Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Family - Blended Families

The third book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.

Anna has done something terrible. She has given me a journal to fill.

"It's your job now," Anna says as she hands Caleb her journals, asking him to continue writing the family story. But Sarah, Jacob, Anna, Caleb, and their new little sister, Cassie, have already formed a family, and Caleb fears there will be nothing left to write about. That is, before Cassie discovers a mysterious old man in the barn, and everything changes....

The second book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.

My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew first.

Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turned the land dry and brown. Fires swept across the fields and coyotes came to the well in search of water. So Sarah took Anna and Caleb back east, where they would be safe. Papa stayed behind. He would not leave his land.

Maine was...

When Grace gets the opportunity to go to Africa and visit with her father and his new family, she feels a little strange. But Nana says families are what you make them, and Grace is going to make the most of hers

"As assured and uplifting as its predecessor." -Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Validating, uplifting, and bound to please." -School Library Journal, starred review

A Reading Rainbow Book * A...

Twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, have never liked their seven-year-old stepsister, Heather. Ever since their parents got married, she's made Molly and Michael's life miserable. Now their parents have moved them all to the country to live in a house that used to be a church, with a cemetery in the backyard. If that's not bad enough, Heather starts talking to a ghost named Helen and warning Molly and Michael that Helen is coming for them. Molly feels certain Heather is in some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather twists things around to get...

A funny book to share with kids who really, really, REALLY want a pet

Elizabeth really wants a pet. She'd like a horse, a dog, a cat, or even a turtle. But her parents do not want a pet. Instead they give her a cactus. Even though Elizabeth's new plant proves to be a good listener, Elizabeth still really wants a pet.

While Elizabeth campaigns to find the right pet, her family imagines some hair-raising possibilities, until Doug comes along. Doug is, without a doubt, the most unusual, perfect pet of all. Doug is a bug He's not big like a horse or loud like a...

Old Uncle Remus tells about the time Brer Fox grabs ahold of the horse's tail and hangs on . . . when Brer Rabbit jumps up and hollers out:

"'Hold 'im down, Brer Fox You got 'im now, sho' Hold yo' grip and hold 'im down ' says he.

"De Hoss, he jump and he hump And he rip and he rear, and he snort and he tear But Brer Fox hangs on, and still Brer Rabbit skips 'round and hollers:

"'Hold 'im down, Brer Fox You got 'im whar he can't neither back nor squall Hold 'im down, Brer Fox ' says he.

"Bimeby de Hoss going ter kick with his hind legs, and de fus' news you know, he...

Pumpkin Contest

If Roscoe guesses the weight of a giant pumpkin, he'll be a winner Easy, right? But a little black cat keeps trying to cross his path Will the bad-luck kitty ruin Roscoe's chance to win?

one summer in London...

one heir to the throne.

The race is on.

Helene Masterson and Alexis Worth are best friends who also happen to be stepsisters. When Helene lands a chance-of-a-lifetime summer internship in London, Alexis simply has to go too--and she takes her gigantic crush on a certain prince with her. To make their summer royally interesting, punky Helene and preppy Alexis make a bet that could change their lives forever: Which one will hook Prince William by summer's end? These forever friends learn that competition can be fun, but when it gets out...

Parr's message about the importance of embracing our differences is delivered in a playful way. With his trademark bold, bright colors and silly scenes, this book will encourage children to ask questions about their own families. Perfect for young children...