Books with author Jennifer Erin Brown

When Alex falls for the charming new boy at school, Cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her -- she can't believe she's finally found her soul mate . . . someone who truly loves and understands her.At first, Alex is blissfully happy. Sure, Cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend Zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? As the months pass, though, Alex can no longer ignore Cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.As Alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

Upstairs Jordie is an engaging reader for children of all ages, especially for the emergent reader. Each reader involves the audience with the adventures of Jordie, a seven-year old who thinks he has to save the world from a variety of mishaps. He receives missions from an old cell phone in the upstairs room where he was assigned to keep from creating mischief in the house. He is zany, geeky, and humorous, but has a cool demeanor that all children will love. His nemesis, Nev (the Nerve) is also a recurring character in many of his adventures along with his brother Jay and sister Brooke. He loves life and it loves him too!!!

Rebecca is having a sleepover. Her friends ride the bus with her to her house after school. They eat a snack, help out in the kitchen, watch a movie, and stay up all night talking. This book shows what a typical young child's sleepover is like and will help readers understand this common experience. The colorful illustrations and corresponding text will help foster a love of reading in emerging readers as well as younger listeners.

Seventeen-year-olds Willa Thompson and Dan Martin are falling in love. But there’s one major problem: Willa lives in New York. Dan doesn’t.Teens with divorced parents, Dan, a comic book nerd from Texas, and Willa, a sassy urbanite, have spent the last three years coordinating their monthly trips to visit the parent they don’t live with, so that they can meet up during their layovers. As their junior year wraps up, Willa and Dan realize that their feelings for each other are more than friendly.When they begin a long-distance relationship, Dan and Willa find out that there is more working against them than geography—they aren’t applying to any of the same colleges, Dan’s ruthless ex sees Willa as nothing more than a challenge to overcome, and Willa’s more-experienced-in-love best friend doesn’t trust Dan as far as she can throw him. Which is not at all.Spanning a year and told from Willa and Dan’s alternating perspectives, Taking Flight captures the many stresses of being a high school senior, and how very difficult—but also how very easy—love can be.

Kendra has always felt overshadowed by her older brother, Grayson, whose OCD forces him to live a life of carefully coordinated routines. The only way Kendra can stand out next to Grayson is to be perfect, and she has perfection down to an art -- until a cheating scandal threatens her flawless reputation.Behind the wheel of her car, with Grayson asleep beside her, Kendra decides to drive away from it all -- with enough distance, maybe she'll be able to figure everything out. But even in the midst of the road trip's flat tires, gas-station food stops, and detours to quirky roadside attractions, eventually Kendra must stop running and come to terms with herself, her brother, and her past.With undeniable grace and humor, acclaimed author Jennifer Brown explores OCD, the pressure for perfection, and the emotional highs and lows of a complex sibling relationship.

A spring break ski trip turns into the reunion Willa and Dan never saw coming. After months of not talking, Willa and Dan run into each other at the last place they thought they would—a ski lodge in Colorado. Neither of them expected to see the other during spring break, and certainly never expected to meet their ex’s new college friends. Dan sees this as his last opportunity to win Willa back and wants to make the most of the week together. He knows that they can make long distance work, and when he hears that they may both be in New York for the summer, he’s more determined than ever to convince the girl of his dreams that they should try to have a relationship again. Third time’s the charm, right?But Willa isn’t sure if that’s for the best—they broke up for a reason, after all, and if they did get back together, the deck is stacked against them. They’re still going to different colleges, they’re still long distance, and they still have no idea how to make that work.But then again, when Willa is honest with herself, she knows that she wants to spend time with Dan. That she wants to see where the week in Colorado may take them. That she wants them to end up together. She just isn’t sure how—or even if—that’s supposed to happen. In this Taking Flight novella, set against the snowy, stunning backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, Willa and Dan have to face the truth about their relationship and decide if they want to run back up that slippery slope together, or go their separate ways.

A delightful board book for parents and babies to read together. While reading simple text and sharing charming illustrations, parents and caregivers will learn how to recognize the "baby states" and enjoy interacting and communicating with their babies. In each of the sleeping and awake states, infants respond differently to their world and those around them. This book helps parents and caregivers promote social, emotional, and cognitive growth.