Catherine Austen

• Oct-2009
• / General Fiction
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When Josh's mother dies in a phobia-induced car crash, she leaves two questions for her grieving family: how did a snake get into her car and how do you mourn with no faith to guide you?Twelve-year-old Josh is left alone to find the answers. His fath...

• Mar-2011
• / General Fiction
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Striking collage illustrations bring to life a boy's comparisons of his beloved cat to Isis, goddess of Egyptian myth. The goddess Isis was the revered daughter of the earth and sky. The cat Isis is a family pet who is just as special. This dazzling ...

• Sep-2011
• / General Fiction
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Forget social studies, math and science -- this hilarious new novel is about surviving some of the real problems tween girls face in the sixth grade. Honest and heartwarming, the story follows eleven-year-old Becky Lennox over the course of the schoo...

• Oct-2011
• / Fantasy
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It's the middle of the twenty-first century and the elite children of New Middletown are lined up to receive a treatment that turns them into obedient, well-mannered citizens. Maxwell Connors, a fifteen-year-old prankster, misfit and graffiti artist,...

• Sep-2014
• / General Fiction
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Dave Davidson's heart is in the right place. He believes it's his mission to cure his friends of their fears. But his solutions are hare-brained at best and often come with unintended and hilarious consequences. Afraid of dancing at the school dance?...

• Feb-2022
• / General Fiction
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My sister tamed a squirrel with peanuts until it ate out of her hand... So begins a tongue-in-cheek tale of taming gone wrong. When a genius squirrel launches a daring winter storage plan, big sister ends up high in the oak tree with a new furry fami...