juvenile fiction

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The crocodile blues

2007
A wordless tale in which a man and his pet cockatoo discover, much to their dismay, the true nature of the egg they bring home from the store.

Just another day in my insanely real life

a novel
2006
With her father out of the picture and her mother working long hours, twelve-year-old Cassie unconsciously describes her anger and confusion in a fantasy novel she is writing for school.

Cooper's lesson

2004
Cooper, confused about his half-American, half-Korean heritage, gains insights from Mr. Lee, the owner of the neighborhood grocery store, whose insistence on speaking Korean to Cooper takes the young boy from anger to understanding.

Rosie in New York City

gotcha!
2003
When Mama falls ill and Papa invests all the family's money in a new business, eleven-year-old Rosie Lepidus must go to work in a garment factory and soon gets involved in union activities.

Meggie Moon

2005
Normally, no one dares to play in the yard where Digger and Tiger spend all their time, but when a girl invades, they soon realize that she has some brilliant ideas for playing with the junk found there.

The hubbub above

2005
Sydney's new elephant neighbors make a lot of noise upstairs, but she does not mind as much after she is invited to their parties.

The return of Meteor Boy?

2007
While working on a time machine for the Spring Science Fair, Ordinary Boy discovers the true identity of long-lost Superopolis hero Meteor Boy.

Tough Jim

2008
The first graders have a great time dressing up for their costume party, but the festivities are nearly ruined when a third grade bully comes in and threatens Jim.

Talent show scaredy-pants

2005
Freddy is nervous about the first-grade talent show, especially with Max bullying and teasing him, but Freddy's dad has an idea that might make Freddy a star and get Max to back off.

The greatest potatoes

2005
Depicts the real life events of fry cook George Crum, in simple text with illustrations, who invented the potato chip in an effort to serve the perfect fried potato dish to the famous but fussy Cornelius Vanderbilt at the Moon's Lake Lodge House Restaurant in 1853.

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