Lorie Ann Grover
Author
Series
Publisher
Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 190L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text and colorful illustrations remind young reader to love everything about themselves, from the top of their heads to the tips of their toes.
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"I'm leaving."
Dad's words come as a complete shock to Essie. How can he just walk out on her and the family, especially when Mom is pregnant?
Essie keeps her dad's leaving a secret. Then Essie's classmate, Chris Crow, disappears, and everyone finds out he's been kidnapped. Is Chris okay? Is Dad ever coming back? Essie is left to wonder if people really have any control over what happens in their lives.
Finally, after a startling incident...