Author: elanakarnold
From a National Book Award finalist comes a “pitch-black fairy tale” (Booklist): Ama, a damsel not quite in distress, realizes there’s a darker side to her dashing prince… “Rips into a familiar story and sets it aflame” (School Library Journal starred review).
A 2017 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Finalist When Nina Faye was fourteen, her mother told her there was no such thing as unconditional love. Nina believed her. Now she’ll do anything for the boy she loves, to prove she’s worthy of him. But when he breaks up with her, Nina is lost. What is she if not a girlfriend? What is she made of? Broken-hearted, Nina tries to figure out … figure out what the conditions of love are. “Finally, finally, a book that is fully girl, with all of the gore and grace of growing up…
In the tradition of Clementine and Ramona Quimby, meet Bat. Author Elana K. Arnold returns with another irresistible story of friendship in this widely acclaimed series starring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum. For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life is pretty great. He’s the caretaker of the best baby skunk in the world—even Janie, his older sister, is warming up to Thor. When Janie gets a part in the school play and can’t watch Bat after school, it means some pretty big changes. Someone else has to take care of the skunk kit in the afternoons, Janie is…