Lisa Graff

Ten-year-old Albie has never been the smartest, tallest, best at gym, greatest artist, or most musical in his class, as his parents keep reminding him, but new nanny Calista helps him uncover his strengths and take pride in himself.

Georgie's dwarfism causes problems, but he could always rely on his parents, his best friend, and classmate Jeanie the Meanie's teasing, until a surprising announcement, a new boy in school, and a class project shake things up.

"Children with magical Talents attend a summer camp, where nothing is what it seems"-- Provided by publisher.

After her brother Jared dies, ten-year-old Annie worries about the hidden dangers of everything, from bug bites to bicycle riding, until she is befriended by a new neighbor who is grieving her own loss.

Sophie Simon, a third-grade genius, wants a graphing calculator so she can continue to study calculus while she rides the bus to school, but her parents are more concerned that she does not have any friends.

"As far as twelve-year-old McKinley O'Dair is concerned, the best thing about living in Gap Bend, Pennsylvania, is the Time Hop--the giant party the town throws every June to celebrate a single year in history. That one day is enough to make the few things that aren't so fantastic about McKinley's life--like her crabby homeroom teacher or her super-scheduled father--worth suffering through. And when McKinley learns that this year's theme is 1993,...

"All sorts of babies from all sorts of families are loved as their families wait for their arrival"-- Provided by publisher.

Following her mother's death in a car accident, Marissa Wilkins is left in the care of her grandmother, whose own feisty independence is put to the test by failing health. Overwhelmed by big questions about aging and death, Marissa escapes into a fantasy world through her back yard swing, where she finds new perspective on the challenges she is facing in the real world. Up in the Sky So Blue explores the struggles of coping with loss from the child's...