Suzanne S Staples

Suzanne Fisher Staples

Suzanne Fisher Staples is an American writer of children's books. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she grew up in a small community around Northeastern...

Callie's Paradox

Callie loves her dog Lulah, soccer, star-gazing, her friend Mariette, and her far-from-perfect family. But she is struggling to discover what she believes in. Her parents and her church tell her there are right and wrong answers to everything – all she has to do is believe. Callie knows from being a...

Shiva's Fire

On a remarkable daywhen fish leap among the stars,and bird., mar beneath the waters,a girl is born in the South of India.From her childhood, Parvati is known in her village for the extraordinary events that seem to spring from her dancing feet, and which set her and her family apart. One day a great...

Under the Persimmon Tree

Najmah, a young Afghan girl whose name means “star,” suddenly finds herself alone when her father and older brother are conscripted by the Taliban and her mother and newborn brother are killed in an air raid. An American woman, Elaine, whose Islamic name is Nusrat, is also on her own. She waits out ...

The House of Djinn

Mumtaz, daughter of Shabanu, has lived with her father's traditional Muslim family for 10 years, enduring the scorn of her auntie Leyla day in and day out. Her only protectors are her uncle Omar and Baba, patriarch of the Amirzai tribe, but even they would disown her if they knew she had a crush on ...

The Green Dog: A Mostly True Story

All Suzanne can think of is her dream dog--black and tan, with long silky fur and deep chocolate eyes. So when the perfect dog shows up one day, she is overjoyed. But Jeff, the dog, has a nose for trouble, and keeping him will be more difficult than Suzanne ever imagined.

The Green Dog: A Mostly True Story

By the author of Shabanu, a Newbery Honor BookThe summer after fourth grade, a lonely girl wants just one thing: a dog. It's all she can think of. She tries everything to convince her parents to let her have one, but nothing works. She is sure that she will spend another whole summer alone – dogless...

The Prince and the Pauper (Aladdin Classics)

Prince Edward inadvertently switches places with Tom Canty, a pauper. While both boys are interested in experiencing life in the other's shoes, they are dismayed by the realities of their new lives. Written before The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was finished, this tale contains the elements of so...

Dangerous Skies

A Season of ChangeAlong the Virginia shoreline where their families have lived for generations, Buck and Tunes Smith defy tradition. Raised together like brother and sister, they are bound by surname, but not by skin color. And just as Buck has come to rely on Tunes, Tunes has come to trust that eve...

The Green Dog

Dangerous Skies

Shiva's Fire

Dangerous Skies

The Green Dog

Shiva's Fire

Under The Persimmon Tree

The House of Djinn