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HANG TOUGH, PAUL MATHER, originally published by Lippincott/Harper Collins, tells the story of a young pitcher who, thrown a curve by life, fires back. But living is more than a game for Paul, who has been diagnosed with leukemia, a cancer of the blood. With the help of a young doctor, a ballplayer himself, and his own grit and courage, Paul Mather fights back. Paul Mather hangs tough.
"Jake is back! The tough, independent, eleven year old ball player, the leader of the Print-Alls-- a team that will be broken up unless they find a coach. Jake, an orphan, lives with his Uncle Lenny, an ex-athlete and now a musician. Lenny plays his music at night while Jake is supposedly sleeping. Jake is having trouble getting to school in the morning while Lenny is sleeping. As a family unit, they're in trouble; as a team the Print-Alls are in trouble"--Page 4 of cover.
Includes "After Yang," the basis for the acclaimed A24 film After Yang, starring Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Haley Lu Richardson, and directed by Kogonada. A New York Times Notable Book “A darkly mesmerizing, fearless, and exquisitely written work. Stunning, harrowing, and brilliantly imagined.” —Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven Children of the New World introduces readers to a near-future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and alarmingly intuitive robots. Many of these characters live in a utopian future of instant connection and technological gratification that belies an unbridgeable human dista...
Couples today want it all: cars, kids, houses, vacations, early retirement, successful career, and happiness. The question is, what does it take to make all that happen?As more and more marriages are made up of two working professionals, our definition of a traditional marriage is put to the test. In Alpha Couples, the Solanos take us on a journey through an ambitious professional couple's trials, tribulations, and lessons learned. They show us the challenges of balancing a corporate job with an entrepreneurial career, and they teach us how to be successful in finances, time management, and with each other. They also offer great insight from other successful couples like Will and Jada Pinket...
Four short stories entitled Inviting Jason, The Night of the Leonids, Camp Fat, and Momma at the Pearly Gates.
Rose finds a brave new world when she leaves WWII England for the shores of the United States.
A heartfelt, sweet, social justice-themed ode to blended and unconventional families--perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Lisa Graff, and Sara Pennypacker. In this sequel to Two Naomis, now that Naomi Marie's mom and Naomi E.'s dad are married, the girls have learned to do a lot of things together, like All-Family Sunday dinners, sixth-grade homework, navigating the subway system by themselves, and visiting their favorite bakeries. Until sixth grade in a new school presents a whole new set of surprises and challenges. Trusting her gut has worked for Naomi E. all her life, and she figures that it will be an asset to her role as a Peer Mediator--until she realizes how much of the job req...
It’s 1964 and Alice has moved to Mississippi from Chicago with her family. Nicknamed ‘Yankee Girl’ and taunted by the in-crowd at school, Alice soon discovers the other new girl Valerie – one of the school’s first black students – has it much worse. Alice can’t stand the way Valerie is treated, and yet she knows she will remain an outsider if she speaks up. It takes a horrible tragedy to finally give Alice the courage to stand up for what she believes. Set in the Deep South in the 1960s, Yankee Girl is a powerful, resonant and relevant story about racism and doing the right thing.
Mark Seltzer thought he had enough aggravation studying for his Bar Mitzvah and losing his best friend. It's the last straw when his mother becomes the new manager of his Little League baseball team and drags his older brother, Spencer, along as the coach. No one knows what to expect with a mother for a manager, but soon Mark and the other players are surprised to see how much they're improving due to coach Spencer's strategy and helpful hints from "Mother Bagel." It looks like nothing can stop them from becoming champs--until Mark hears some startling news!
Having a pen pal is exciting One September evening, Gregory ties an index card with his name and address on it to the string of a silver helium balloon and lets it go from his window, into the city sky. Three weeks later, an envelope arrives in the mail. A farmer named Pete has found his balloon! Gregory writes back, and the two become pen pals, exchanging mystery gifts with each letter. Finally, Pete sends a gift that Gregory can identify only by a trip to the antural history museum, and the object turns out to be something truly amazing. With illustrations by the author, The Silver Balloon is perfect for early chapter-book readers.