Informed by a stranger that his son was switched at birth with another baby, Pete struggles to adjust to the needs of two families before an investigation unearths disturbing questions about the hospital and the night the exchange occurred.

With hits like Election and Joe College to his credit, author Tom Perrotta has established himself as a master of satire. Unhappily married Sarah passes her days at the local playground with her three-year-old daughter. When happily unemployed Todd (also married) and Sarah meet, their attraction is immediate. They begin a passionate affair just as their suburban utopia is rattled by the arrival of registered sex offender Ronald James McGorvey. With...

NEWBERY COLLECTION. Newbery medal winner, 1984. In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

Feeling neglected on his birthday, Ereth, the cantankerous old porcupine, sets out looking for his favorite treat and instead finds himself acting as "mother" to three young fox kits.

Brief rhymes celebrate the closeness of parent and child when the child is being carried, talked to and sung to.

Although they love each other, Old Bear and his Little Cub have a tug of war over which one knows best in a variety of situations.

Rhyming text explores what would happen if animals celebrated Christmas like humans do, from a penguin and chick writing letters to Santa to a koala and her parents sharing a holiday cuddle.

"A blended family in crisis after a drunk driving accident leaves the daughter of one parent dead--and the son of the other parent charged with manslaughter." -- Publisher annotation.

Robbie and his dog, Ellie, spend the summer at his grandmother Maddy's house, where Robbie learns many things about his emotionally distant parents and himself.