A coming-of-age road story with a supernatural twist -- and a compulsively readable poetic novel about identity and belonging. Zane Guesswind has just killed his grandfather, or so he believes. So he steals the 1969 Plymouth Barracuda his long-gon...
Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope -- twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour de force. Millionaire John Jacob Astor hopes to bring home his pregnant teen bride with a ...
Inspired by a tragic true event in his past, Allan Wolf examines the circumstances of one boy’s inexplicable murder and the fateful summer leading up to it. Everybody likes Chris Goodman. Sure, he’s a little odd. He wears those funny bell-bott...
In powerful, vivid verse, the master behind The Watch That Ends the Night recounts one of history’s most harrowing -- and chilling -- tales of survival.
In 1846, a group of emigrants bound for California face a choice: continue on their plan...
Calling readers and daydreamers, word mavens and lovers of adventure! This celebration of the power of books is a rallying cry for letting imaginations soar.We learn important stuff from books.We learn to speak and think.We learn why icebergs stay af...
Cozy and expansive at once, this warm bedtime book reminds us that our aspirations—no matter how big—deserve the universe.A gorgeous picture-book ode to wonder and safety, told in cumulative rhyme and with earthy illustrations evoking bri...
How do you throw the world’s best tantrum? Here are ten ways to help little ones navigate big feelings using fun, calming exercises.Your hands turn into iron fists.Your giggles are all gone.Your body’s trying to tell youthere’s a ta...
Part mystery, part fantasy-adventure, part riveting real-life disaster, this deft tale-within-a-tale blends the history of the 1980 Lake Peigneur drilling accident with a fateful quest for pirate treasure. When thirteen-year-old Junius Leak—exp...