Hilary McKay
Author
Series
LuLu volume 1
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
Lulu, who loves animals, brings an abandoned duck egg to school, even though her teacher has banned Lulu from bringing animals to school ever again.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When Tom and Polly marry, blending their single parent families together, their children find it hard to relinquish their old lives. Max realizes his birth dad will never come home now, while Abi suddenly finds herself a middle child, expected to share far too much - especially with grubby little Louis. The family start over together, stretching their finances to the limit and renting an eerie, ivy-covered house, big enough for all of them. But when...
Author
Series
LuLu volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
Seven-year-old Lulu and her cousin think their vacation house is the most perfect place ever until they find a trouble-prone, stray dog living on the beach.
Author
Series
LuLu volume 4
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"When Lulu's next-door neighbor doesn't seem to be looking after his rabbit properly, Lulu and her cousin Mellie devise a scheme to make him pay more attention to his pet"--
Author
Series
LuLu volume 3
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Description
"When a mysterious bag is left on Lulu's doorstep, the last thing her grandmother expects to be in it is a cat--a huge, neon orange cat. But Lulu knows this cat doesn't mean any harm and in fact it needs a lovely new home"--
Author
Series
LuLu volume 5
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Language
English
Description
"When Lulu rescues a wild hedgehog in a storm, she knows she can't keep it as a pet--it wants to roam free. So she and her cousin Mellie come up with the neighborhood Hedgehog Club to keep it safe"--Provided by publisher"--
Author
Series
LuLu volume 6
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Seven-year-old Lulu adopts a hamster and must keep it a secret from her grandmother when she and her cousin Mellie spend the night"--
10) Binny for short
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Binny struggles to cope with her father's death and the loss of her beloved dog while she adjusts to a new home that might be haunted by her horrible Aunt Violet.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
A collection of ten classic fairy tales, reimagined with fresh perspectives and unexpected twists, giving glimpses into happily, and not as happily, ever afters. Imagine Hansel and Gretel's story from their teacher's point of view, when Gretel submits her report of, "What I Did in the Holidays, and Why Hansel's Jacket Is So Tight." Learn the story of how Rumpelstiltskin was used by a greedy girl who wanted to marry a prince in "Straw into Gold." Find...
12) Saffy's angel
Author
Language
English
Description
After learning that she was adopted, thirteen-year-old Saffron's relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go back to Italy where she was born to find a special momento of her past.
13) Love to everyone
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In 1902 England, Clarry and Peter struggle with the challenges of living with an indifferent father, but the summers they spend in Cornwall with their grandparents and cousin Rupert provide much needed comfort, and in the years that follow Clarry looks back on those leisurely days to help her cope with the trying times of World War I and its aftermath.
15) Forever Rose
Author
Language
English
Description
As Christmas approaches, eleven-year-old Rose, the youngest member of the eccentric Casson family, discovers that life is filled with both catastrophic problems and wonderful surprises.
17) The amber cat
Author
Series
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
While recovering from chicken pox, Robin and his friends are drawn into his mother's story about the adventures she and her friends had years ago with an unusual girl who mysteriously appeared on the nearby beach.
18) Indigo's star
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Spurred on by his youngest sister, Rose, twelve-year-old Indigo sticks up for himself and an American boy who has replaced him as the primary target of the school bullies.
19) Binny in secret
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
While getting bullied at school, twelve-year-old Binny investigates the disappearance of her brother's chicken and tries to save an endangered lynx.