Hughes, Alison

A young child learns to find comfort in silence when the world becomes too noisy.

Told in free verse, this moving novel about courage, connection and self-discovery follows Felix, a 14-year-old with cerebral palsy, who, captivated by the noble, chivalrous ideals of knighthood, embarks on a quest to save his lady love from the school bully.

Introverted sixth-grader Diva is used to her mother's excesses, but moving to a pink palace and acting as a glitzy mermaid-mascot is nothing compared to her surprise DIVAPALOOZA! birthday party.

Sameer loves basketball and is the scorekeeper for the school's team, the Gladiators, but the team is having a losing season and their coach is a bully. When the coach is fired and replaced with a Shakespeare fanatic who doesn't know anything about basketball, Sameer must get creative and dramatic to help the team and save the season.

In this picture book, the ripple effect of one child's small action shows how we can all make a big environmental difference.

In this high-interest novel for teens, fifteen-year-old Charlie investigates a series of break-ins in his neighborhood.

"Twelve-year-old Kasey spends a month in the geriatric ward of her local hospital and strikes up some unusual friendships"--.

"Dee and her younger brother, Eddie, make a run for the Canadian border when their father disappears and social workers start snooping around their Arizona home."--Provided by publisher.

In this picture book, the ripple effect of one child's small action shows how we can all make a big environmental difference.

"Basketball-crazy Sameer tries to help the school team overcome its aversion to a very dramatic new coach"--Provided by publisher.