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by Patti Walsh -Middle Grade / YA Fiction Becoming a warrior involves more than combat. The Karate Kid meets Percy Jackson in a contemporary coming-of-age novel inspired by the legendary Irish warrior Cú Chulainn, also known as The Hound. When tricked by an older boy into running drug money, 13-year-old Tony Setanta must embrace the … Read more
by Jeanne Meeks Middle-grade Action Fiction “Freaks, Inc. is amazing and reminds me of me and my friend Alex.” — Hezi Christensen, age 11, SW Florida. Wyatt Best’s sixth-grade class calls him a freak. School bullies are sick of him. Literally. When bad kids get too close to him, they puke on their shoes. Teachers … Read more
by Patti M Walsh Young Adult In this contemporary novel infused with magical realism, ghosts, and Celtic mythology, the biracial Bonnie is lonely, angry, and confused. Her mother died, her father remarried, and her new school was a disaster. She is sent to live with relatives, who will homeschool her in a haunted house. “Young … Read more
