children and adults

A novel of female power and vulnerability, race, and class explores the unlikely friendship between a precocious black girl and a mysterious white woman in a small Mississippi town in the early 1980s.

Laura Schroff reflects on how she formed a friendship with an eleven-year-old, New York homeless boy named Maurice and how it changed both of their lives.

"This beautifully illustrated picture book, written by award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, explores all the hopes adults have for the children in their lives"--.

Little John Marco is a keen observer of his world, but nobody--not his big brothers and sisters, not his parents, 0000is neighbors--listens to him; and only the fat orange cat in the front yard agrees with him that the tree in the yard is falling down.

Eleven-year-old Maurice must beg for change in order to eat, but when Laura stops to help, they begin a years-long friendship that gives each a new perspective and hope. Includes a list of suggested acts of kindness.

He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades.

For eleven-year-old Tash, Cap'n Jackie isn't just the elderly next-door neighbor---she's family. When she disappears, only Tash holds the key that might bring her back.

Contains advice, strategies, activities, and real-life examples that provide information for adults on how to open communication and form positive relationships with students.

"The three things you must do to help your child or teen become a fulfilled adult.".

"This heartfelt story tells the true but unlikely tale of a young woman working in the city and a young boy in desperate need of friendship and guidance. In the short time after they meet, Laura realizes Maurice has never celebrated Christmas, so she opens her heart and her home and sets out to show him how wondrous the holiday is. What she finds through his glowing eyes is that the meaning of the holiday is truly about giving, not getting, as they each discover the magic of Christmas and how one small random act of kindness can truly change a life."--Jacket flap.