If You're So Smart, How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi? (Adventures of Everyday Geniuses)
by Barbara Esham
With a chip on her shoulder and a talent for disruption, seventh-grader Georgie Collins moves with her mom to a small Indiana town, where they await the return of Georgie's father from Vietnam.
Welcome to the '50s. Twelve-year-old Ruthie Tepper is a good girl, an obedient daughter, an eager student. She craves attention and praise from her parents, and begrudgingly tends to her younger brothers - Michael, Isaac, and especially Eddy, whom others label "slow" or "retarded." She dreams of being a comedienne on TV like Lucille Ball. In simple, clear, and carefully chosen episodes, Ruthie reveals the currents and undercurrents of her life: the growing tension within her family and between...
The bright spot in the life of fourteen-year-old Erika Nevski is her lawyer, who supports Erika as she faces a custody battle, deals with her shoplifting friend, and tries out for the school play.
I know heaven is a beautiful place because they've my son
by Sk Journal House
N'Oublie Jamais Que Tu Es Plus Courageuse Que Tu Ne le Crois
by Marie Et Joseph Publishing
To rescue her missing mother, thirteen-year-old Mira must travel to sixteenth-century Rome, where she befriends the painter Caravaggio and other artists and scientists under suspicion for being forward thinking individuals. To rescue her missing mother, 13-year-old Mira must travel to 16th-century Rome, where she befriends the painter Caravaggio and other artists and scientists under suspicion for being forward thinking. The plot contains mild sexual references. Book #2
