Cynthia Voigt
2) Dicey's song
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage.
3) Homecoming
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
Abandoned by their mother, four children begin a search for a home and an identity.
4) Teddy & Co
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Teddy is a thinking kind of bear. Of all his friends, he does the most wondering. He lives with a ragtag group of lost toys-a very hungry snake, an elephant who likes to bake, two charmingly silly pigs, and a reclusive penguin-and they all bump along happily together. But their peaceful world gets shaken up when new toys arrive-first a rabbit, who is not as soft and floppy as he looks, and then a beautiful doll with royal ambitions. Will the newcomers...
5) Toaff's way
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Toaff is a small squirrel full of big questions. Why must I stay away from the human's house? Why shouldn't I go beyond the pine trees? Why do we fight with the red squirrels across the drive? His sister shrugs--that's just the way things are. His brother bullies--because I said so. And the older squirrels scold--too many questions! Can Toaff really be the only one to wonder why? When a winter storm separates him from his family, Toaff must make his...
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"When Max's parents leave the country without him, he must rely on his wits to get by, and before long he is running his own--rather unusual--business"--
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
"When Max's parents leave the country without him, he must rely on his wits to get by, and before long he is running his own--rather unusual--business"--
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 2
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Self-reliant Max Starling, a twelve-year-old detective and problem solver, struggles to keep his identity a secret as he investigates a case of arson, while cryptic messages from his still missing parents indicate that they need rescuing.
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 3
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Solutioneer Max Starling travels to a fictional South American country to rescue his parents who have become embroiled in a political power grab"--
11) Homecoming
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Abandoned by their mentally ill mother, the Tillerman children set off in search of a place to stay. Alone, scared and with nowhere to turn, they travel cross country to find the reclusive grandmother they've never known.