Shirley Reva Vernick

• Oct-2011
• / Historical
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"2012 Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book, 2012 Skipping Stone Honor Book. Lauren Myracle, author of Shine, calls it a powerful-and poignant-reminder that no person can live freely until all people can live freely."" Blood Lie was the winner of the 2012 S...

• Jul-2013
• / General Fiction
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Johnny's plans fly out the window when he finds out his single mother is leaving town for the summer. She has a breakthough job in upstate New York. He can live with his Aunt Collette but only on the condition that he "help out with" his autistic ...

• Jun-2014
• / Horror
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Penny is furious, and who can blame her? She has to spend Christmas break alone at the Black Butterfly, an old inn at the coldest, bleakest edge of America -- the coast of Maine. This "vacation" is the brainchild of Penny's flaky mother, who's on...

• Jun-2021
• / Historical
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In this thoughtful and deftly woven WWII novel, an American and Japanese teen with lives on opposite ends of the world discover that hate for an enemy leaves a heavy heart.In southern Japan, Tamiko spends her time writing in her diary, dreaming of ma...

• Feb-2022
• / Science Fiction
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Ignored yet again by his crush, Abe Pearlman wanders into Fortunes and Futures for a little diversion. The fortune teller reveals that Abe may be able to save someone's life. But before he can ask any questions, he's swept to the slums of Victorian L...

• Jun-2022
• / General Fiction
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In this thoughtful and deftly woven WWII novel, an American and Japanese teen with lives on opposite ends of the world discover that hate for an enemy leaves a heavy heart.In southern Japan, Tamiko spends her time writing in her diary, dreaming of ma...