Author: katherineapplegate

“Beautifully written… Will leave its imprint on a reader of any age” (The New York Times Book Review): A red oak tree bears witness to a neighborhood’s wishes and fears in this poignant New York Times bestseller with over 12,600 five-star Goodreads ratings.

Popular children’s author Katherine Applegate presents this fun sequel to her instant hit, Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs. Though first grader Roscoe Riley always means well, he still has a lot to learn. So when his beloved stuffed pig Hamilton goes missing from school, he “jumps to a conclusion” and assumes that Wyatt, the meanest kid in the class, took Ham. And since Wyatt must be the pig-napper, it’s only fair that Roscoe swipe the bully’s teddy bear to get even, right?

A Newbery Medal winner with nearly 80,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Ivan, a gorilla raised in captivity, meets a newly captured baby elephant who reveals the reality of his confinement. This poignant #1 New York Times bestseller “will capture readers’ hearts and never let go” (School Library Journal).