Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Boys & Men

When eleven-year-old Charlie Roebecker befriends Chief Goodyear, a homeless evacuee from Hurricane Katrina, he is not expecting any miracles. As Charlie says, "You can do only small things to fix a big problem." Chief Goodyear is an arborist--a fixer of trees. His arrival in Charlie's town starts the boy on a mission to help the homeless stranger get a new start. As Christmas nears, Charlie's family makes their annual trip to a tree lot. Charlie brings home a scrawny little pine with a crooked trunk and no top--The Puny--which he plans to decorate and give to the Chief. Charlie's sister...

When eleven-year-old Charlie Roebecker befriends Chief Goodyear, a homeless evacuee from Hurricane Katrina, he is not expecting any miracles. As Charlie says, "You can do only small things to fix a big problem." Chief Goodyear is an arborist--a fixer of trees. His arrival in Charlie's town starts the boy on a mission to help the homeless stranger get a new start. As Christmas nears, Charlie's family makes their annual trip to a tree lot. Charlie brings home a scrawny little pine with a crooked trunk and no top--The Puny--which he plans to decorate and give to the Chief. Charlie's sister...

Trey Hampton is an only child growing up in the northern state of Minnesota. He has a very strong relationship with his family and he and his father have a wonderful bond between them. At the age of ten Trey loses his father in an automobile accident, and his entire life is altered. With the change in the family dynamics, he is forced to spend the summer with his grandfather in "too hot" Ft Lauderdale. Trey is positive he will hate it, but has no choice in going. When he arrives in Ft Lauderdale, he agrees to keep in touch with his mom through emails.

Written as an eighth grade...

Pretending to be warriors and soldiers, boys are then taught that they already have what it takes to be real soldiers of the heart. They are reminded that bravery is shown through courage, love, honor, honesty, and service. Every day challenges are presented in the form of sadness, handicaps, illness, and every day needs. Boys are offered ways to help and aid others, as true soldiers must. In the end, boys are told to take these qualities necessary to be a soldier and fight for truth and honor in all things. They are taught to stand up for others, to assist in daily activities that are...

Pretending to be warriors and soldiers, boys are then taught that they already have what it takes to be real soldiers of the heart. They are reminded that bravery is shown through courage, love, honor, honesty, and service. Every day challenges are presented in the form of sadness, handicaps, illness, and every day needs. Boys are offered ways to help and aid others, as true soldiers must. In the end, boys are told to take these qualities necessary to be a soldier and fight for truth and honor in all things. They are taught to stand up for others, to assist in daily activities that are...

When fourth grade ends, Ricky is on his own for the summer because his parents have jobs and his sisters are, well, they're sisters so he's not interested in them. The summer begins on a high note as he begins gathering items left at people's curbsides, things like lawn mowers, baby strollers, old lamps, and appliances.

His plans to build a vehicle go well, and then he starts building a robot. But his plans are interrupted as he rides around the neighborhood one morning and gets jumped by Mike. Mike beats up Ricky, leaving him bloody and his bike in ruins. Fearing his father's...

The Boy Who Dreamed Mount Everest

A ten-year old boy, Eli, loves to rock climb in Bubba’s indoor gym in Chicago.  He has never been on a real mountain, but fantasizes climbing Mount Everest.  He has studied books and web sites about Everest, memorized the popular Southern climbing route from Base Camp, and read about all the dangers.  He knows the youngest person to ever reach the summit was thirteen years old. 

Soon he starts dreaming about making an actual climb, as part of Bubba’s Kids’ Expedition:  Eli and his...