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Alison McGhee gets up WAY before her children do so that she can get her writing done before they start whining for waffles, and before their dog Petey starts whining to go outside and pee. She has written seven books that are already published, and she has seven more that will be published over the next three years. She has won TONS of awards and she makes TEN TRILLION DOLLARS a year. But guess what? She is still afraid to do a headstand. |
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Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing) Ten-year-old Julia Gillian knows everything about her quirky neighbors, her Minneapolis neighborhood, even the inscrutable "claw machine" in the back of the corner hardware store. The one thing Julia Gillian doesn't know is how the book she's reading is going to end. It doesn't seem as if it's going to have a happy ending, and that scares her. But Julia learns a little something about fear: sometimes you just have to work through it. And though bad things do happen sometimes, having good friends and family around you makes life a bit less scary —and much more fun. |
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Little Boy Little boy, so much depends on… Simple playthings. Everyday moments. The wings on that astonishing bug. Slow down and let today be its own gift, because so much depends on letting a child…be a child. |
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Bye-bye, Crib There it is. #1 New York Times best-selling author Alison McGhee tells the tale of a child's first rite of passage—from the crib to the big bed. Ross MacDonald's glowing illustrations will comfort, amuse, and inspire toddlers and even their parents as they take this first big step together. |
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Falling Boy "Did you really rescue your mother from a fate worse than death on a cliff overlooking the sea?" After a mysterious accident leaves him paralyzed, 16-year-old Joseph finds himself living with his father in Minneapolis and working hot summer days in a bakery. What happened to the life he used to live? How did he come to be here? Although they approach the mystery in different ways, two people in Joseph's life—seventeen-year-old Zap, who also works in the bakery, and Enzo, a fierce and funny nine-year-old girl—both want to find out. Who is the hero? Who is the enemy? Is redemption possible, and if so, where is it to be found? Awards |
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Someday A mother's love leads to a mother's dream—every mother's dream—for her child to live life to its fullest. A deceptively simple, powerful ode to the potential of love and the potential in life, Someday is the book you'll want to share with someone else...today. |
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A Very Brave Witch On the far side of town in a big dark house lives a brave little witch. She has heard lots and lots about that very human holiday Halloween, and even though she thinks she knows what humans are like, she has never, ever seen Halloween for herself. Until one very special Halloween comes along... |
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All Rivers Flow to the Sea When a car accident leaves a teenage girl in a coma, her surviving sister struggles with grief and guilt as she faces the inevitability of moving on—and letting go. To seventeen-year-old Rose, it seems it keeps happening—that car crash on a mountain road, her older sister, Ivy, behind the wheel, the same Ivy who is now in a coma with only the WISHHH of a respirator keeping her alive. Mom refuses to believe that Ivy is gone and won't even visit. It's up to Rose and family friend William T. to make the daily vigil to Ivy's bedside. More and more, she has the frightening sense that there are rivers inside her threatening to overflow their banks. In an effort to feel something—anything—else, she takes to meeting a series of boys at the gorge while her mind drifts away like a hovering bird, watching her actions below. Heart-rending, honest, and ultimately hopeful, this first young adult novel from the acclaimed author of Shadow Baby and Snap is the poetically told story of a teenager overwhelmed by trauma and loss yet steadied by loyal friendships and, finally, the solace of first love. |
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Snap Name: Edwina Stiles Beckey. Eddie Beckey makes lists for just about everything and everyone in her life. And for matters of real importance, she wears (and snaps) an array of colored rubber bands on her wrist. Unfortunately, the world is not always so orderly and knowable. No list can help her cope with what’s happening to her best friend, Sally — or change the course of things for Sally’s grandmother, whom Eddie has grown to love and depend on as well. With subtlety and insight, novelist Alison McGhee tells the story of a young girl’s first encounter with grief, and of the enduring power of friendship. |
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Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth Sure, first-grade teacher Mrs. Watson may look human, but it is a known and proven fact that she is actually a three-hundred-year-old alien who steals baby teeth from her students. Thank goodness for a second grader's warning, because this little first grader has a secret: She has a loose tooth! Her first! How will she make it through an entire year without opening her mouth? Told with the same gentle wit as in their first irresistible collaboration, Countdown to Kindergarten, this lighthearted take on losing one's first tooth will have children and parents laughing aloud. |
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Countdown to Kindergarten It's just ten days before kindergarten, and this little girl has heard all there is to know—from a first grader—about what it's going to be like. You can't bring your cat, you can't bring a stuffed animal, and the number one rule? You can't ask anyone for help. Ever. So what do you do when your shoes come untied, if you're the only one in the class who doesn't know how to tie them up again? Told with gentle humor by Alison McGhee and brought to exuberant life by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss, this lighthearted take on pre-kindergarten anxiety will bring a smile to the face of every child—and parent—having first-day jitters. |
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