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![]() ![]() He also won the Coretta Scott King Award for African American authors five times. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. Printz Award for Monster, the first recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a recipient of the Margaret A. He was the winner of the first-ever Michael L. He also collaborated with his son Christopher, an artist, on a number of picture books for young readers including We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart and Harlem, which received a Caldecott Honor Award, as well as the teen novel Autobiography of My Dead Brother. His works include Fallen Angels, Bad Boy, Darius and Twig, Scorpions, Lockdown, Sunrise Over Fallujah, Invasion, Juba!, and On a Clear Day. He entered and won a 1969 contest sponsored by the Council on Interracial Books for Children, which led to the publication of his first book, Where Does the Day Go? During his lifetime, he wrote more than 100 fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults. ![]() ![]() After completing his army service, he took a construction job and continued to write. He dropped out of high school and enlisted in the Army at the age of 17. He began writing stories while in his teens. When he was three years old, his mother died and his father sent him to live with Herbert and Florence Dean in Harlem, New York. Walter Dean Myers was born on Augin Martinsberg, West Virginia. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is Founder and Content Creator of Tish Rabe Books, LLC, an independent publishing company that partners with nonprofits and businesses to create books that make a positive difference in the lives of children, parents, teachers, and caregivers worldwide. It was produced with Clarity 2 Prosperity, a business development company for Tish Rabe is the bestselling author of over 170 books for Sesame Street, Disney, Dr. "Days Can Be Sunny for Bunnies and Money", helps children learn how to manage money. "Sweet Dreams Ahead Time for Bed" is a gentle, rhyming storybook written in partnership with Pajama Program, a national nonprofit that promotes healthy sleep routines and gives pajamas and books to children facing adversity. Tish Rabe is the bestselling author of over 170 books for Sesame Street, Disney, Dr. ![]() ![]() Cross,New York Timesbestselling author ofHeavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, "A wonderfully written andevocative story of a mother and daughter parted by circumstance and joined by music. ![]() Her fresh voice makes this novel stand out in the genre, and she writes as authentically about coming of age as she does punk rock." - Charles R. It's all here it's all pure and real." - Melissa Marr,New York Timesbestselling author ofInk Exchange, "Kuehnert's love of music is apparent on every page in this powerful and moving story. Cross, New York Times bestselling author of Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, "Teeth. I heartily recommend it." - Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting, "Kuehnert's love of music is apparent on every page in this powerful and moving story. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. ![]() ![]() Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. It's all here it's all pure and real." - Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of Ink Exchange, "A wonderfully written andevocative story of a mother and daughter parted by circumstance and joined by music. I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Stephanie Kuehnert. ![]() ![]() ![]() To join, members must divulge their darkest secret-the terrible truth that brought each of them to Miracle Springs in the first place. Stunned, Nora forms the Secret, Book, and Scone Society, a group of damaged souls yearning to earn redemption by helping others. But before he can keep their appointment, he's found dead on the train tracks. ![]() So when a visiting businessman reaches out for guidance, Nora knows exactly how to help. That's Nora's special talent-prescribing the perfect novel to ease a person's deepest pain. If none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked "comfort" scone, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. Strangers flock to Miracle Springs hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. First in the mystery series from the New York Times-bestselling author: "Anyone who loves novels that revolve around books will savor this tasty treat." -Library Journal (starred review)Ī quirky club in small-town North Carolina holds the keys to health, happiness, friendship-and even solving a murder-all to be found within the pages of the right book. ![]() ![]() ![]() And that she might be in danger all over again. That, either way, someone - or some thing - doesn't want her here. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself - a place that hints of dark deeds and unexplained happenings.Īs the days pass, Maggie begins to believe that what her father wrote was more fact than fiction. People from the pages of her father's book lurk in the shadows, and locals aren't thrilled that their small town has been made infamous. Ghosts, after all, don't exist.īut when she returns to Baneberry Hall to prepare it for sale, her homecoming is anything but warm. ![]() She was too young to remember any of the events mentioned in her father's book. ![]() Now, Maggie has inherited Baneberry Hall after her father's death. His tale of ghostly happenings and encounters with malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon. ![]() They spent three weeks there before fleeing in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into a rambling Victorian estate called Baneberry Hall. You just might need it' Ruth Ware, Book of the Month deliciously terrifying story.You'll want to read this one after dark, ideally with the wind whistling in the eaves and a window banging somewhere just out of reach. 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