Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

by:  Gary D. Schmidt
2005 Newbery Honor Book

Growing up.
Becoming friends with someone you never thought you would.
Prejudice.
Injustice.
Standing up for what you believe in and for what is right.


Awesome!

Okay for Now           
     
by: Gary D. Schmidt



Gary Schmidt is one of my new favorite authors!  I love his characters and you will, too!
Doug Swieteck is a middle school boy trying to make it.  Things are anything but easy for Doug, but he has as amazing way of rising above his not so great circumstances.