Now a major motion picture starring Alfre Woodard, Jessica Collins, John Heard, Jacinda Barrett, Cloris Leachman, and Talitha Bateman—in theaters October 2017!From acclaimed author Sarah Weeks comes a touching coming-of-age story about a young girl's cross-country road trip to discover the truth about her parents, which the New York Times called "a remarkable novel." Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me and Ali Benjamin's The ...

Oh no, Blippo is sick! Can Beep help?Blippo and Beep are robot buddies who like to have fun together. But when Blippo gets a cold, it makes him feel funny, and it puts him in a bad mood. Luckily, his good friend Beep is there to help him feel better!Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.

From the award-winning author of SO B. IT, a story about family, friendship, and...pie!When Alice's Aunt Polly passes away, she takes with her the secret to her world-famous pie-crust recipe. Or does she? In her will, Polly leaves the recipe to her extraordinarily surly cat Lardo . . . and then leaves Lardo in the care of Alice.Suddenly Alice is thrust into the center of a piestorm, with everyone in town trying to be the next pie-contest winner ... including Alice's ...

Everything's better with cheese in this hilarious combination of Sarah Weeks' Oggie Cooder and Oggie Cooder, Party Animal.Oggie Cooder loves cheese so much that he carries a slice of cheese with him wherever he goes. It's not just for a snack -- Oggie is an excellent charver. (Charving is when you chew a piece of cheese to carve it in the shape of something.) The kids at school think Oggie's charving is a little strange....

Heidis Mutter kann, nach langem Üben, Dosen öffnen. Und sie kennt genau 23 Wörter. Heidi weiß von ihr nicht viel mehr als ihren Namen. Dennoch ist das Leben mit ihrer geistig behinderten Mutter und der gemeinsamen Freundin Bernadette für sie das Normalste von der Welt. Fragen nach ihrer Herkunft stellt Heidi erst, als sie eines Tages Fotos findet, die ihre Mutter in einem Heim für Behinderte zeigen. Ganz allein macht sie sich auf eine ungewöhnliche Reise in die Vergangenheit.

From the author of So B. It, a super charming middle-grade Napoleon Dynamite with heart - the tale of a very average boy who's put in his school's spotlight when his averageness appeals to a TV show.Oggie Cooder has a talent -- he can charve better than anyone else in Truman Elementary School. (Charving, for the uninitiated, is the carving of a piece of cheese with one's teeth.) Oggie doesn't think this is anything special -- but his whole school will soon be disagreeing with him. ...

Du bist okay, so wie du bist – Sarah Weeks erzählt poetisch und einfühlsam von einem Mädchen, das ihren Hund sucht und dabei ihr Glück findet. Aurora weiß zwei Dinge: a) Die anderen Kinder halten sie für komisch, und b) das macht nichts, denn sie hat Duck, ihren Hund und allerbesten Freund. Ihn stört es nicht, dass sie ihre Sätze gern zweiteilt und andere seltsame Angewohnheiten hat. Doch dann ist Duck plötzlich verschwunden, und Auroras Welt steht kopf. Nicht nur, dass sie ihren einzigen ...

Two hilarious adventures in one volume starring "a loveable character . . . Fans of Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid titles will be drawn to Oggie" ( School Library Journal).Oggie Cooder loves cheese so much that he carries a slice of cheese with him wherever he goes. It's not just for a snack—Oggie is an excellent charver. (Charving is when you chew a piece of cheese to carve it in the shape of something.) The kids at school think Oggie's charving is a little stran...

Verbena Colter knows she's bad news. Trouble from the get-go. How could she not be, with parents like hers? Her mother practically pickled her before she was even born, leaving Verbie to struggle with the effects of fetal alchol syndrome. And her father was just plain mean. Verbie wishes she could be somebody, anybody other than who she is. Enter Pooch, a flatlander boy visiting for the summer. When Pooch and his mom rent the house next door, Verbie takes the opportunity to be someone else...

Oggie Cooder returns. . .this time showing what a party animal he can be (birthday party animal, that is)!Oggie Cooder has never set foot (or swim fin) in his neighbor Donnica Perfecto's swimming pool. But now he has his chance - it's Donnica's birthday, and her mom has forced her to invite Oggie to the pool party! Donnica, though, isn't about to let this happen. She has a plan to keep Oggie away. But what she doesn't count on is the power of Oggie's charving, an unexpected visit f...

Now a major motion picture starring Alfre Woodard, Jessica Collins, John Heard, Jacinda Barrett, Cloris Leachman, and Talitha Bateman—in theaters October 2017!From acclaimed author Sarah Weeks comes a touching coming-of-age story about a young girl who goes on a cross-country journey to discover the truth about her parents, which the New York Times called ""a remarkable novel."" Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me and Ali Benjami...