Searching for Lottie

Searching for Lottie
Author: Susan Ross
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0823442195

Lottie, a talented violinist, disappeared during the Holocaust. Can her grand-niece, Charlie, discover what happened? A long-lost cousin, a mysterious locket, a visit to Nana Rose in Florida, a diary written in German, and a very special violin all lead twelve-year-old Charlie to the truth about her great-aunt Lottie in this intriguing, intergenerational mystery. Charlie, a budding violinist, decides to research the life of her great-aunt and namesake for her middle school ancestry project. Everyone in Charlie's family believes Great-Aunt Charlotte (called Lottie), a violin prodigy, died at the hands of the Nazis, but the more Charlie uncovers about her long-lost relative, the more muddied Great-Aunt Lottie's story becomes. Could it be that Lottie somehow survived the war by hiding in Hungary? Could she even still be alive today? In Searching for Lottie, Susan Ross has written a highly personal work of historical fiction that is closely inspired by her own family history, exploring the ongoing effects of the Holocaust on families today. Includes a letter from the author describing the research that shaped this story.

Kiki and Jacques

Kiki and Jacques
Author: Susan Ross
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2015-08-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0823435180

Can Kiki and Jacques be friends—or are they just too different? Life could be better for twelve-year-old Jacques. His mother just died, his father is jobless, and his grandmother’s bridal store is on the verge of closing. At least he can look forward to the soccer season—after all, he’s a shoo-in for captain. But the arrival of Somali refugees shakes up nearly everything in his French-American Maine town, even soccer. Jacques isn’t the only star anymore—Mohamed is just as good as him, maybe better. School, church, sports . . . everything suddenly seems different. So Jacques is surprised to find himself becoming friends with Kiki, a smart, kind, and strong-minded Somali Muslim girl with a mysterious scar. Can kids as seemingly different as Jacques and Kiki be friends? Kiki and Jacques offers a realistic and heartwarming portrait of a town learning to embrace its changing face. A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year

Lottie's New Friend

Lottie's New Friend
Author: Petra Mathers
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481442708

Who does Lottie like best? Herbie wonders when an exotic new neighbor befriends his best friend. That question -- familiar to children everywhere -- is answered with extraordinary warmth, humor, and insight in Petra Mathers's new picture book treat about Lottie and Herbie.

Lottie & Walter

Lottie & Walter
Author: Anna Walker
Publisher: Clarion Books
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1328470385

Lottie secretly knows there is a shark in the pool waiting to eat her, until her new walrus friend, Walter, helps her to conquer her fear.

The Missing Ones

The Missing Ones
Author: Patricia Gibney
Publisher: Bookouture
Total Pages: 564
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786811502

Sydney A. Frankel's Summer Mix-Up

Sydney A. Frankel's Summer Mix-Up
Author: Danielle Joseph
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ®
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2021-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1728433061

Sydney Frankel, soon to be a sixth-grader, is looking forward to a summer of fun with her best friend, Maggie. She figures she deserves some time to herself to do what she wants before her mom delivers Sydney's new sibling in just four months. Too bad Sydney's mom has other plans for her. Sydney's forced to take a summer course at the South Miami Community Center. She's allowed to take any class, except for what she really wants—a reading course. But when Maggie comes up with a switcheroo plan so that they can both take the classes they like, unexpected complications arise.

The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks

The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
Author: Katie Kirby
Publisher: Puffin
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-03-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780241460887

"The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gin. Lottie Brooks is 11 3/4 and her life is already officially over - not only is she about to start high school without any friends or glamorous swooshy hair, she's just discovered she's too flat-chested to wear A BRA! She might as well give up now and go into hibernation with her hamsters Sir Barnaby Squeakington and Fuzzball the Third. Lottie navigates the many perils of growing up in this fantastically funny new illustrated series for a 9-12 audience, filled with friendship, embarrassing moments and plenty of lols. Louise Rennison for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid generation - hilarious, relatable and full of heart"--Publisher's description.

Kiss Me First

Kiss Me First
Author: Lottie Moggach
Publisher: Bond Street Books
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2013-07-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385679874

A chilling and intense first novel, this is the story of a solitary young woman drawn into an online world run by a charismatic web guru who entices her into impersonating a glamorous but desperate woman. When Leila discovers the website Red Pill, she feels she has finally found people who understand her. A sheltered young woman raised by her mother, Leila has often struggled to connect with the girls at school; but on Red Pill, a chat forum for ethical debate, Leila comes into her own, impressing the website's founder, a brilliant and elusive man named Adrian. Leila is thrilled when Adrian asks to meet her, and is flattered when he invites her to be part of "Project Tess." Tess is a woman Leila might never have met in real life. She is beautiful, urbane, witty, and damaged. As they email, chat, and Skype, Leila becomes enveloped in the world of Tess, learning every single thing she can about this other woman--because soon, Leila will have to become her. An ingeniously plotted novel of stolen identity, Kiss Me First is brilliantly frightening about the lies we tell--to ourselves, and to others, for good, and for ill.

The Chaos of Standing Still

The Chaos of Standing Still
Author: Jessica Brody
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481499181

Ryn, eighteen, trapped by a massive blizzard in the Denver airport, meets some unique characters who help her cope with survivor's guilt on the first anniversary of her best friend's death.

Lottie's New Beach Towel

Lottie's New Beach Towel
Author: Petra Mathers
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-01-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481442678

There's nothing like a day at the beach with Lottie! Armed with a handy towel and plenty of ingenuity, she turns lemons into lemonade in Petra Mathers's sweet, funny, and completely winning picture book.