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"Jake volunteers at a nursing home because he likes helping people. He likes skating and singing, playing Bingo and Name That Tune, and reading mysteries and comics aloud to his teachers. He also likes avoiding people his own age . . . and the cruelty of mirrors . . . and food. Jake has read about kids like him in books--the weird one, the outsider--and would do anything not to be that kid, including shrink himself down to nothing. But the less he...
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The first installment in a trilogy that follows Ash in his final quest to be crowned world champion! Join Ash and his Pokémon as they are introduced to the World Coronation Series and begin to battle their way up through the ranks of the tournament. He makes friends and encounters Gym Leaders and powerful Pokémon Trainers, each bringing him one step closer to his goal of victory. As Ash faces some epic battles and his first defeat of the tournament,...
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"After fleeing Uganda, Ace is battling ignorance, bullying, and a new culture. Now he seeks to regain his confidence and show himself he has the tools to make it in his new life. In his debut novel, Eddie Kawooya presents a fish-out-of-water story of immigration and the pains and joys of integration into a new and sometimes frightening environment."--