Henry Carter Hull

Winner of the Washington Irving Children's Choice Award A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Selection of the Junior Library Guild Star light, star bright ... Elvira wishes for a mother and finds instead the father she scarcely knew she had.

"Fanny sensed that from the moment she was born she was meant to have a dog. It was as though some unique and independent organ deep inside her, like a tiny heart, couldn't thrive properly without one." With humor and compassion, Kevin Henkes tells Fanny's story. But this is not just a dog story. This is a story about a girl and tier father. This is a story about growing up. This is a story about wanting and getting and realizing that nothing is simple...

"Danita knows that nobody's perfect, but it's never easy to admit that might include your own parents Danita's parents love to remind their daughter that she weighed less than a loaf of bread when she was born, but now that she's almost fourteen and perfectly healthy, Danita really wishes they'd give her some space. Obviously still in love and completely devoted to their family, even Danita's best friend, Laredo, thinks Mr. and Mrs. Merritt are the...

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars • Biographies of the authors • Chronologies of contemporary...

"As a single dad, Matthew Carroll didn't always have someone to share in his frequent laughter and incredulity at the various things his daughter, Morgan, said. Hoping to document some of her best commentary, Carroll took to recording her choicest quotes on his iPhone when she was between the ages of three and five. He then compiled them chronologically in a small homemade volume for friends and family who, compelled by the hilarious and touching...

Instant Father  One minute, Caleb Mast is an oil-rig roughneck who answers to no one but himself. The next, he's the father of a special-needs child he never knew existed. What kind of home can a man like him-;without faith or community-;provide for an eight-year-old girl? For little Joy's sake, Caleb returns to the Amish community he left behind years ago. His daughter bonds with Amish schoolteacher Leah Belier, and Caleb feels hopeful for once....

"Get the Summary of Summary of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Harper Lee's classic To Kill a Mockingbird is read by millions of school children each year-but that does not mean that it has nothing to say to older readers. Far from it: presenting a gripping story of prejudice and non-understanding at work in 1930's Alabama, it remains a rich text...

They say love conquers all. It's a lie. The compulsive second novel in the USA Today bestselling Cartel trilogy. Five days a week, I dressed in smart business clothes. I painted my face, and went to work as an accountant. But nothing about my life was normal. For eight years I had been the property of the Gypsy Brothers Motorcycle Club. I laundered their money so well they'd never let me leave. My only glimmer of light was the man I loved. The man...

"The third novel by Robert Carr, following the success of Continuums ( 2008) and A Question of Return (2015) both published by Mosaic Press. His work has been highly praised "A Question of Return is a profound, rich, layered and compelling story, a must read."Joseph Kertes, New York Times Best-Selling Author"... a terrific, compelling story... not a mystery novel per se, but it manages to carry a sense of mystery over more than a hundred thousand...

"Enter a fantastical world of dangerous faeries, wicked princes and one half-human girl who discovers her entire life is a lie. This special edition of The Iron King includes the bonus novella "Winter's Passage" and an exclusive excerpt from the new Iron Fey book, The Iron Raven. MY NAME IS MEGHAN CHASE. In less than twenty-four hours, I'll be sixteen. Countless stories, songs and poems have been written about this wonderful age, when a girl finds...