Cathleen Daly

When two self-professed middle school drama geeks––Isabelle and Annie (a.k.a. Cisco and The Bean)––fail at their attemps in romance, they start Flirt Club, an after school support group for similarly afflicted friends who decide to take decisive and strategic action with hilarious and touching results.

Flirt Club

Stephen Michael King

Prudence wants a pet so badly that she adopts a branch, a twig, a tire and even a shoe named Formal Footwear, but none are suitable for her--will Prudence ever find the perfect pet? By the author of Flirt Club.

Prudence Wants a Pet

Prudence wants a pet. Desperately. "No," says Dad, "pets cost too much to keep." "No," says Mom, "pets make noise." But Prudence is determined. She finds her own pet. It is a...branch. But Branch isn't exactly the pet of her dreams, and neither are Twig, Mr. Round (a car tire), or her baby brother Milo. Poor Prudence. Will she ever find the perfect pet?

Emily wants to be an artist. She likes painting and loves the way artists like Pablo Picasso mixed things up. Emily's life is a little mixed up right now. Her dad doesn't live at home anymore, and it feels like everything around her is changing. "When Picasso was sad for a while," says Emily, "he only painted in blue. And now I am in my blue period." It might last quite some time. A Neal Porter Book

Emily's Blue Period

After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.

Cathleen Daly

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