New Releases by Melodye Rosales

An African American version of Goldilocks and the three bears.

All Jackson Jones wants for his tenth birthday is a basketball. Instead, his mother gives him a garden plot close to their city apartment. What could he possibly do with a "big mess of trouble and weeds?" "Quattlebaum has created a winning cast of characters . . . and a savvy young hero whom readers will like--and respect".--School Library Journal, starred review.

Nine-year-old Addy Walker escapes from a cruel life of slavery to freedom during the Civil War.

Grade 2.6; Points 1.0.