Ebb and Flow

Ebb and Flow
by Heather T. Smith (Author)

Booktalk: Last year, Jett and his mother had moved to a new town for a fresh start after his father went to jail. But Jett soon learned that fresh starts aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. When he befriended a boy with a difficult home life, Jett found himself in a cycle of bad decisions that culminated in the betrayal of a friend – a shameful secret he still hasn’t forgiven himself for. Will a summer spent with his unconventional grandmother help eleven-year-old Jett find his way to redemption?

Snippet:
Summer

One summer,
after a long plane ride
and a rotten bad year
I went to Grandma Jo’s.
It was my mother’s idea.
Jett, what you need is a change of scenery.
I think she needed a change of scenery, too.
One without me.
Because that rotten bad year?
That was my fault.

A 2018 Cybils Poetry nominee

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Siege

Siege: How General Washington Kicked the British Out of Boston and Launched a Revolution
by Roxane Orgill (Author)

Booktalk: Step back to British-held Boston and hear the voices of citizens, militiamen, and redcoats at a turning of the tide in the American Revolution . . .

Back matter includes source notes, a glossary, and a bibliography.

Snippet:
Prize

Blast!
from the swivel gun
Blast!
from the carriage gun
HMS Nancy
of the king’s navy
supply ship
bound for Boston–
captured!
Hauled to Cape Ann
unloaded–
what a prize!

A 2018 Cybils Poetry nominee

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