Sally J. Pla

The Someday Birds is a debut middle grade novel perfect for fans of Counting by 7s and Fish in a Tree, filled with humor, heart, and chicken nuggets. Charlie’s perfectly ordinary life has been unraveling ever since his war journalist father was injured in Afghanistan. When his father heads from California to Virginia for medical treatment, Charlie reluctantly travels cross-country with his boy-crazy sister, unruly brothers, and a mysterious new family friend. He decides that if he can spot all the birds that he and his father were hoping to see someday along the way, then everything might just turn out okay. Debut author Sally J. Pla has written a tale that is equal parts madcap road trip, coming-of-age story for an autistic boy who feels he doesn’t understand the world, and an uplifting portrait of a family overcoming a crisis.

The Someday Birds

Fire, the Water, and Maudie Mcginn

Tania de Regil

Invisible Isabel

After fainting during a school assembly, Stanley uses his time in a safe room to begin drawing a comic book superhero and then enters a treasure hunt so that he can win passes to Comic Fest.

Stanley will probably be fine

The Fire, the Water and Maudie McGinn

"Per alcuni individui, la sopravvivenza è possibile solo all’interno di uno stormo. Per altri, la vita è un solitario campo di prova nella natura selvaggia" (Prof. Tiberius Shaw). La vita metodica e ordinatissima di Charlie viene sconvolta quando suo padre, reporter di guerra, viene ferito in Afghanistan. Ricoverato in Virginia, costringerà Charlie e tutta la sua famiglia a un viaggio attraverso l'America, tra manie e fobie con cui convivere e un obiettivo originale: avvistare e raccogliere su un quaderno tutti gli uccelli di cui è appassionato...

Charlie e il misterioso professor Tiberius

Sammy is having the absolute rottenest, worst day ever. His little brother, Benji, knows exactly what that's like.

Benji, the Bad Day, and Me

A New York Public Library Best Kids Book of 2018 * A Kirkus Best Book of 2018 * A Bank Street Best Children's Book of 2019 This funny and moving second novel from the author of The Someday Birds features comic trivia, a safety superhero, and a super-cool scavenger hunt all over downtown San Diego, as our young hero Stanley Fortinbras grapples with his anxiety—and learns what, exactly, it means to be brave. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 7 to 8, especially during homeschooling. It’s a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom. Nobody knows comics trivia like Stanley knows comics trivia. It’s what he takes comfort in when the world around him gets to be too much. And after he faints during a safety assembly, Stanley takes his love of comics up a level by inventing his own imaginary superhero, named John Lockdown, to help him through. Help is what he needs, because Stanley’s entered Trivia Quest—a giant comics-trivia treasure hunt—to prove he can tackle his worries, score VIP passes to Comic Fest, and win back his ex-best friend. Partnered with his fearless new neighbor Liberty, Stanley faces his most epic, overwhelming, challenging day ever. What would John Lockdown do? Stanley’s about to find out.

Sally J. Pla

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