Books with author Meredith Rusu

“Lovers who surmount the odds have always been intense emotional fodder, but rarely have we seen a story like Birthday...true and raw, haunting and undeniable.” —The New York Times Book ReviewTwo best friends. A shared birthday. Six years... ERIC: There was the day we were born. There was the minute Morgan and I decided we were best friends for life. The years where we stuck by each other’s side—as Morgan’s mom died, as he moved across town, as I joined the football team, as my parents started fighting. But sometimes I worry that Morgan and I won’t be best friends forever. That there’ll be a day, a minute, a second, where it all falls apart and there’s no turning back the clock.MORGAN: I know that every birthday should feel like a new beginning, but I’m trapped in this mixed-up body, in this wrong life, in Nowheresville, Tennessee, on repeat. With a dad who cares about his football team more than me, a mom I miss more than anything, and a best friend who can never know my biggest secret. Maybe one day I’ll be ready to become the person I am inside. To become her. To tell the world. To tell Eric. But when?Six years of birthdays reveal Eric and Morgan’s destiny as they come together, drift apart, fall in love, and discover who they’re meant to be—and if they’re meant to be together. From the award-winning author of If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo, comes a heart-wrenching and universal story of identity, first love, and fate.“Beautifully written, Birthday is an altogether singular contribution to the gradually growing body of transgender literature and, indeed, to mainstream literature, as well.” —ALA Booklist, starred review

This all-new chapter book includes three original stories about the ninja! When Master Wu calls his old student Kai, he has a special mission for him: it's time to go BACK to his old ninja monastary and fix it up. That might sound boring, but what starts as a simple chore ends up as a ninja training jungle gym extravaganza! Plus, two more stories about classic ninja Zane and Lloyd! Contains full-color illustrations throughout three action-packed, easy-to-read adventures.

Kai and Nya have always worked together closely as brother and sister. But that was before the return of Krux and Acronix. The nefarious Time Twins soon reveal long-buried secrets from Kai and Nya's family's history. Can the two ninja work together to overcome the past and face the future? This all-new chapter book includes three original stories about the ninja and full-color illustrations.

Relive the action of Incredibles 2 in this hardcover picture book featuring fun and stylized artwork! In Incredibles 2, Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is in the spotlight, while Bob (voice of Craig T. Nelson) navigates the day-to-day heroics of "normal" life at home when a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot that only the Incredibles can overcome together.

This all-new chapter book includes three original stories about the ninja! There are full-color illustrations throughout these action-packed, easy-to-read adventures.When Kai and his friend Skylor hear there's a new villain in town running a school for crooks, it's up to the ninja to teach those bad guys a lesson. Look out, villains -- you're about to get schooled!

Tweet-tweet on the street! Are you ready to join a crime-fighting team, defeat the greatest enemies of all-time, and become the coolest Super Hero sidekick there is? If you answered "yes," then this is the guide for you! Discover your inner cool with help from Robin(TM), the coolest Super Hero sidekick in the universe. This guide features full-color images from the hit LEGO(R) Batman Movie(TM) and everything you need to know about becoming a super-hero sidekick from Robin himself. Now we're hip, now we're movin' -- come on Bat-fans, let's get groovin'!

“Lovers who surmount the odds have always been intense emotional fodder, but rarely have we seen a story like Birthday...true and raw, haunting and undeniable.” ―The New York Times Book ReviewTwo best friends. A shared birthday. Six years... ERIC: There was the day we were born. There was the minute Morgan and I decided we were best friends for life. The years where we stuck by each other’s side―as Morgan’s mom died, as he moved across town, as I joined the football team, as my parents started fighting. But sometimes I worry that Morgan and I won’t be best friends forever. That there’ll be a day, a minute, a second, where it all falls apart and there’s no turning back the clock.MORGAN: I know that every birthday should feel like a new beginning, but I’m trapped in this mixed-up body, in this wrong life, in Nowheresville, Tennessee, on repeat. With a dad who cares about his football team more than me, a mom I miss more than anything, and a best friend who can never know my biggest secret. Maybe one day I’ll be ready to become the person I am inside. To become her. To tell the world. To tell Eric. But when?Six years of birthdays reveal Eric and Morgan’s destiny as they come together, drift apart, fall in love, and discover who they’re meant to be―and if they’re meant to be together. From the award-winning author of If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo, comes a heart-wrenching and universal story of identity, first love, and fate.“Beautifully written, Birthday is an altogether singular contribution to the gradually growing body of transgender literature and, indeed, to mainstream literature, as well.” ―ALA Booklist, starred review

Prank with the Joker, stay cool with Mr Freeze and cut loose with Harley Quinn. Includes buildable Cheetah minifigure! The official LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes, er, super-VILLAINS guide to being BAD as told by the villains themselves! How come Super Heroes get to have all the fun? It's time for the bad guys to get a chance! Learn how to be bad in this fun guide to the super-villain side of life. Told with classic LEGO humour, this unique guide reminds us that sometimes, it's good to be bad!