Aunt Mary's Rose

Aunt Mary's Rose
Author: Douglas Wood
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2010-03-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0763610909

Helping his Aunt Mary tend a beloved family rosebush, young Douglas learns how the generations of their family have stayed connected to one another through the bush's upkeep.

Rudi's Pond

Rudi's Pond
Author: Eve Bunting
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2004-10-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547532083

The young narrator's best friend, Rudi, is very sick, and it's hard for her to understand. When Rudi dies, the narrator and the other children in school help to build a pond by the big knobby oak to remember him by. A hummingbird feeder that Rudi made hangs by the pond, and one day a special hummingbird comes to visit. . . . Based on a true story, Rudi's Pond is an insightful book that will help young readers to deal with loss. Once again author Eve Bunting and illustrator Ronald Himler have combined their talents to create a memorable picture book.

Swimming Home

Swimming Home
Author: Mary-Rose MacColl
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2017-06-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101993502

From the author of the international bestseller In Falling Snow. In 1925, a young woman swimmer will defy the odds to swim the English Channel—a chance to make history. London 1925: Fifteen-year-old Catherine Quick longs to feel once more the warm waters of her home, to strike out into the ocean off the Torres Strait Islands in Australia and swim, as she’s done since she was a child. But now, orphaned and living with her aunt Louisa in London, Catherine feels that everything she values has been stripped away from her. Louisa, a London surgeon who fought boldly for equality for women, holds strict views on the behavior of her young niece. She wants Catherine to pursue an education, just as she herself did. Catherine is rebellious, and Louisa finds it difficult to block painful memories from her past. It takes the enigmatic American banker Manfred Lear Black to convince Louisa to bring Catherine to New York where Catherine can train to become the first woman to swim the English Channel. And finally, Louisa begins to listen to what her own heart tells her.

Eight Cousins

Eight Cousins
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1876
Genre: Cousins
ISBN:

Orphaned Rose Campbell finds it difficult to fit in when she goes to live with her six aunts and seven mischievous boy cousins.

Love Is Powerful

Love Is Powerful
Author: Heather Dean Brewer
Publisher: Candlewick
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536201995

A little girl carries a big message—and finds it thrillingly amplified by the rallying crowd around her—in an empowering story for the youngest of activists. Mari raised her sign for everyone to see. Even though she was small and the crowd was very big, and she didn’t think anyone would hear, she yelled out. Mari is getting ready to make a sign with crayon as the streets below her fill up with people. “What are we making, Mama?” she asks. “A message for the world,” Mama says. “How will the whole world hear?” Mari wonders. “They’ll hear,” says Mama, “because love is powerful.” Inspired by a girl who participated in the January 2017 Women’s March in New York City, Heather Dean Brewer’s simple and uplifting story, delightfully illustrated by LeUyen Pham, is a reminder of what young people can do to promote change and equality at a time when our country is divided by politics, race, gender, and religion.

The Princess in Black and the Case of the Coronavirus: A PSA Booklet

The Princess in Black and the Case of the Coronavirus: A PSA Booklet
Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 8
Release: 2020-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536219525

Available as a free digital booklet, here is a child-friendly coronavirus public service announcement starring the Princess in Black and her friends from the New York Times best-selling series! In the words of author Shannon Hale: “LeUyen, Dean, and I are all parents self-isolating at home with our children. The anxiety and distancing are difficult enough for our older kids, but we know that younger kids might be having an even harder time. We hoped that it would help if a familiar book friend like the Princess in Black talked them through it. Even the Princess in Black is staying home! Even Princess Sneezewort had to cancel playdates! LeUyen had the idea of creating a short comic to download and share widely so that caregivers could have an extra tool for talking to children. Our goal is both to help kids understand what’s going on and to help them feel less alone.”

The Abduction of Mary Rose

The Abduction of Mary Rose
Author: Joan Hall Hovey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2014-08-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781771452953

Imagine discovering everything you believe about yourself to be a lie. And that the truth could stir a killer from his lair. Following the death of the woman she believed to be her mother, 28-year-old Naomi Waters learns from a malicious aunt that she is not only adopted, but the product of a brutal rape that left her birth mother, Mary Rose Francis, a teenager of Micmac ancestry, in a coma for 8 months. Dealing with a sense of betrayal and loss, but with new purpose in her life, Naomi vows to track down Mary Rose's attackers and bring them to justice. She places her story in the local paper, asking for information from residents who might remember something of the case that has been cold for nearly three decades. She is about to lose hope that her efforts will bear fruit, when she gets an anonymous phone call. Naomi has attracted the attention of one who remembers the case well. But someone else has also read the article in the paper. The man whose DNA she carries. And he has Naomi in his sights. "Hovey's The Abduction of Mary Rose was disturbingly satisfying. Naomi's resilience and the strength which she managed to acquire were inspirational. Also, the author allowing readers to peek inside the mind of a sociopath was riveting. The cold madness which he displayed was masterfully crafted. Even though his character was well tailored, the relevance of the other characters cannot be annoyed, the way in which the other characters were incorporated, allowed the story to flow well. They added the components which led to Naomi achieving justice. The Abduction of Mary Rose was well worth the read and I hope that Hovey once more invites readers into Naomi's world." Kellie, You Need to Read, You Gotta Read Reviews "Joan Hall Hovey clearly takes her place among today's contemporary writers as this page-turner can compete with any mystery novel on the shelves..." Linda Hersey, Fredericton Gleaner.

The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem

The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem
Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536218359

With a noisy giant crashing around the kingdom, the Princess in Black uses the Sparkle Signal to call ALL her heroic friends together—for the biggest adventure yet. The Princess in Black is ready for her snowy playdate with the Goat Avenger and the Princess in Blankets. It’s a perfect day to build snow monsters and battle them for practice. But just when they’re about to wage battle, a huge foot smashes their snow monster. “SQUASHY!” It’s a giant, and it’s smashing everything in its path! The giant is too strong for the three friends, so the Princess in Blankets has an idea: it’s time to light the Sparkle Signal and summon help. With a rising crescendo of a plot and a delightfully surprising ending, the latest adventure in the New York Times best-selling series features all the Princess in Black’s friends as heroes for the first time.