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Inspired by Amelia Earhart's heroic flights, young Winona 'Nona' Williams tenaciously clings to the desire to become a pilot even after her father, with dreams of his own, dismisses the idea. When he quits his job in the Chicago stockyards to join other homesteaders settling the Great Plains, Nona finds herself torn between supporting her father's vision for their future and her mother's struggle to adjust to life on a desolate prairie.Initial...

From Ginny Rorby, the author of Hurt Go Happy, winner of ALA's Schneider Family Book Award, comes Freeing Finch, the inspiring story of a transgender girl and a stray dog who overcome adversity to find love, home, and a place to belong.When her father leaves and her mother passes away soon afterward, Finch can't help feeling abandoned. Now she's stuck living with her stepfather and his new wife. They're mostly nice, but they don't believe the ...

From Ginny Rorby, the author of Hurt Go Happy, winner of ALA's Schneider Family Book Award, comes Freeing Finch, the inspiring story of a transgender girl and a stray dog who overcome adversity to find love, home, and a place to belong.When her father leaves and her mother passes away soon afterward, Finch can't help feeling abandoned. Now she's stuck living with her stepfather and his new wife. They're mostly nice, but they don't believe the ...

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The stories Hannahs father told her of breaking wild horses in Nevada one summer when he was her age have captivated her. After her dad is called to fight in Iraq, she often stops to watch the horses at the nearby stable to feel closer to him. Finally, she gathers the nerve to ask for a job. There she helps bring a rescued mare back from the brink, takes her first riding lesson, and witnesses the birth of the filly who steals her heart. When h...

Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis is used to being left out of conversations. Though shes been deaf since the age of six, Joeys mother has never allowed her to learn sign language. She strains to read the lips of those around her, but often fails. Everything changes when Joey meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his baby chimpanzee, Sukari. Her new friends use sign language to communicate, and Joey secretly begins learning to sign. Spending time with Cha...

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Hannah often visits a stable near her home to watch the horses and feel closer to her dad, who is fighting in Iraq. When he returns, his nightmares rock the household. Can the horses help Hannah teach her dad the lessons of survival and hope they've taught her?

Hannah often visits a stable near her home to watch the horses and feel closer to her dad, who is fighting in Iraq. When he returns, his nightmares rock the household. Can the horses help Hannah teach her dad the lessons of survival and hope they've taught her?

I don't realize I'm crying until he glances at me. For a moment, I see the look of anguish in his eyes, then he blinks it away and slips off into the water. I immediately think of the gator. It's still down there somewhere. . . ." A science-class field trip to the Everglades is supposed to be fun, but Sarah's new at Glades Academy, and her fellow freshmen arent exactly making her feel welcome. When an opportunity for an unauthorized side trip ...

Hurt Go Happy is a captivating novel for young readers by beloved author Ginny Rorby. The Schneider Family Book Award-winning novel is inspired by the true story of a chimpanzee raised as a human.Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis is used to being left out of conversations. Though she's been deaf since the age of six, Joey's mother has never allowed her to learn sign language. She strains to read the lips of those around her and often fails. Everyt...

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Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, in their Miami home, but she is frustrated and angry because her oncologist step-father, Don, expects her to devote her time to Adam, and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs professional help--but when Adam bonds with a young dolphin with cancer Lily is confronted with another dilemma: her family or the dolphin's freedom.

Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis is deaf but has never learned sign language. When she meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his baby chimpanzee, Sukari, who sign to communicate, she begins to learn and her world bloomswhile Charlie and Sukaris choices narrow.

Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis is deaf but has never learned sign language. When she meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his baby chimpanzee, Sukari, who sign to communicate, she begins to learn and her world bloomswhile Charlie and Sukaris choices narrow.