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by Andrew A. Smith
Published Sep 2015
Read ReviewsDestiny takes a detour in this heartbreakingly hilarious novel from the acclaimed author of Winger, which Kirkus Reviews called "smart" and "wickedly funny."
As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth
by Lynne Rae Perkins
Published Apr 2012
Read ReviewsTrain. Car. Plane. Boat. Feet.
He'll get there.
Won't he?
by Natalie Standiford
Published Dec 2010
Read ReviewsNew to town, Beatrice is seated next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet loner who hasn't made a new friend since third grade. Something about him, though, gets to Bea, and soon they form an unexpected friendship.
by James Fuerst
Published Jul 2009
Read ReviewsLife hasnt been easy for Eugene Huge Smalls. But its not all bad. Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett have taught Huge everything he needs to know about being a hard-boiled detective, and hes just been hired to solve his first case. What he doesnt realize is that his search for the truth will change everything...
by Myron Uhlberg
Published Feb 2009
Read ReviewsBy turns heart-tugging and hilarious, Myron Uhlbergs memoir tells the story of growing up as the hearing son of deaf parentsand his life in a world that he found unaccountably beautiful, even as he longed to escape it.
by Louis Sachar
Published Jan 2008
Read ReviewsTwo years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But its hard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps. And he seems to be...
by Carl Hiaasen
Published May 2004
Read ReviewsRoy sets himself on the trail of a mysterious boy. The chase introduces him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, some burrowing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes with unnaturally sparkling tails. Ages 10+.
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