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A novel based on real events that happened between 2005 and 2009 in a remote Mennonite community where more than 100 girls and women were drugged unconscious and raped in the night by what they were told were "ghosts" or "demons." Women Talking is...
Charlie, a boy with autism, describes what his life is like with his twin sister Callie, who does not have autism, and explains how water -- whether in a pool, a tub, or in the aquarium -- is like a warm hug, which settles him down and calms his...
Once upon a time, far far away, lived a little girl called Bo who wanted to be just like her brothers, and capture a fearsome monster. Bo is small, too small to catch a monster-- or so her brothers say. But this little girl isn't one to take no...
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Tess's Mock award guesses (Caldecott, etc in advance of YMA 2024
"What the actual eff is going to win this year at YMA? Usually Mock Caldecotts are my thing but I haven't kept up on any particular award this year. I totally dropped to ball on early readers this year after serving on the real Geisel last year so ..."