Behind the Book: Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better
We first met Quag in author Mylisa Larson's Playing Through the Turnaround. Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better is filled with wry humor and sharp insight that captures the distinctive voice of a young teen forced by his mother’s unstable mental health to recalibrate his outlook and build a new life with found family.
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Behind the Book: The Witch of Woodland by Laurel Snyder
Laurel Snyder specializes in telling deep, rich, emotional stories about contemporary characters, giving them a sprinkling of magic and asking provocative questions about growing up, identity, and how to be a person in the world. In The Witch of Woodland,...
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Behind The Book: The Windeby Puzzle, by Lois Lowry
Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. In an utterly one-of-a-kind blend of fiction and history,...
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