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Leslie Connor (Author)

Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?

A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, friendship, and community from the award-winning author of The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, Leslie Connor.Eleven-year-old Aurora Petrequin's best friend has never spoken a word to her. In fact, Frenchie Livernois doesn't talk.Aurora is bouncy, loud and impulsive--"a big old blurter." Making friends has never come easily. When Frenchie, who is autistic, silently chose Aurora as his person back in third grade, she chose him back. They make a good team, sharing their love of the natural world in coastal Maine.In the woods, Aurora and Frenchie encounter a piebald deer, a rare creature with a coat like a patchwork quilt. Whenever it appears, Aurora feels compelled to follow.At school, Aurora looks out for Frenchie, who has been her classmate until this year. One morning, Frenchie doesn't make it to his classroom. Aurora feels she's to blame. The entire town begins to search, and everyone wonders: how is it possible that nobody has seen Frenchie? At the heart of this story is the friendship between hyper-talkative Aurora and nonvocal Frenchie. Conflict arises when Aurora is better able to ...

Beano Studios (Author)

Beano Dennis & Gnasher: Little Menace's Great Escape

Can Dennis, Gnasher and the crew catch Bea in time before Dennis's parents get home and find out she's missing? When Dennis's parents are invited to an adult-only wedding, he and Harsha devise the perfect plan to avoid nagging babysitters: they'll do it! However, when Dennis's little sister Bea goes missing, they'll start to realise that babysitting isn't all it's cracked up to be! Join Dennis, Gnasher, Harsha and Rubi as they chase Bea across Beanotown, following the trail of destruction she leaves in her wake. Will they find her before Dennis's parents get home? An adventure story, told with funny pictures!

Gale Research Inc (Editor)

Contemporary Literary Criticism: Yearbook 2022: Criticism of the Works of Today's Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, Scriptwriters, a