Torn from her tropical homeland, a woman takes a job as a servant in the barrio and, paradoxically, grows more independent. This is the story of a life that is ...
After her father's death, thirteen-year-old Victoria and her mother struggle to regain a sense of order and security....
Ten-year-old James skips school to go to his secret place, a deserted house, where he is found by three teenage boys who force him to join their dognapping ring...
The compelling story of an unusual relationship between a sensitive young boy and an artist whose appearance in his life proves to be transformative....
When Emma's father goes to the hospital for surgery, she is sent to stay with Aunt Bea the "terror" and kindly Uncle Crispin. Emma wonders how she will survive ...
Abandoned by her parents in a Manhattan orphanage shortly after birth, Paula Fox was rescued by her grandmother, only to be passed from relative to relative. T...
Newbery Medal-winning author Paula Fox's gripping and sensitive portrayal of a teenage girl who discovers her father is not the man she thought he was. Cathe...
One day, thirteen-year-old jessie Bollier is earning pennies playing his fife on the docks of New Orleans; the next, he is kidnapped and thrown aboard a slave s...
From Newbery Medal-winning author Paula Fox,an isolated young girl discovers surprising revelations about her grandmother--and herself. Eleven-and-a-half-yea...
A Newbery Honor Book and Winner of the Christopher Award: A young boy fires a forbidden rifle--and must face the consequences. Ned Wallis's minister father ma...
Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award:A young girl learns some hard truths about human nature in this thought-provoking, beautifully crafted novel. Tomor...
Newbery Medal winner Paula Fox depicts a fateful summer on the mysterious Greek island of Thasos in this "haunting tale" (TheNew York Times Book Review). Lily...
A hilarious tale from Newbery Medal winner Paula Fox: Maurice loves to collect things--but what happens when he collects too many things? Eight-year-old Mauri...
Eleven-year-old Clay must find a home on the streets of New York City in this award-winning, heartbreakingly honest novel. He was eleven years old, and he had ...
National Book Award Winner: A grieving teenager wonders if she'll ever understand anything--especially the big things--in life. Time passed, and all the minute...