Living in a rural community in Wisconsin during the 1950s, eleven-year-old Amanda gradually and painfully learns a lot about herself, her parents, and her older sister.
Kidnapped when she was very young by an unscrupulous man who has forced her to lie and beg to get money, a twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an abusive life, always wishing she could return to the parents she can hardly remember.
Kidnapped from a crowded bus in Guatemala City when she was four years old, twelve-year-old Rosa is forced into a life of lies and deceit by her abductor until she manages to escape and seek the help from the Day-Keeper who is able to locate her parents.
Living in a rural community in Wisconsin during the 1950s, eleven-year-old Amanda gradually and painfully learns a lot about herself, her parents, and her older sister.
More episodes in the life of Julian including a bet with his best friend Gloria, a secret project, and what happens when his brother Huey decides to be Superboy.
Huey, his older brother Julian, and their family and friends plant a garden, play basketball, try to get Huey' s father to stop smoking, learn about the universe, and more.
A collection of brief stories that relate the adventures of seven-year-old Julian's life including getting into trouble with his younger brother Huey, planting a garden, what he did to try to grow taller, losing a tooth, and finding a new friend.
