Books by Laura Peyton Roberts
Green
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Laura Peyton Roberts, Alex Gino
Turning thirteen starts off with a bang for Lily. Literally. A birthday present explodes on her porch . . . and soon after a trio of leprechauns (yes, leprechauns) appears in her bedroom. They whisk her away to a land of clover, piskies, a new friend, a cute boy, and lots of glimmering, glittering gold. A world of Green.
It turns out that Lily, like her grandmother before her, is next in line to be keeper for the Clan of Green, and in charge of all their gold. That is, if she passes three tests. And she has to pass them. Because if she doesn’t she may never get to go home again. She’ll be stuck with the Greens.
Forever.
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Green
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Laura Peyton Roberts, Alex Gino
A fast-paced middle grade novel perfect for fantasy lovers! Lily's thirteenth birthday starts off with a bang. Literally. A present explodes on her porch . . . and soon after, a trio of leprechauns (yes, leprechauns) appears in her bedroom. They whisk her away to a land of clover, piskies, a new friend, a cute boy, and lots of glimmering, glittering gold. A world of Green.
It turns out that Lily—as her grandmother was before her—is in line to be keeper for the Clan of Green, in charge of all their gold. That is, if she passes three tests. And she has to pass them. Because if she doesn't? She may never get to go home again. She'll be stuck with the Greens.
Forever.
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Green
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Laura Peyton Roberts, Alex Gino
Die cut pages bring surprise after surprise in this magical new book from the "Queen of the concept book"―an intricate and satisfying homage to green, the color of all creation.
How many kinds of green are there? There's the lush green of a forest on a late spring day, the fresh, juicy green of a just-cut lime, the incandescent green of a firefly, and the vivid aquamarine of a tropical sea. In her newest book, Caldecott and Geisel Honor Book author Laura Vaccaro Seeger fashions an homage to a single color and, in doing so, creates a book that will delight and, quite possibly astonish you. This title has Common Core connections.
Green is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012
Green is a 2013 Caldecott Honor Book
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Green
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Laura Peyton Roberts, Alex Gino
From the bestselling author of MELISSA, a new book putting a non-binary kid named Green at center stage.
CRUSHES ARE CONFUSING.
Green is very lucky. They've got a supportive dad, friendly neighbors, and good friends. They've figured out a lot of things... but they can’t figure out what to do about Ronnie.
Ronnie's a boy who's been in Green's class for awhile. He's sweet. Funny. And lately, Green's heart has raced a little faster whenever he's around.
Green is pretty sure about their own feelings. But when it comes to how Ronnie feels, they have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA.
When Green doesn't get a part in the school musical -- a very untraditional version of The Wizard of Oz -- they join the crew to work alongside Ronnie.Is this a good idea?Green’s about to find out…
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The Queen of Second Place
No matter how hard she tries, Cassie is always second best—in school, in life, and especially in love. And lately, Sterling Carter is always one pedicured step ahead of her. Cassie is used to it. Mostly. The problem is, right now she and Sterling both want Kevin Matthews. He’s only the hottest new student ever to grace their high school halls. And for the record, Cassie saw him first. But, naturally, Sterling wants him. So Cassie might as well just give up now.
Except who says Cassie can’t have an equal chance too? Just because she’s been in second place all her life doesn’t mean things can’t change. . . .
From the Hardcover edition.
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Ghost of a Chance
About the Author
Laura Peyton Roberts is the author of numerous books for young readers. She lives in San Diego, California.
Product Description
Melissa Soul is looking forward to a long California summer—one sunny enough to make her forget her parents’ impending divorce and the ugly “For Sale” sign in her yard. Her goals are pretty basic: 1) avoid babysitting her annoying little brother, 2) hang out with her best friend, Chloe, and 3) manage to exchange a few intelligent words with Chloe’s gorgeous brother, Chaz.
But all that changes fast when Melissa meets the new “man” in Chloe’s life. Magnetic, mysterious, and eternally 18, James haunts Chloe’s 1920s mansion—and Melissa’s dreams. Melissa falls for him so hard that soon she forgets everything else, including the heartbreaking possibility that he might be in love with her best friend.
If two souls are meant for each other, can death—or even Chloe—keep them apart?
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The thing about Chloe is, you never know what she’ll do. She’s crazy. And I mean that in the nicest possible way. It’s just that she’s totally unpredictable. Take the Junior Prom, for instance–she wore a tuxedo. Not that weird, you say? It was her date’s tuxedo. And she actually convinced him to wear her prom dress. And this is Josh Stone we’re talking about, King of the Jocks, not some poor little freshman so in awe of her he couldn’t say no. Why did she do it? She said that shade of pink was perfect with his skin. If you knew Chloe, you’d know that is so typical.
So that Monday on the lunch lawn, when Chloe told me her new house was haunted, I pretty much took it in stride. I mean, things that sound outrageous when someone else says them sound like everyday stuff coming from Chloe.
“Yeah, right,” I said, peeling my orange. “I’ll bet it’s Elvis.”
“Don’t be silly,” she giggled. “Elvis is dead.”
You see what I’m up against. If she wasn’t my best friend, sometimes I think I would just write her off.
“I thought that was kind of a prerequisite,” I said.
“His name is James,” Chloe told me, ignoring my sarcasm, as usual.
“Oh yeah. James Dean. That was going to be my second guess.”
She laughed. “You never believe me, Melissa, but I always turn out to be right. When are you going to learn?”
I didn’t say anything back to that, because basically I couldn’t. Unfortunately it’s pretty true. The thing is, though, her stories are always so totally unbelievable. Take the story in question, for example.
I sighed. “So what makes you think you have a ghost in your house?”
“Well, I can see him, for one thing. And he talks to me. He’s a really interesting guy–cute too. I know you’re going to love him.”
“No doubt,” I said, completely unconvinced. “And how do your parents like . . . what’s his name again? James?”
“They can’t see him,” Chloe answered, pulling another speck of pickle out of her tuna salad sandwich and adding it to the growing pile of condiments on the pink paper napkin in front of her.
“Of course not,” I said, sarcasm flowing once again. “That’s so convenient.”
“Yes, it really is,” Chloe agreed, missing my point completely. “Can you imagine my mom dealing with a ghost in her new dream house? Or my dad either, for that matter–he’s still in shock over the payments. It’s a lot better this way. Everybody’s happy.”
That, of course, was the understatement of all time. If the average family is happy, then Chloe’s is delirious. Her mom and dad are as in love as when they met twenty years ago. It’s a crazy story, but then it involves Chloe.
You see, her dad is British, but he got sent to Japan to shoot some photos for the magazine he was working at–he’s a photographer. He met Chloe’s mom on a bus, and it was love at first sight. They got married a week later and eventually moved to California.
The rest, as they say, is history. Chloe and her older brother, Chaz, were both born in California–half Japanese, half English, and 100 percent American. Ch
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