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.

Chicken Boy

Dowell, Frances O'Roark

Children's Books

Listening Library

Tobin McCauley’s got a near-certifiable grandmother, a pack of juvenile-delinquent siblings, and a dad who’s not going to win father of the year any time soon. To top it off, Tobin’s only friend truly believes that the study of chickens will reveal . . . the meaning of life? Getting through seventh grade isn’t easy for anyone, son, but when the first day of school starts out with your granny’s arrest, you know you’ve got real problems. Throw on a five-day suspension (for defending your English teacher’s honor), a chicken that lays green eggs, and a family feud that’s tearing everyone to pieces, and you’re in for one heck of a ride.With her remarkable ability to create characters you wish could be part of your life forever, Frances O’Roark Dowell introduces Tobin McCauley, Chicken Boy.

Literature & Fiction

Listening Library (Audio)

Shooting the Moon

Simon & Schuster Children's Books

JAMIE THINKS HER FATHER CAN DO ANYTHING.... UNTIL THE ONE TIME HE CAN DO NOTHING. When twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter's brother joins the Army and is sent to Vietnam, Jamie is plum thrilled. She can't wait to get letters from the front lines describing the excitement of real-life combat: the sound of helicopters, the smell of gunpowder, the exhilaration of being right in the thick of it. After all, they've both dreamed of following in the footsteps of their father, the Colonel. But TJ's first letter isn't a letter at all. It's a roll of undeveloped film, the first of many. What Jamie sees when she develops TJ's photographs reveals a whole new side of the war. Slowly the shine begins to fade off of Army life - and the Colonel. How can someone she's worshipped her entire life be just as helpless to save her brother as she is?

Scholastic. Inc.

From Publishers WeeklyThis sequel to Dowell's The Secret Language of Girls follows Marylin and Kate as they start seventh grade on a tense note, having drifted from being BFFs to being neighbors who tiptoe around each other, unsure of what to say. The third-person perspective shifts between the two: Marylin learns that being a cheerleader means putting up with obnoxious snobs, and Kate develops an interest in songwriting. This even-handedness is both a strength and a weakness. Both girls are sympathetic but the constant switching back and forth between their various crises-Marylin's parents' divorce; Kate's anxiety over a cute boy in her creative writing club-means neither girl's story gets substantial treatment. It's more a slice of middle school life, kept afloat by Dowell's smart insights into the way the middle school mind works. The territory is familiar, but for girls on either end of a friendship whose contours keep changing, Dowell's treatment will act as a balm. Ages 8-12. (Jan.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

The Kind of Friends We Used to Be (Sequel to Secret Language of Girls)

Growing Up & Facts of Life

scholastic

Phineas L. Macguire . . . Gets Slimed! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Turtleback

When accused of murder in her North Carolina mountain town in 1928, Dovey Coe, a stronged-willed twelve-year-old girl, comes to a new understanding of others, including her deaf brother.

Dovey Coe

Mysteries & Detectives

Demco Media

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Middle-schooler Isabelle Bean follows a mouse's squeak into a closet and falls into a parallel universe where the children believe she is the witch they have feared for years, finally come to devour them.

Falling In (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Where I'd Like To Be

Where I'd Like to Be

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In the segregated south of Kentucky in 1953, 12-year-olds Callie, who is black, and Wendell, who is white, are brought together by an old dog that is seeking something or someone. They not only face prejudice, they find trouble at a haunted cabin.

Trouble The Water

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Turtleback Books

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Chicken Boy

Chicken Boy

Shooting the Moon

Shooting the Moon

The Kind of Friends We Used to Be (Sequel to Secret Language of Girls)

Phineas L. Macguire . . . Gets Slimed! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Dovey Coe

Falling In (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Where I'd Like To Be

Trouble The Water