A stunning first novel about losing your childhood and finding your voice. Twelve-year-old Aurora is an artist like her father. Through a hundred drawing lessons he guided her hand, trained her eye, thught her how to mix colors and achieve perspective. Together they pplan to paint a beautiful mutral for Rory's mother... maybe showing a sunset, to make up for the ones Mom misses because she's at her job, supporting the family. But when Rory goes to show her father a sketch for themural she finds him embracing his model. Outraged, she tries to hurt him by burning up her sketchbook, Soon after, he leaves, and Rory knows her anger drove him away.

Drawing Lessons

Teen & Young Adult

MacK, Tracy

Literature & Fiction

Scholastic Press

Questions of identity and faith beset a New York City teen whose family has been shaken to its core by loss in this stirring, incisive novel from an author we all know and love. Swirling riffs of language and a propulsive beat set this gritty, transcendent novel in motion. Amidst the sparkle and hum of a New York City winter, Jed and his best friend Flyer are filming a documentary of their neighborhood. All around them are images that Jed's older brother Zeke wrote about: drummers, drunks, dog walkers, and the beautiful water towers that dot the city's skyline. But what Jed is really in search of is Zeke, a poet who loved jazzman Charlie "Bird" Parker and who left behind his CDs, a notebook, and a lot of unanswered questions. When Jed encounters a mysterious homeless

Birdland

A Greenwich Village teen finds new meaning in jazz and poetry as he struggles with the earth-shattering loss of his older brother in this acclaimed novel's paperback debut. Amid the sparkle and hum of a New York City winter, Jed and his best friend, Flyer, are filming a documentary about their neighborhood. But what Jed is really in search of is his big brother, Zeke, an inspiring soul who loved jazzman Charlie "Bird" Parker, wrote electrifying poetry, and died too young. When Jed encounters a mysterious homeless girl he thinks holds the key to connecting him to Zeke, it could be the only way to unlock his deepest sorrow and discover how to be--and who to be--on his own.

Children's Books

Scholastic Paperbacks

Mysteries are the next big thing! This is a new spin on the most famous detective stories of all time, focusing on the kids who helped Sherlock Holmes solve mysteries and save England from doom. Sherlock Holmes stories captured readers' imaginations for more than a century. Now Tracy Mack and Michael Citrin will capture the hearts of a new generation with a unique new twist on these beloved mysteries. Few know: Holmes was assisted by a band of devoted boys, street urchins who loved to solve mysteries, called the Baker Street Irregulars. These boys go everywhere, see everything, overhear everyone undetected. Now, in this exciting tale, Wiggins, Ozzie, Simon, and the rest--with the aid of Pilar, a gypsy girl--help Sherlock Holmes solve the case of the deaths of the Amazing Walendas.

The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars)

Orchard Books

Mystery and adventure follow the BSI as they embark on their most important case yet, when Holmes's associate, Dr. Watson, is abducted! Sherlock Holmes's trusted assistants, a band of loyal street urchins called the Baker Street Irregulars, are back for their most puzzling mystery yet, in a case that involves murder, abduction, and the hunt for a lost treasure. As Holmes and the BSI begin their investigations into a gruesome murder, all at once the detectives find themselves in danger. When a personal associate of the master detective disappears, Ozzie, Wiggins, and the gang know that they must uncover the truth - and quickly! Yet there is deception within their ranks. Who is a friend? Who is a traitor? Who can they trust?

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars #3: In Search of Watson (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker St.Irregulars)

Citrin, Michael

Action & Adventure

A most vile villain, a master detective, a few ingenious assistants, and a mystery that spans Europe -- the Baker Street Irregulars are off on a brand-new case! The Baker Street Irregulars are back on the case as master detective Sherlock Holmes sets an elaborate trap to capture the wicked Professor Moriarty and dismantle his criminal organization, at last! But Moriarty has his own plans. In their final adventure, the Irregulars face the greatest challenge of their careers. The quest will take them, for the first time, out of England and on a thrilling chase across Continental Europe. Will Holmes and the Irregulars succeed or fall prey to the most dangerous man in all of England?

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars #4: The Final Meeting (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker St.Irregulars)

Mysteries & Detectives

Sherlock Holmes and his Baker Street Irregulars are on the case in this brand new paperback edition of THE FALL OF THE AMAZING ZALINDAS! If you have not heard about the world's most brilliant crime solver of all time, the consulting detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, you have undoubtedly spent your years beneath a large rock -- for much has been written about him. Those familiar with Mr. Holmes know that a gang of homelss boys, called the Baker Street Irregulars, assisted him in his crime solving. When a murder at the circus unravels another, far more treacherous crime, the master detective and the boys of the BSI must pursue terrifying villians to solve this mystery, dodging danger at every turn....

The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars #1) (1)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. As assistants to the great detective Sherlock Holmes, the Baker Street Irregulars find themselves involved in another dangerous case when a murder takes place at the circus and the culprit will stop at nothing to make sure he isn't caught.

The Fall Of The Amazing Zalindas (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Michael Citrin

Turtleback Books

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. While investigating a case involving abduction, murder and a lost treasure, detective Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars are suddenly faced with new danger when one of their own disappears and suspicions about a traitor in their midst take holds.

In Search Of Watson (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Turtleback

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Drawing Lessons

Drawing Lessons

Birdland

Birdland

The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars)

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars #3: In Search of Watson (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker St.Irregulars)

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars #4: The Final Meeting (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker St.Irregulars)

The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars #1) (1)

The Fall Of The Amazing Zalindas (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

In Search Of Watson (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)