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Hattie Percha is crushed when the riots start on her 10th birthday, and when she must move away from her treasured childhood home and friends, attending public school for the first time, she’s afraid her life is over. Then, she meets Beverly Jo Nichols, her first Black friend, and Crackers, a fearless tomboy. Despite opposition from Hattie’s mother and a racist teacher, the unlikely friends join forces. As the self-proclaimed Dream Girls, they challenge bigotry and intolerance, willing to do whatever it takes to hold onto what’s most precious to them all, their friendship.

Funny, poignant, and deeply moving, The Line Tender is a story of nature's enduring mystery and a girl determined to find meaning and connection within it. Wherever the sharks led, Lucy Everhart's marine-biologist mother was sure to follow. In fact, she was on a boat far off the coast of...

Debut novelist Lisa Lewis Tyre vibrantly brings a small town and its outspoken characters to life, as she explores race and other community issues from both the Civil War and the present day. Lou might be only twelve, but she’s never been one to take things sitting down. So when her Civil...

"Hey,“ siger Kalle. „Fedt, du kom!“ "Jeg kan kun blive i ti minutter,“ siger jeg. Kalle himler med øjnene. „Er du okay?“ Jeg ser på min mobil. Ejnar er vågen. Frederik går i skole og har venner og er måske også ved at blive lidt forelsket. Samtidig prøver han at passe på sin bror og være den voksne og ansvarlige, nu hans mor ikke er i stand til det. Det er, som om det er to helt forskellige verdener. Han kæmper for at få dem til at hænge sammen. Men seks kilometers sort asfalt adskiller dem.