Books with author Elizabeth Lee

No, no, NO! Geraldine is NOT moving. Not to this new town where she’s the only giraffe. Not to this new school where she has no friends. Not to this new place, where everyone only knows her as That Giraffe Girl. But soon Geraldine meets Cassie, a girl who is just as much of an outcast as she is, and as time goes by, she realizes that being yourself and making one really good, unusual friend can help someone who literally stands out fit right in.Together, Geraldine and Cassie play by their own rules.

Young Fu is bound for seven years to be an apprentice to Tang the coppersmith, and his new life in the Chinese city Chungking is both exciting and terrifying. Young Fu endures the taunts of his coworkers, and must live by his wits on the streets, where restless soldiers will shoot a man if he does not carry a load for them, and beggars steal from those who pass them by.Yet for Young Fu, the pleasures of the bustling Chungking of the 1920s far outweigh its dangers. Little by little he learns the ways of the big city and plunges into adventure after adventure. Young Fu's eagerness to help others and his acts of courage earn him many friends, and finally, more good fortune than he ever thought possible.

Lily Rose is a typical California teenage girl who was about to graduate high school. She had her whole life in front of her when she was abducted and sold into the sex slavery industry. She watched as her boyfriend was brutally murdered in front of her. Her innocence was stolen from her. She was taken by a profit hungry criminal. Lily Rose experiences total devastation when she comes face to face with Carl Booker, she never knew the world could be so dark and cruel.All Lily Rose was dollar signs for Carl Booker. Lily Rose was constantly brutalized, raped and humiliated. Lily faces total despair and loses her faith in humanity. When Lily escapes from Carl she is no longer the same ambitious girl that she once was. She is self loathing, addicted to drugs and angry. Lily's life was forever changed. This story goes into her family facing the possibility of Lily being gone forever and their anguish over Lily's loss. This story goes into what her family is feeling and the turmoil it causes within the family. Lily's family tries to save her when she returns home. This story is written in Lily's perspective as well as the family's perspective and what they are all going through and went through while she went missing. The Carl Booker and his family is based on a real life family who had many issues. Meghan is a real woman who was rescued in 2006 and adopted by a wonderful family. Human trafficking is all to real: sex slavery, forced labor, child labor, debt bondage, involuntary domestic servitude, commercial sexual exploration of children and child soldiers. Grab your copy now by clicking the orange BUY NOW button at the top right of the page.

Jill's excited about entering her basset hound, Fletcher, in the big dog show, so she and her best friend, Gwen, go to the library to learn about training dogs.But they're puzzled and surprised to find that many pictures are cut out of the special dog books they've borrowed. Who would want to destroy library books? Luckily there's strange clue on one page and that's enough to get super sleuths started on their search.The books are due back soon and Jill and Gwen don't want to be blamed for ruining them. But someone is to blame. Will they find the person in time?

In this inspiring young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestseller, one American troop will save the world's most precious horses during the final stretch of World War II. When American Colonel Hank Reed and his soldiers captures a German spy, they uncover an unexpected secret: Hitler has kidnapped the world's finest purebred horses and hidden them in a secret Czechoslovakian breeding farm. But, starving Russian troops are drawing closer and the horses face the danger of becoming food instead. With little time to spare, the small American troop cross enemy lines to heroically save some of the world's most treasured animals. Elizabeth Letts details the terrifying truth of Hitler's eugenics program during World War II and shares the story of the courageous American troop dedicated to stopping it. Highlighting bravery in the face of incredible odds, this tale will shed light on a little-known piece of our past and speak to history fans and animal lovers of every age. ★ "Spellbinding...a must-read." —Booklist, Starred review A Junior Library Guild Selection

The classic stories of our childhood--"Cinderella," "The Sleeping Beauty," Little Red Riding Hood"--exist only in books today, but they started their lives as oral tales told from one generation to the next. In Ethiopia, however, great treasuries of fairy tales still live in people's heads and have never been written down. Old people sit together in the evenings and tell each other stories that were already old a hundred years ago. Elizabeth Laird--a winner of the Reader's Choice award and the Children's Book award--spent two years traveling around Ethiopia and collecting the tales in this anthology. She was told stories by Muslims in the hot, dry deserts of the East; Christians from the cool, central Highlands; and people from even older religions from the warm, humid South. The different faiths and cultures are reflected in the stories, with their varying notions of God, heaven, and the spirit world. You will enjoy the funny stories with a twist, the exciting adventure stories of brave warriors and hunters, the clever stories of cunning and trickery, along with stories about ogres and kings and merchants and farmers and animals.

Perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and Looking for Alaska, Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author, calls Elizabeth LaBan’s The Tragedy Paper “a beguiling and beautifully written tale of first love and heartbreak.” It follows the story of Tim Macbeth, a seventeen-year-old albino and a recent transfer to the prestigious Irving School, where the motto is “Enter here to be and find a friend.” A friend is the last thing Tim expects or wants—he just hopes to get through his senior year unnoticed. Yet, despite his efforts to blend into the background, he finds himself falling for the quintessential “It” girl, Vanessa Sheller, girlfriend of Irving’s most popular boy. To Tim's surprise, Vanessa is into him, too, but she can kiss her social status goodbye if anyone ever finds out. Tim and Vanessa begin a clandestine romance, but looming over them is the Tragedy Paper, Irving’s version of a senior year thesis, assigned by the school’s least forgiving teacher. Jumping between viewpoints of the love-struck Tim and Duncan, a current senior about to uncover the truth of Tim and Vanessa, The Tragedy Paper is a compelling tale of forbidden love and the lengths people will go to keep their secrets.

Lily Rose is a typical California teenage girl who was about to graduate high school. She had her whole life in front of her when she was abducted and sold into the sex slavery industry. She watched as her boyfriend was brutally murdered in front of her. Her innocence was stolen from her. She was taken by a profit hungry criminal. Lily Rose experiences total devastation when she comes face to face with Carl Booker, she never knew the world could be so dark and cruel.All Lily Rose was dollar signs for Carl Booker. Lily Rose was constantly brutalized and humiliated. Lily faces total despair and loses her faith in humanity. When Lily escapes from Carl she is no longer the same ambitious girl that she once was. She is self loathing and angry. Lily's life was forever changed. This story goes into her family facing the possibility of Lily being gone forever and their anguish over Lily's loss. This story goes into what her family is feeling and the turmoil it causes within the family. Lily's family tries to save her when she returns home. This story is written in Lily's perspective as well as the family's perspective and what they are all going through and went through while she went missing. The Carl Booker and his family is based on a real life family who had many issues. Meghan is a real woman who was rescued from a human trafficking ring in 2006 and adopted by a wonderful family. Grab your copy now by clicking the orange BUY NOW button at the top right of the page.

A frank and beautiful story of damage, survival and restoration from an exhilarating literary voice.As Charles Redfern lies motionless in hospital, his wife Anne and daughter Charlotte are forced to confront their relationships with him – and with each other. Anne, once beautiful and clever, has paled in the shadow of her husband's dominance. Charlotte, meanwhile, is battling with her own inner darkness and is desperate to prevent her relationship with her not-yet-divorced lover from disintegrating.As the full truth of Charles's hold over them is brought to light, both women must reconcile themselves with the choices they have made, the secrets they have kept, and the uncertain future that now lies ahead of them.