Alison Hughes
1) What matters
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In this picture book, the ripple effect of one child's small action shows how we can all make a big environmental difference.
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A stumpy tail, mismatched paws, a long, drooly snout and the biggest dog heart that ever beat. In a celebration of what makes a pet unique, a little girl imagines how an odd assortment of parts combined to make the perfect dog.
5) Kasey & Ivy
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"In this middle-grade novel, twelve-year-old Kasey spends a month in the geriatric ward of her local hospital and strikes up some unusual friendships."--
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"In this novel for teens, Dee and her younger brother, Eddie, make a run for the Canadian border when their father disappears and social workers start snooping around their Arizona home."--
7) Fly
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Felix Landon Yarrow (Fly) is a 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who has a rich inner life and a witty, sometimes sarcastic, inner voice. Obsessed with the noble, chivalrous ideals of knighthood, he sets out into the wilderness (high school) on his steed (a mechanized wheelchair) to protect and save his lady love, Daria, from the nefarious villain (Carter, a pill-dealing cool kid). With the help of a trusty, loyal sidekick (his aide, Levi) and...
Author
Publisher
ORCA Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Français
Description
"Le matin, quand les oiseaux se mettent à chanter et le bébé se réveille, le Bruit frappe à la porte et entre bruyamment. Et le Silence s'en va discrètement. Mais le Silence reviendra quand tu le réclameras, quand tu en auras besoin. Même quand le Bruit est là, au milieu du vacarme."--Back cover.
9) Over the top
Author
Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Introverted sixth-grader Diva is used to her mother's excesses, but moving to a pink palace and acting as a glitzy mermaid-mascot is nothing compared to her surprise DIVAPALOOZA! birthday party.