Susan B Beard

Little Sister Rabbit wants to have an adventure all by herself. She loves stamping in puddles, building boats and skimming stones without her clever big brother telling her what to do. But she's having so much fun that she loses her way! Will Little Sister Rabbit be able to find her way home . . . ...

Lina, the maid at Katthult Farm, had such a terrible toothache. "Looks like you'll be going to Per the Blacksmith," said Alfred. It was Per the Blacksmith who pulled out bad teeth with his long scary pliars. "how much do he charge for pulling out a tooth?" ask Lina. "One krona an hour," said Alfred....

No one believes Lotta when she says she can ride a bike, and that makes her very cross indeed! But how can she learn to ride a bike when all she has is a stupid tricycle? And no one gives her a proper bicycle on her fifth birthday, either. That's when she decides to steal old mrs. Berg's bike..... A...

Where would you rather live—in a lonely apartment with your drunk father, only bearable when your big brother is home? Or in a small, snowy village with a frozen lake, where your aunt burns books to keep the house warm, and a girl called Pi makes your heart beat a bit too fast, and your cranky old n...

When Anita Hill reluctantly appeared before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in October 1991 charging that Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her, she did more that force the re-opening of Thomas' Senate confirmation hearing. Her allegation was also the catalyst f...

Grump the Yule Tomte lives all alone, which is exactly how he likes it! He's waiting for Christmas to arrive when all of a sudden a gust of wind steals his mittens from the washing line and his hat from his head. That's the last straw...he won't be the Yule Tomte anymore!Binny and Barty, the rabbit ...

The award-winning novel, You Can’t Be That, is the story of what happens when a small-town Southern Baptist church calls a young woman to minister to its dwindling congregation. Everything changes. For as long as she can remember, Annie Adams has had one deep desire – to be the pastor of a church....

Awarded the August Prize for Best Youth Novel."I really loved this book—the fierce and honest testimony of a blazingly creative personality."—Elizabeth WeinHigh school outsider Maja would never hurt her¬self on purpose as her dad, teachers, and classmates seem to believe. Can't a person saw off the ...