Books in The Literacy Bridge - Large Print series

A New York Times Bestseller A Children's Book-of-the- Month Club Main Selection Greg Kenton has always had a natural talent for making money - despite the annoying rivalry of his neighbor Maura Shaw. Then, just before sixth grade, Greg makes a discovery: almost every kid at school has an extra quarter or two to spend almost every day. For Greg, school suddenly looks like a giant piggy bank - and all he needs is the right hammer to crack it open. Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.

An New York Times Bestselling Author An ALA Best Book Vince Luca is just like any other high-school guy. His best friend, Alex, is vicariously trying to score through him; his brother is a giant pain; and his father keeps bugging him to get motivated. There is just one thing that really sets him apart from other kids - his father happens to be the head of a powerful crime organization.

Twelve-year-old Clovermead Wickward's head is filled with stories of adventure. She dreams about the thrill of a sword fight, the excitement of heroic quests, and the clash of mighty armies. The last thing she expects is for those dreams to come true. It seems that her beloved father, Waxmelt, is not who she has believed him to be - but is harboring secrets that threaten to tear their family apart. Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.

1498. Sebastian Cabot, age fifteen, can only wait and wonder. His famous father has abandoned him at home in Bristol, England, but has taken his brothers, Ludovico and Sancio, on his second voyage in search of the Asian mainland. On his first journey across the Western Ocean in 1497, John Cabot had discovered the New Found Land. Five years earlier, Columbus claimed to have found Asia by a southern route. Skeptical, Cabot set out to the north again to prove his old friend a fraud. But silence followed. Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.

A New York Times Bestselling Author Recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Outstanding Literature for Young Adults Recipient of the ALAN Award for a Significant Contribution to Adolescent Literature An ALA Best Book for Young Adults There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. Chris Crutcher is in top form with a cast of characters fighting for dignity in a world where tragedy and comedy dance side by side, where a moment's inattention can bring lifelong heartache, and where true acceptance is the only prescription for what ails us. Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.

A Newbery Award Winner Snatched from the docks of New Orleans, thirteen-year-old Jessie is thrown aboard a slave ship where he must play his fife while captured slaves dance to keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable. Jessie is sickened by the horrible practices of the slave business. But they are nothing compared to the one final horror that Jessie will witness. Can the cruelty be stopped? And will it be too late when it does? Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.

In the future, in a place called Satellite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill enters the world, unwanted by his parents. He's sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys. Freight class. Eoin Colfer has created an eerie and captivating world - part Blade Runner, part futuristic Dickens - replete with nonstop action, humor, and a spellbinding cast of characters.