of a whole community's healing process, and the sharp insights into Caitlyn's behavior enhance this fine addition to the recent group of books with narrators with autism and Asbergers.
Booklist Puffin Books. Before, when things got confusing, Devon, Caitlin went to her older brother, for help. Caitlin wants everything to go back to the way things were, but she doesn't know how to do that. The world according to her is black and white; anything in between is confusing. But devon was killed in a school shooting, and Caitlin's dad is so distraught that he is just not helpful.
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Finding Gobi: Young Reader's Edition: The True Story of One Little Dog's Big Journey
. Follow their unlikely friendship through the challenges of an 80-mile race and Dion’s struggle to bring Gobi home for good. Finding gobi: the true story of one little dog's big journey is the incredible true story of Dion Leonard, a New York Times bestselling author and athlete, who was befriended by a stray dog while running an ultramarathon through the Gobi Desert.
Named for the desert in which he found her, Gobi became Dion’s closest companion for 77 miles of the 155-mile race across China. The scrappy little pup ran mile after mile alongside Dion, through treacherous conditions and across raging rivers. Just before they were about to leave, however, Gobi disappeared, setting off a worldwide search for the stray.
Bring home the incredible true story of a friendship so strong that it crosses the globe! You will love the inspiring tale of Gobi, a lost dog who kept pace with an ultramarathon runner, Dion Leonard, across a vast desert. He let her sleep in his tent and share his food, and eventually, his focus shifted from winning to the newfound friendship he and Gobi shared.
They crossed the finish line together—not first, but together—and Dion decided to bring Gobi home to Scotland.
Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories
Fear. Bully. Don't miss this excellent catalyst for one-on-one and classroom discussionToday's top authors for teens and young people come together to share their stories about bullying—as bystanders, as victims, and as the bullies themselves—in this moving and deeply personal collection. Lauren Oliver, R.
L. Feelings. For those working to support social and emotional learning and anti-bullying programs, Dear Bully can help foster reflection and empathy.
Touching Spirit Bear
Alcoholic parent. Alaska. Fear. Feelings. In his napra nautilus award-winning novel touching Spirit Bear, author Ben Mikaelson delivers a poignant coming-of-age story of a boy who must overcome the effects that violence has had on his life. After severely injuring Peter Driscal in an empty parking lot, mischief-maker Cole Matthews is in major trouble.
Desperate to avoid prison, Cole fakes humility and agrees to go. While there, cole is mauled by a mysterious white bear and left for dead. Bully.
Counting by 7s
Poignant. The horn book starred review"in achingly beautiful prose, Holly Goldberg Sloan has written a delightful tale of transformation that’s a celebration of life in all its wondrous, hilarious and confounding glory. Counting by 7s is a triumph. Maria semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette Bully.
Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to read. Willow's story is one of renewal, and her journey of rebuilding the ties that unite people as a family will stay in readers' hearts long after the last page. School library journal starred review* “a graceful, meaningful tale featuring a cast of charming, well-rounded characters who learn sweet—but never cloying—lessons about resourcefulness, community, and true resilience in the face of loss.
Booklist starred review* “what sets this novel apart from the average orphan-finds-a-home book is its lack of sentimentality, and Mexican ancestry, its truly multicultural cast Willow describes herself as a “person of color”; Mai and Quang-ha are of mixed Vietnamese, African American, and its tone.
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Out of My Mind
Kirkus reviews starred review “Uplifting…This moving novel will makes activists of us all. Booklist starred review from multiple award-winning author Sharon Draper comes a story that will forever change how we all look at anyone with a disability, perfect for fans of RJ Palacio’s Wonder. Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people.
She can’t walk. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. Native American. Spirit bear. She can’t talk. Feelings. Fear.
Rain Reign
Alcoholic parent. Martin has penned a riveting, seamless narrative in which each word sings and each scene counts. Kirkus reviews, starred reviewThis title has Common Core connections. Martin, comes a new york times-bestselling middle grade novel about a girl, her dog, who wrote the Baby-sitters Club series, and the trials of growing up in a complicated and often scary world.
She's thrilled that her own name is a homonym, which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms Reign, Rein, is very special. Fear. Great product! Spirit bear. Bully.
Brown Girl Dreaming
In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her, creating the first sparks of the gifted writer she was to become.
Includes 7 new poems, including "Brown Girl Dreaming". Praise for jacqueline woodson:a 2016 national Book Award finalist for her adult novel, ANOTHER BROOKLYN"Ms. Alaska. Alcoholic parent. Jacqueline woodson's national Book Award and Newbery Honor winner, now available in paperback with 7 all-new poems. Jacqueline woodson is the 2018-2019 national ambassador for young People’s LiteratureA President Obama "O" Book Club pickRaised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place.
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Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart
Publishers weeklya man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion. Finding gobi is the miraculous tale of dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. Great product!
Fear. Feelings. The lovable pup, as she went step for step with dion over the tian shan mountains, through yurt villages and the black sands of the Gobi Desert, who would later earn the name Gobi, across massive sand dunes, proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, keeping pace with him for 77 miles.
As dion witnessed the incredible determination and heart of this small animal, he found his own heart undergoing a change as well. Whereas in the past these races were all about winning and being the best, his goal now was to make sure he and Gobi’s friendship continued well after the finish line. He found himself letting gobi sleep in his tent at night, or worse, even when he knew it would mean putting him behind in the race, giving her food and water out of his own limited supply, and carrying her across numerous rivers, prevent him from finishing at all.
Wordly Wise, Grade 5
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
Alaska. Feelings. Little brown Books for Young Readers. Fear. Bully. Great product! There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. Everyone in caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Wordly wise, Grade 5 Student Edition. Alcoholic parent. The new york times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever.
It started as an assignment. Spirit bear.