Eve Bunting

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SOS Titanic

Eve Bunting

Barry O’Neill is journeying to New York on the Titanic’s fateful maiden voyage. He’s homesick and worried about the Flynn boys traveling in steerage who have threatened to throw him overboard. Little does Barry know that a struggle with the Flynns is the least of the dangers that await him. This suspenseful young adult adventure story is based on the true and terrible events that occured as the Titanic sank. “A dread sense of the inevitable drives this taut disaster story-and makes it nearly impossible to put down.”—Publishers Weekly

 

Nasty Stinky Sneakers

Eve Bunting

Colin unlaced the right sneaker. He pulled it off and wafted it under Webster’s nose.

Webster closed his eyes and sighed happily. “Ferocious!” he said. “There’s no other guy in the world going to beat that.”

Colin has spent weeks perfecting his sneaker odor for The Stinkiest Sneakers in the World contest. If he wins, he’ll get three brand-new pairs of Slam Dunkers sneakers: one for himself, one for his little sister, Amy, and one for his best pal, Webster. But now after weeks of working toward stinky perfection-not washing his feet, wearing no socks,…

 

Market Day

Eve Bunting, Holly Berry

Tess and Wee Boy observe the farm animals, wonder at the sword-swallower, hear playing of pipes, and experience all the excitement of a country fair in Ireland.

 

Smoky Night

Eve Bunting

In a night of rioting, Daniel and his mother are forced to leave their apartment for the safety of a shelter. “Diaz has not been afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and found-object collage. Without becoming cluttered or gimmicky, these pictures manage to capture a calamitous atmosphere that finally calms…. Both author and artist have managed to portray a politically charged event without pretense or preaching.”—The Bulletin

 

Coffin on a Case

Eve Bunting

When Lily Larson walks through the door of the Coffin and Pate Detective Agency, twelve-year-old Henry Coffin’s heart skips a beat Is this gorgeous girl who keeps crying “I’ve lost … I’ve lost …” going to be his father’s next client? It’s like a dream come true—until Henry learns that what Lily thinks she has lost is her mother … and for the fourth time! But Lilys mother really has disappeared, and while Mr. Coffin is away on business, Henry suddenly finds himself riding around L.A. in Lilys big red car, tracking down clues they hope will lead them to Lily’s…

 

One More Flight

Eve Bunting

Unable to adjust to foster homes and the Residential Center, an emotionally disturbed boy runs away and is befriended by a man who cares for wounded birds.

 

December

Eve Bunting, David Diaz

A homeless family's luck changes after they help an old woman who has even less than they do at Christmas.

 

Spying on Miss Muller

Eve Bunting

Jessie and her best friends in boarding school have always loved their teacher, Miss Müller. Half-German and half-Irish, she’s as beautiful as a movie star. But ever since their country, Ireland, went to war with Germany, they don’t feel the same way. In fact, the girls now think there’s something very strange about Miss Müller.


One night Jessie sees Miss Müller walking by herself in a part of the dorm that is off limits. When she tells her friends, they get really suspicious. But they will soon find out that appearances can be deceiving—and that judging…

 
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