The Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat

Author	Mark Dunn
ISBN	0385722435

Ella Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal pangram,* "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Now Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens...

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Téa Obreht

In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives unfold. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life--her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons, who have vanished after...

Author	Ally Condie
ISBN	0399187197

It's the first real summer since the devastating accident that killed Cedar's father and younger brother, Ben. But now Cedar and what’s left of her family are returning to the town of Iron Creek for the summer. They’re just settling into their new house when a boy named Leo, dressed in costume, rides...

Author	Margery Sharp
ISBN	0060805781

Note: I see that when I originally posted this to my shelf (book was read in March) I forgot to include my little review. I was quite taken with Margery Sharp's writing and hope to read more:

Author's Quote added: "I absolutely believe it is fatal ever to write below your best, even if what you write...

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K.L. Slater

This morning, I was packing up lunches, ironing, putting on the laundry I should have done last night. Now my precious daughter is accused of murder.

When ten-year-old cousins Maddy and Brianna are arrested for a terrible crime, Maddy’s mother Juliet cannot believe it. How could her bright,...

Author	Mike Winchell
ISBN	0448486725

In this diverse collection of short stories by award-winning and bestselling authors, discover how writers turn their own real-life experiences into captivating works of fiction!

Kids are incredibly curious about where stories comes from. Where do authors get their ideas? And how do they...