New Releases by Sylvia McNicoll

A moving and funny story of a fifteen-year-old girl coping with life death and love.

Grade level: 8, 9, 10, s.

Neil really wants a dog, but all he has is his goldfish Fido, a bratty five-year-old sister named Tara, and a brand new baby brother. When Fido dies, Neil has to find a new pet to show at school -- and fast! His grandfather helps him come up with a new pet, and takes him for rides in his lucky sports car. But then Neil wrecks his grandfather''s beloved Firebird. Will the family ever forgive him? By the end of the worst week in his life, Neil comes to understand everyone in his family a bit better, and even ends up with the best school pet project ever!

Grade level: 5, 6, 7, e, i.