The Woodrow family is at the circus to celebrate Greta's seventh birthday. When a clown asks for a volunteer from the audience, the parents are shocked when James, their extremely shy five-year-old, raises his hand. James thrives in the spotlight, and as the clown leads him through the routine, the parents glow with pride as the audience cheers for their son. The cheers turn into thundering applause as the act culminates in spectacular fashion, with James vanishing before their very eyes. The trouble is that James really does vanish--poof--into thin air. As the police and media...
The Woodrow family is at the circus to celebrate Greta's seventh birthday. When a clown asks for a volunteer from the audience, the parents are shocke...
From the highly praised author of Spilling Clarence, a luminous novel about the joy of family and the perils of loving. The Woodrow family is going to the circus to celebrate Greta's seventh birthday. When five-year-old brother James eagerly volunteers to join the magic act, his parents watch with pride as he climbs onto the stage alongside the clown. The trick is spectacular and applause rings through the crowd as James disappears--vanishing before their very eyes. The trouble is, James really did disappear . . . into thin air. In the aftermath of James's...
From the highly praised author of Spilling Clarence, a luminous novel about the joy of family and the perils of loving. The Woodrow...
The winner of numerous awards and recipient of four starred reviews, Anne Ursu's Breadcrumbs is a stunning and heartbreaking story of growing up, wrapped in a modern-day fairy tale.
Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he stopped talking to her and disappeared into a forest with a mysterious woman made of ice. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," Breadcrumbs is a stunningly original fairy tale of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a...
The winner of numerous awards and recipient of four starred reviews, Anne Ursu's Breadcrumbs is a stunning and heartbreaking story of grow...
In the thrilling second installment of the Cronus Chronicles trilogy, the lives of Charlotte Mielswetski and her cousin Zee are interrupted again by Philonecron, the deranged demigod and grandson of Poseidon. Illustrations.
In the thrilling second installment of the Cronus Chronicles trilogy, the lives of Charlotte Mielswetski and her cousin Zee are interrupted again by P...
In this first installment of a new fantasy series, Charlotte and her cousin Zee do battle with harpies, Greek gods, and a really evil guy named Phil to save the world. RA fast-paced action adventure.S--"The Horn Book." Illustrations.
In this first installment of a new fantasy series, Charlotte and her cousin Zee do battle with harpies, Greek gods, and a really evil guy named Phil t...
