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All That's Missing
When his grandfather’s dementia raises the specter of foster care, Arlo flees to find his only other family member in this genuine, heartening novel. Arlo’s grandfather travels in time. Not literally — he just mixes up the past with the present. Arlo holds on as best he can, fixing himself cornflakes for dinner and paying back the owner of the corner store for the sausages Poppo eats without remembering to pay. But how long before someone finds out that Arlo is taking care of the grandfather he lives with instead of the other way around? When Poppo lands in the hospital and a social worker comes to take charge, Arlo’s fear of foster care sends him alone across three hundred miles. Armed with a name and a town, Arlo finds his only other family member — the grandmother he doesn’t remember ever meeting. But just finding her isn’t enough to make them a family. Unfailingly honest and touched with a dash of magical realism, Sarah Sullivan’s evocative debut novel delves into a family mystery and unearths universal truths about home, trust, friendship, and strength — all the things a boy needs.
Passing the Music Down
A warmhearted ode to an American musical tradition and to generational ties, told in lyrical free verse with atmospheric illustrations. A young boy travels to the hills of Appalachia to meet the old-time fiddle player whose music he has admired, and so sparks a friendship that will forge a bond between generations. The boy develops under the man’s care and instruction, just as seedlings grow with spring rain and summer sun. From playing on the front porch to performing at folk festivals, the two carry on the tradition of passing the music down. This touching, lyrical story, inspired by the lives of renowned fiddlers Melvin Wine and Jake Krack, includes an author’s note and suggested resources for learning about the musicians and the music they love.
Bedtime for Sarah Sullivan
Introducing Sarah Sullivan! Wearing a sparkly "S" crown, she is Super! Silly! and Sweet! In this first book of the Sarah Sullivan Series, Bedtime for Sarah Sullivan is about the magical hour that happens every night at bedtime, when kids "try" to go to sleep. Readers are invited to travel with Sarah through the wonders of her imagination as she learns what it is like to create her own dreams. Ultimately landing on the moon, Sarah learns that anything is possible, as long as you believe.
A Day for Skating
In a sweet rhyming tale, a young child’s first skating adventure on a frozen pond ends with a cozy bedtime story. Tap and step, then slide and turn. Whoops! Fall down. That’s how we learn. On a brisk winter’s day, the frozen pond is crisscrossed by figure skaters, hockey players, new skaters, and old pros, all gliding across the ice. It’s time to bundle up, lace your skates, and give it a try — then head inside for cocoa and snacks when your cheeks grow rosy and your toes are cold. Back at home, warm bedtime rituals make for the end of a perfect day. But when darkness falls at the pond, who will come out to skate?
Once Upon a Baby Brother
Lizzie, who loves to tell and write stories, is surprised to discover that much of her storytelling inspiration comes from her messy baby brother.
Sarah's Story
Memories of a lifetime chronicled in stories, poems, and essays. Explore a childhood from a simpler time and place. A working class neighborhood in Detroit filled with front porch neighbors, vacant lots and baseball games. A teenager's first love along her road to becoming a young wife struggling to raise four children. A story of one woman's journey through life. A story of love from beginning to end. Her story, her decisions, her consequences. Sarah's Story.
Sullivan’s Scoop
Sullivan, a newsroom hack, gets a tip off that gets his adrenalin racing. He can smell a story. He and his more steady colleague, Janice, begin investigating. It’s an astounding story, a scoop. Their editor, Porter, is not convinced until harrowing stories begin to emerge, and then even he has to admit something is seriously wrong. A young boy’s suicide takes the investigation into deeper water, but all is not going smoothly in the newsroom. Janice begins to outpace Sullivan, provoking his jealousy. When he sees his editor, taking Janice out on a date, it threatens not only the relationship, but the scoop. Sullivan is arrested and, in his attempt to clear his name, engages in phone hacking which uncovers even more fraudulent activity.
Remembering Sarah
Mike Sullivan is determined to raise his six-year-old daughter Sarah to become a tough, independent woman. His own mother left when he was twelve, promising to return and rescue him from his father, an abusive and violently unpredictable thief who, Mike believes, is responsible for her disappearance. But Mike's wife, Jess, has an overprotective need to shelter Sarah. Rebelling against her paranoia, Mike waits until Jess leaves the house and then, against her wishes, takes Sarah sledding. Only Sarah doesn't want to go up the hill with her father. Sarah wants to go up with her best friend. In love with his daughter's stubbornness, Mike grants her wish, and when Sarah doesn't come down, he find...
Root Beer and Banana
Lyrical text and warm, nostalgic illustrations lend a southern flavor to this gentle tale of friendship and kindness. Full color.
Miss Sarah
Born and reared in China by missionary parents, Sarah Sullivan spent little time in the States. After her schooling, she remained in China, helping her father, Dr. Frederick Sullivan, an obstetrician at the Stout Memorial Hospital in Wuchow. When the Japanese invaded China prior to World War II, life became uncertain for the missionaries, and the mission board suggested they leave. Dr. Bill Wallace insisted those with families leave first. Sarah’s family was forced to leave late one night. Only she and her father made it out of China alive. When we meet Miss Sarah, she is living alone on a farm in the South. Her attempt to hire a young black man to help her was her first encounter with rac...
