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The sequel to SHEEP.
Diminutive, shy, and quiet, sixth-grader Minnie McClary learns how to use her power and her voice to stand up for what she knows is right.
A homeless dog and a homeless girl find each other and start a new life together. A Banks Street Book Of The Year!
"The victory of the human spirit shines through Defiance like the sun."
--Suzanne Fisher Staples
Life changes for Lucy when she visits her grandmother at the end of a very special summer.
The heartwarming story of a dog and boy who find each other when hope is nearly gone.
Young Adult action and romance. Now available as an ebook on Amazon Kindle
The book that jumpstarted my career and won me a Flying Start award from Publisher's Weekly. Young Adult (12-18).
In the late 1960's, fourteen-year-old Cory's life is greatly changed by the sudden death of her father and her brother's tour of duty in Vietnam.
"With all my heart, I loved Bobby James Walker. I forgave him, too. But I did not want to see him anymore. Not then, and maybe not ever." Sally Jo Walker
An endearing young couple's search for independence and identity.
An elderly couple fall in love and elope to Yellowstone.

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Anything But Ordinary

From the moment their friendship begins in eighth grade, Winifred and Bernie are individualists. A little awkward? Maybe. Quirky? Definitely. Outsiders? Yes. But does that matter to them? Not at all. They pride themselves on being different, and, after all, they have each other. Especially through the tough years of high school. College looms ahead. They send off for the same catalogs, promising never to separate. But then everything changes. . .