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A kid filled with rage, suspended from the football team for unsportsmanlike conduct, and his father, newly home from the war in Afghanistan, reckon with the injuries they've caused to others and themselves in this unflinching middle grade novel in verse about love and forgiveness.Hazard's a military kid, best known for his prowess at football, and his short fuse. His dad's been in Afghanistan, third tour. The worry and the pressure over schoo...

An angry boy and his struggling veteran father reckon with what they've done and find the path to healing in this unflinching middle grade novel in verse about love and forgiveness.Everybody knows Hazard Stokes has mad football skills. A defensive back, he's never played dirty (no need for that when you're as good as he is) so it's a shock when he makes a bad hit the first game of the season and gets thrown off the field. Now Coach won't let h...

From bestselling author Frances O'Roark Dowell comes a "fresh, interesting, and unique" (Kirkus Reviews) guide to storytelling that breaks down the sometimes-daunting writing process into straightforward, doable steps, just right for budding writers!If you've written anything, ever, you're already a writer—so, congratulations! As many aspiring authors know, though, telling an actual, complete story is, well, a different story. As unfinished dr...

A complex, thought-provoking, and entertaining view of middle school." —Publishers Weekly Twenty kids. Twenty points of view. One rambunctious, brilliantly conceived novel that corrals the seeming chaos (c'mon, TWENTY points of view!) into one effervescent story.Sixth grade is a MOST confusing time. Best friends aren't friends anymore. Worst enemies suddenly want to be partners in crime. And classmates you thought you knew have all sorts of su...

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From bestselling author Frances O'Roark Dowell comes a fresh and accessible guide to storytelling that breaks down the sometimes-daunting writing process into straightforward, doable steps, just right for budding writers!If you've written anything, ever, you're already a writer—so, congratulations! As many aspiring authors know, though, telling an actual, complete story is, well, a different story. As unfinished drafts pile up and writers' blo...

Sam Graham wants a cell phone to help him with his research, but when his parents say no, he has to come up with another way to keep all the info he needs in his pocket in this hilarious fifth chapter book in the Sam the Man series from Frances O'Roark Dowell.Here are the facts: Sam Graham is an information man. But to get information, you need to do research. You never know when you'll need an urgent piece of info—like, say, the number for a ...

Sam Graham is a mystery man. But when there are no mysteries to solve, Sam comes up with a plan to find one in this hilarious fourth chapter book in the Sam the Man series from Frances O'Roark Dowell.Sam Graham loves solving mysteries. After successfully solving the mystery of Annabelle's lost sock, Sam decides to make mystery-solving his main hobby (after tending the chickens, of course). He recruits his best friend Gavin and a couple of thei...

Twenty Kids. Twenty points of view. One rambunctious, brilliantly conceived novel that corrals the seeming chaos (c'mon, TWENTY points of view!) into one effervescent story.Sixth grade is a MOST confusing time. Best friends aren't friends anymore. Worst enemies suddenly want to be partners in crime. And classmates you thought you knew have all sorts of surprising stuff going on. The kids in Mrs. Herrera's class are dealing with all these thing...

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Sam the Man is back with not one, but TWO plans in this third hilarious chapter book in the Sam the Man series from Frances O'Roark Dowell.Sam Graham is a dragon fan and a big truck man. Monster trucks to be specific. And when the family minivan needs replacing, Sam has the perfect plan: get a family monster truck instead! But convincing Mom that a monster truck is the way to go may prove to be a little too difficult, even for Sam. So he comes...

Sam Graham recruits his best friend Gavin and a couple of their classmates to form a detective club. However, there are no cases to solve! So, Sam suggests they take the most interesting things in the lost and found and try to find out who lost what in this fourth chapter book. Illustrations.

The bestselling author of "Dovey Coe" introduces an unforgettable new character--seventh-grader Tobin McCauley, whose life in a very dysfunctional household is compounded by his only friend's belief that the study of chickens will reveal the meaning of life.

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Sam the Man has a new school project. He's got to "babysit" the—eep!—worst vegetable ever this second hilarious chapter book in a new series from Frances O'Roark Dowell.Sam the Man is back, and he needs a NEW plan. Sam has already solved a chicken problem, but this time, he's having rutabaga issues. Rutabaga? Yes, Rutabaga. You see, Sam thought he was quite clever, missing school while his classmates were picking out their vegetable for a two-...

When the family minivan needs replacing, Sam has the perfect plan to turn the new car into a monster minivan, complete with a dragon painted on it. But first, Sam has to convince his family in the third hilarious chapter book in this series. Illustrations.

In the conclusion to the bestselling Secret Language of Girls trilogy, Marylin and Kate find that boys can be just as complicated as friendship.

An award-winning author returns to modern middle-grade fiction to tell the rousing, spirited story of a girl who is being bullied, a discharged soldier with PTSD, and the ancient, mysterious fox that connects themNand helps them see another way to live.

In the conclusion to the bestselling Secret Language of Girls trilogy, Marylin and Kate find that boys can be just as complicated as friendship.

Kate and Marilyn are halfway through middle school and halfway back to being the kind of friends they were before Marilyn became a cheerleader. Even as they are trying to fix their broken friendship, they are becoming more and more unalike, in this companion novel to "The Secret Language of Girls.