★入選美國國家書卷獎在佛蒙特州鄉村，有一名足智多謀的少年正努力陪伴患有毒癮的母親恢復過來並保住家庭...生活總有意想不到的事情會發生，伊恩在不能養狗的情況下，收養了一隻小狗蓋瑟，是隻非常好的伙伴，儘管生活困難重重，為了照顧長時間與毒癮對抗的母親，他選擇離開籃球隊並找一份工作，不惜一切代價來維持家人的生活。 雖然生活慢慢好轉，也認識了新朋友，不過不可預期的悲劇還是發生了....A resourceful teenager in rural Vermont struggles to hold on to the family home while his mom recovers from addiction in this striking debut novel.Ian Gray isn’t supposed to have a dog, but a lot of things that shouldn’t happen end up happening anyway. And Gather, Ian’s adopted pup, is good company now that Ian has to quit the basketball team, find a job, and take care of his mom as she tries to overcome her opioid addiction. Despite the obstacles thrown their way, Ian is determined to keep his family afloat no matter what it takes. And for a little while, things are looking up: Ian makes friends, and his fondness for the outdoors and for fixing things lands him work helping neighbors. But an unforeseen tragedy results in Ian and his dog taking off on the run, trying to evade a future that would mean
Find out what happens when Bear's truck gets stuck in the mud! As the dark clouds gather and it starts to rain, will any of the farm animals be able to help him? Lift the flap or turn the page to tran
At lunchtime, all of Tom's friends gather at school to work together building their house. Each one of them has a special job to do, and each one of them has a different way of expressing their gender
There are planes to fly and buses to catch, but a small child wishes for a different sort of day in this striking picture book. When clouds gather and heavy flakes begin to fall, her invocation comes true. As a too-busy world falls silent, a family revels in the freedom and peace of a snow day.In a spare text that reads as pure song and illustrations of astonishingly beautiful scratchboard art, Sidman and Krommes remind us that sometimes, if spoken from the heart, wishes really can come true.
Life Class is Pat Barker's powerful and unforgettable story of art and war. Spring, 1914. The students at the Slade School of Art gather in Henry Tonks's studio for his life-drawing class. But for Pau
