A collection of Cynthia Lord's critically acclaimed and bestselling titles including RULES, a Newbery Honor Book.
This new ebook collection of Cynthia Lord's middle grade novels includes RULES, TOUCH BLUE, and HALF A CHANCE. These are stories of family, friendship, and hope.In RULES, all Catherine wants is a "normal" life, and having a brother with autism makes that seem nearly impossible.To save the local schoolhouse in TOUCH BLUE, the town decides to increase the number of students by having several families take in foster children.When Lucy's family moves to an old house on a lake in HALF A CHANCE, she tries to see her new home through her camera's lens. Praise for Cynthia Lord's HALF A CHANCE*"With winning results, Lord brings the same sensitivity to the subject of dementia that she brought to autism in her Newbery Honor book, RULES." --KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred reviewPraise for RULESA Newbery Honor Book, Schneider Family Book Award, ALA Notable Children's Book"Catherine is an endearing narrator who tells her story with both humor and heartbreak. . . . A lovely, warm read, and a great discussion starter." -- School Library JournalPraise for TOUCH BLUE*"A thoughtful first-person narration . . . [Tess's] sense of humor keeps things light." -- The Horn Book, starred review"Lord interlaces themes of loss, luck, superstition, family, and belonging . . . in this stirring novel." -- Publishers Weekly Cynthia Lord is the award-winning author of Rules, a Newbery Honor Book and a Schneider Family Book Award winner, as well as the critically acclaimed Half a Chance, A Handful of Stars, and Because of the Rabbit. She made her picture-book debut with Hot Rod Hamster, which won several awards, including the Parents' Choice Award, and is the author of the Shelter Pet Squad chapter book series. She lives in Maine with her family. Visit her at cynthialord.com. Praise for Cynthia Lord's HALF A CHANCE*"With winning results, Lord brings the same sensitivity to the subject of dementia that she brought to autism in her Newbery Honor book, RULES." --KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred reviewPraise for RULESA Newbery Honor Book, Schneider Family Book Award, ALA Notable Children's Book"Catherine is an endearing narrator who tells her story with both humor and heartbreak. . . . A lovely, warm read, and a great discussion starter." -- School Library JournalPraise for TOUCH BLUE*"A thoughtful first-person narration . . . [Tess's] sense of humor keeps things light." -- The Horn Book, starred review"Lord interlaces themes of loss, luck, superstition, family, and belonging . . . in this stirring novel." -- Publishers Weekly
