“Every war has turning points and every person too.”Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she’s never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked and occupied by an unnamed enemy.As power fails, and systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated. Despite the war, it’s a kind of Eden, with no adults in cha...

When Pa Peachey becomes comically ambitious about entering a town baking competition, family dog McTavish wisely cooks up a plan to rescue him from himself.Pa Peachey has gotten it in his head that he is going to be the baker in the family, and the Peacheys and their dog, McTavish, are more than a little surprised. Stunned, in fact. Ever since Ma Peachey declared herself free of the cooking responsibilities, Betty, Ava, and Ollie have taken turns making inventive a...

When a camping trip unleashes a reluctant Peachey family on the great outdoors, it’s up to their savvy dog, McTavish, to show them how it’s done.It’s summer, and the Peachey family is in crisis — again. Where will they go for their vacation? Betty Peachey thinks that camping is the answer, and Ma Peachey knows just the place. But Pa Peachey is convinced that terrible dangers lurk in the world of nature, Ollie only wants to know if there are dance clubs, and Ava wou...

From award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes this clever, laugh-out-loud picture book about a family's surprising newest member--a moose!When he first arrives, everyone is expecting the usual kind of baby. But right away, his family notices there's something different about this one. Instead of two feet, he has four hooves. Instead of drinking milk, he eats twigs and weeds. Instead of a tiny human, they bring home a moose baby! With his long legs, silky ears, and stu...

A dog with a plan adopts a chaotic family in a wry comedy extolling the virtues of common sense.When Ma Peachey takes up yoga, the rest of the family finds themselves abandoned to chaos: no one cooks dinner, no one picks up the dirty laundry, the children are always late for school, and there is a good deal of squabbling and squalor. Ma may be off finding inner peace, but irritable Pa Peachey, glum Ava, and wannabe girl-charmer Ollie are falling apart. Only Betty, ...

**NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • The award-winning author of Now I Live Now presents a gorgeous and unforgettable page-turner of a novel about the relationship between parents and children, love and loss.“A brilliant depiction of the complexity of human relationships in a story that's at once contemplative and suspenseful.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review“The author accurately captures this mature adolescent's view of adults without condescension or judgmen...

Savvy rescue dog McTavish finds a surprising way to ease young Betty’s worries about moving to a new house—and a new school—in this fourth adventure told with warmth and wit.When Pa Peachey comes home in a happy-go-lucky mood—and singing!—the family is concerned. Pa has never not been grumpy after work! But when Ma and siblings Ava and Ollie learn that Pa has gotten a new job—which means moving to an appealing new house—they are all pretty quick to get on ...

From National Book Award Finalist Meg Rosoff comes a lyrical, compulsively readable coming-of-age tale that is heady, irresistible, and timeless.Everyone talks about falling in love like it's the most miraculous, life-changing thing in the world. Something happens, they say, and you know . . .I looked into his eyes and I knew.Only, everyone else knew too. Everyone else felt exactly the same way.This is the story of o...

A rescue dog with a difference must save the Peachey family in this charming story for the young and the young at heart, filled to the brim with Meg Rosoff's wry humour and beautiful prose. The first in a series.The Peachey family is in crisis. No one cooks dinner, no one picks up the dirty washing and the kids are always late for school. All because Mum has resigned from being Mum and taken up yoga instead. She's in the tree pose; everyone else is in the doghouse....

**From the Nation Book Award finalist for Picture Me Now comes a quirky tale where one lazy, junk-food loving teenager finds himself in control of creating and shaping the universe.“Rosoff has a good time with her hunky, ne'r-do-well deity.”—The Washington Post“Wildly inventive and laugh-out-loud funny.”—Booklist, starred review“Cheeky and subversive.”—The Horn Book, starred review“Thoughtful, hilarious.”—People**...

**“[A] comic masterpiece.” —People magazine’s “Book of the Week”“A charming comedy on love, friendship, and the surprising influence of man’s best friend.” —Harper’s BazaarNational Book Award finalist and bestselling author Meg Rosoff's charming, hilarious new novel about a young New Yorker’s search for happiness and the two dogs who help him find it—the perfect summer read**Jonathan Trefoil’s boss is unhinged, his relationship baffling, and his ap...

Justin Case is convinced fate has in for him.And he's right.After finding his younger brother teetering on the edge of his balcony, fifteen-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom. Without looking back, he changes his name to Justin and assumes a new identity, new clothing and new friends, and dares to fall in love with the seductive Agnes Day. With his imaginary dog Boy in tow, Justin struggles to fit into his new role and above all, to ...