Twelve-year-old Brendan Rodrick, his irrepressible twin, Nick, and their older sister, Ami, are struggling to cope with the sudden death of their father and their family's recent move to an isolated farm in Pennsylvania. Being city kids in the country is one problem, but Brendan listens with growing concern as Ami begins to talk about a unicorn hoofprint she sees in the woods. When Ami assumes the role of Maid Amelia and obsessively fantasizes about capturing the mythical beast, Brendan finds himself drawn into her imaginary world, almost against his will. Brendan knows that for his sister the unicorn quest helps fill the emptiness left by their father's death. But the fantasy is also serving as a refuge for him as he tries to define himself as something more than Nick's twin. The search for the unicorn comes to a head when Nick, Brendan, and Ami embark on a secret nighttime journey up a nearby mountain to spy on an elderly neighbor whom they call the Ogre. Will Ami, with Brendan's help, be able to capture the unicorn before the night is over?

The Shadowed Unicorn

Children's Books

Welch, Sheila Kelly

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Cricket Books

Marsha feels apprehensive about her parents' plans to adopt a retarded child

Don't Call Me Marda

Literature & Fiction

Our Child Pr

Twelve-year old Denny, newly arrived in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia with his father, and coping with his mother's death as well as a new environment, discovers a friend in the woods.

Blue Ridge

Harper, Jon

A Horse for All Seasons: Collected Stories

Animals

Shadowplay Pr

Land of Another Sun

One hot August afternoon, Geremy and his neighbor but not-quite-friend, April, are sitting in the vacant lot, feeling bored. All the other children have already gone to play the usual games. Then April announces that she's going to blow the biggest bubble in the world. Geremy is certain she can't do it, so he's amazed to see the green bubble grow and grow. Overwhelmed with jealousy, he lifts his cat, Fluff, toward the monstrous bubble, assuming her sharp claws will pop it. But he's in for a big surprise! Readers of all ages will enjoy traveling with these next-door-type characters on their out-of-this-world adventures. Land of Another Sun is a story full of surprises and excitement and the meaning of friendship.Illustrations: Cover plus black and white, pen-and-ink drawings by the author, one at the beginning of each chapter.

Twelve-year-old Brendan, his twin brother, Nick, and their older sister, Ami, are struggling to cope with their father's recent death and their family's move to the country. When Ami discovers a hoofprint in the woods, she claims it belongs to a unicorn. Nick is dismissive of her plan to capture it, but Brendan feels drawn into Ami's imaginary world that includes a dangerous, nighttime journey to spy on an "ogre." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books says, "Welch's writing is rich with detail . . ." VOYA calls it ". . . true to life . . ." The book was shortlisted for the Prairie Pasque Award.

iUniverse

Waiting to Forget

T.J. has always looked out for his little sister, Angela. When Momma used to go out and leave them home alone, he'd lock the door so they'd be safe, keep Angela entertained, and get out the cereal and milk for her. When Momma's boyfriend got angry at them, he'd try to protect Angela. Later, at their foster homes, T.J. was the only one who knew how to coax his little sister out of her bad moods. The only one who understood why she made origami paper cranes and threw them out the window. But now T.J. is sitting in the waiting room at the hospital, wondering if Angela, unconscious after a fall, will ever wake up. Wondering, too, if he will ever feel at home with his and Angela's new parents--Marlene, who insists on calling him Timothy, and Dan, who seems to want a different son. Going back and forth between Now and Then, weaving the uncertain present with the painful past, T.J.'s story unfolds, and with the unfolding comes a new understanding of how to move forward.

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T.J. has always looked out for his little sister, Angela. When Momma used to go out and leave them home alone, he'd lock the door so they'd be safe, keep Angela entertained, and get out the cereal and milk for her. When Momma's boyfriend got angry at them, he'd try to protect Angela. Later, at their foster homes, T.J. was the only one who knew how to coax his little sister out of her bad moods. The only one who understood why she made origami paper cranes and threw them out the window. But now T.J. is sitting in the waiting room at the hospital, wondering if Angela, unconscious after a fall, will ever wake up. Wondering, too, if he will ever feel at home with his and Angela's new parents—Marlene, who insists on calling him Timothy, and Dan, who seems to want a different son. Going back and forth between Now and Then, weaving the uncertain present with the painful past, T.J.'s story unfolds, and with the unfolding comes a new understanding of how to move forward.

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The Shadowed Unicorn

Don't Call Me Marda

Blue Ridge

A Horse for All Seasons: Collected Stories

Land of Another Sun

Land of Another Sun

The Shadowed Unicorn

Waiting to Forget

Waiting to Forget