Thanks to her superstitious mother, Esther knows some tricks for avoiding bad luck: toss salt over your left shoulder, never button your shirt crooked, and avoid black cats. But even luck can't keep her family safe from the Great Depression. When Pa ...
Cold War anxieties play out in a sensitively told story set during the Cuban missile crisis in the 1960s, perfect for fans of Gary Schmidt and Kristin Levine. Joanna can’t get over how her brother broke his promise to never leave like their dad...
Penelope loved her lucky lavender pants. They were her favorite, but it seemed that every time she turned around, she was tearing a new hole in them. Mom kept patching them up. But then, something happened to Penelope's lucky pants that even Mom coul...
A highly recommended, emotionally compelling survival tale. - Midwest Book ReviewA story about the damaging effects of unresolved grief and the wide-ranging impact of gun violence, MacKenzie's Last Run shows how vital communication is to emotional he...