Skunk and Badger

Skunk and Badger

Amy Timberlake

Children's Books

Wallace and Gromit meets Winnie-the-Pooh in a fresh take on a classic odd-couple friendship, from Newbery Honor author Amy Timberlake and Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen.   No one wants a skunk.   They are unwelcome on front stoops. They should not linger in Important Rock Rooms. Skunks should never, ever be allowed to move in. But Skunk is Badger’s new roommate, and there is nothing Badger can do about it.   When Skunk plows into Badger’s life, everything Badger knows is upended. Tails are flipped. The wrong animal is sprayed. And why-oh-why are there so many chickens?   “Nooooooooooooooooooooo!”   Newbery Honor author Amy Timberlake spins the first tale in a series about two opposites who need to be friends.  New York Times bestselling author/illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen completes the book...
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One Came Home

One Came Home

Amy Timberlake

Children's Books

In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly.But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier.From School Library JournalGr 5-8-Thirteen-year-old Georgie Burkhardt can shoot better than anyone in Placid, Wisconsin. She can handle accounts and serve customers in her family's general store. What she can't do is accept that the unrecognizable body wearing her older sister's blue-green gown is Agatha. Determined to discover what happened after Agatha abruptly left town with a group of pigeoners, Georgie sets out to follow her route. In return for the loan of a mule, she reluctantly allows Billy McCabe, one of Agatha's suitors, to accompany her. The journey includes a menacing cougar and ruthless counterfeiters, but Georgie's narration offers more than action-packed adventure. She unravels the tangle of events that led to Agatha's sudden departure and acknowledges her own role. By turns humorous and reflective, Georgie's unique and honest voice includes confusion about her feelings for Billy and doubts about her ability to kill even in desperate circumstances. Timberlake seamlessly integrates information about two significant events that occurred in Wisconsin in 1871: the largest recorded nesting of passenger pigeons in spring and devastating firestorms in fall. Georgie's physical and emotional odyssey that occurs between those two events will linger in readers' minds.-Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankatoα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. ReviewStarred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 1, 2012:“Georgie's story will capture readers' imaginations with the very first sentences and then hold them hostage until the final page is turned.”
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That Girl Lucy Moon

That Girl Lucy Moon

Amy Timberlake

Children's Books

Lucy Moon is the kind of girl who loudly supports animal rights—during hunting season. She wearsa woven hat made of hemp in support of third-world workers. Lucy Moon is the kind of girlwho spots injustice and isn’t afraid to fight it. So when classmates land a trip to the police station for sledding on Wiggins Hill and the local paper refuses to report it, Lucy takes up the battle. Ms. Wiggins, the town’s wealthiest resident, and owner of Wiggins Hill, becomes Lucy’s most formidable adversary. Soon, Lucy is embroiled in a battle for justice that leaves her wondering whether the struggle is worth it, and whether one person can really make a difference.
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