In Iowa circa 1929, spunky twelve-year-old Tugs vows to turn her family’s luck around, with the help of a Brownie camera and a small-town mystery.Tugs Esther Button was born to a luckless family. Butt
"A lovely coming-of-age tale filled with humor and pathos and unexpected twists...The characters are quirky, eccentric, and lovable." — Kirkus ReviewsHarold "Little" Klein can’t seem to measure up. Su
Fans of the hapless Button family will thrill to this Civil War prequel, featuring the inimitable "Granddaddy Ike" as a boy."Eleven is not too young for war," Ike s
"The letters are personal and immediate, and the story is full of details that evoke the historical period. . . . The simple words grab your heart."— BOOKLISTIt’s a good thing nine-year-old Isabelle i
Introduces the long, curving ocean that covers approximately one fifth of the earth's surface, and provides instructions for an activity to demonstrate evaporation of salt water.
