Below is a list of 4 the books by this author.
Bobby Ellis-Chan has a really big secret: His bestfriend is a girl. Holly Harper has always liked to do all the same fun things he does-like roll... [Read More]
Bobby Ellis-Chan has a really big secret: His bestfriend is a girl. Holly Harper has always liked to do all the same fun things he does-like roll down Skeleton Hill in a tire, or hide frogs in her bushy hair-and she gave him his beloved goldfish, Rover, who can do amazing tricks. But now that they're in fourth grade, things are changing. Holly made friends with a nasty Jillian Zarr and her wolf pack of other girls, and she's wearing new clothes, straightening her hair, and laughing at Bobby-even telling some of his secrets. He has to get revenge, doesn't he? Then when Ms. Carlson announces an election for fourth-grade school representative, all the boys support Bobby, but all the girls line up behind Holly. It's Bobby vs. Holly, boys vs. girls, in the biggest battle ever to rock Rancho Rosetta!
Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota . . . until now. Her mom's plan is just to stay for a couple weeks, until her grandfather gets better.... [Read More]
Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota . . . until now. Her mom's plan is just to stay for a couple weeks, until her grandfather gets better. But plans change, and as Maizy spends more time in Last Chance and at the Golden Palace-the restaurant that's been in her family for generations-she makes some discoveries.For instance- You can tell a LOT about someone by the way they order food. People can surprise you. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes in disappointing ways.And the Golden Palace has secrets... But the more Maizy discovers, the more questions she has. Like, why are her mom and her grandmother always fighting? Who are the people in the photographs on the office wall? And when she discovers that a beloved family treasure has gone missing-and someone has left a racist note-Maizy decides it's time to find the answers.
Theme: Family Relationships
Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota . . . until now. Her mom's plan is just to stay for a couple weeks, until her grandfather gets better.... [Read More]
Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota . . . until now. Her mom's plan is just to stay for a couple weeks, until her grandfather gets better. But plans change, and as Maizy spends more time in Last Chance and at the Golden Palace-the restaurant that's been in her family for generations-she makes some discoveries. For instance- You can tell a LOT about someone by the way they order food. People can surprise you. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes in disappointing ways. And the Golden Palace has secrets... But the more Maizy discovers, the more questions she has. Like, why are her mom and her grandmother always fighting? Who are the people in the photographs on the office wall? And when she discovers that a beloved family treasure has gone missing-and someone has left a racist note-Maizy decides it's time to find the answers.
Theme: BIPOC
Olive Cobin Zang has . . . issues. And they mostly aren't her fault. (No, really!) Though she often slips under the radar, problems have a knack for... [Read More]
Olive Cobin Zang has . . . issues. And they mostly aren't her fault. (No, really!) Though she often slips under the radar, problems have a knack for finding her. So, imagine her doubts when she's suddenly dropped off at the strangest boarding school ever- a former castle turned prison that's now a "reforming arts school"! But nothing could've prepared Olive for RASCH (not "rash"). There, she's lumped with a team of other kids who never quite fit in, and discovers that the academy isn't what it seems-and neither is she. In fact, RASCH is a cover for an elite group of misfits who fight crime . . . and Olive has arrived just in time. Turns out that RASCH is in danger of closing, unless Olive's class can stop the heist of the century. And as Olive falls in love with this wacky school, she realizes it's up to her new team to save the only home that's ever welcomed them.
Theme: Humour, Reluctant Readers