Pick-Up Game

Pick-Up GameBy: Various Illustrator: Charles R. Smith Jr. "Nine all stars in the field of YA lit contribute stories. . . . An anthology of stand alone stories that invite no, demand a straight read through." Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books (starred review) Nine of YA literatures top writers, including Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams Garcia, Adam Rapp, Joseph Bruchac, and Sharon Flake reveal how it all goes down in a searing collection of short

children will learn to name their emotions as they learn to read

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So now we want to make our own musical instruments and put on a show

Farmer Pig is having a very busy day

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Danger lurks beneath the surface of the crystal-clear water

Madam India Black is unexpectedly thrust into a deadly game between Russian and British agents who are seeking the military secrets Latham carried

but afraid of the demons that dog her soul—plots her escape from a violent marriage in this riveting and propulsive novel of historical suspense

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surprisingly hilarious year may just be the best thing that's ever happened to Elfie