Books with title The Bridge

José can't keep up. As the only English speaker in a family of undocumented immigrants, he handles everything from taking family members to the doctor to bargaining with the landlord. Plus he works two jobs. With all this responsibility, he's missing a lot of school. When he does make it, he falls asleep in class. José knows he has to turn things around if he wants to graduate from Rondo Alternative High School. Can he raise his grades enough to have a shot at college and a better life? Or will he be forced to drop out of school for good?

One day as summer is coming to a close, three boys are confronted by the Troll, the local homeless man who is the self-appointed guardian of the Scioto River and the Jefferson Street Bridge. A tussle ensues which leads to tragedy. This tragedy shocks the small Ohio town of Ravina and is the source of conflict at David’s high school. David must overcome a series of personal challenges to get his life back. The drama unfolds with a varied cast of characters and humor throughout.

When Ritchie's younger sister Rosie gets very sick after their mother suddenly goes away, Rosie begins to receive letters from a lonely troll, and these letters help Ritchie cope with his mother's absence, his father's seeming indifference, and the fifth-grade class bully.In the 1940s American midwest, Ritchie is coping after his mother suddenly goes away, and his little sister Rosie becomes sick, when a strange letter from a lonely troll comes for Rosie that changes both their lives