RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2014. The poignant memoir of a young girl who lost her hearing due to spinal meningitis and must now wear a Phonic Ear, or large hearing aid. Poor Cece stands out in the crowd when all she wants is to fit in and make friends.

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The story of Hollis Woods, a girl who was abandoned in a park for which she is named. Currently, she...

The first in a triology featuring Cassiopeia, known as Cassie, Sullivan, a 16-year-old girl trying...

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The story of Ivan, a gorilla who has spent all 27 years of his life in captivity. He has gotten used...

Harry Potter is growing up! At age 14, he wants to be done with the Dursleys and attend the...

A crisis is brewing at Hogwarts. A prisoner named Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban, where he...

And they're off! Thirteen creatures in China have come to the river to join in the Emperor's race...

This story is based on one found on a papyrus scroll of hieroglyphs from the nineteenth century B.C...

A princess has eleven brothers. The twelve siblings live happily and well, until their father...

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