Author: MJ Auch
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Keywords: nut, wing
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0805075313
ISBN-13: 9780805075311

rady Flood and his mom, Lila, have been on the road ever since Grady’s dad died seven years ago. When their old car breaks down, they find themselves stranded in rural Pennsylvania where Lila gets work as a cook and caretaker. There’s nothing out of the ordinary in that, unless you factor in her new employer. Eighty-five-year-old Charlie Fernwald, a skilled mechanic and bird enthusiast, is definitely out of the ordinary. In fact, if Grady’s not mistaken, Charlie is a certifiable ’wing nut.’ Grady and Lila plan to leave as soon as they have enough money to repair t

Author: MJ Auch
Publisher: Square Fish
Keywords: nut, wing
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-10-28
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0312384203
ISBN-13: 9780312384203

Twelve-year-old Grady Flood and his mom, Lila, have been on the road ever since Grady’s dad died seven years ago. When their old car breaks down, they find themselves stranded in rural Pennsylvania where Lila gets work as a cook and caretaker. There’s nothing out of the ordinary in that, unless you factor in her new boss. Old Charlie Fernwald, a skilled mechanic and bird enthusiast, is definitely out of the ordinary. In fact, if Grady’s not mistaken, Charlie is a certifiable “wing nut.” For the time being, Grady figures, he can help Charlie with his birds and maybe even learn how to

Author: Ron Auch
Publisher: New Leaf Press (AR)
Keywords: king, heart
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1995-03
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0892212780
ISBN-13: 9780892212781

Author: MJ Auch
Publisher: Square Fish
Keywords: catch, handed, one
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2009-03-03
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0312535759
ISBN-13: 9780312535759

“Dad had asked me to give him a hand, and that’s exactly what I was doing. I was fast becoming part of the fourteen-cent chopped meat special—which, I’m told, was not a big seller for the rest of the day.”What would it be like to go through life with only one hand? That’s exactly what eleven-year-old Norm finds out when he loses his left hand in an accident at his family’s store. It’s July 4, 1946. World War II has ended, and life is getting back to normal. But for Norm, the pressing question now is whether he will ever be able to play baseball again. And what about his dreams

Author: MJ Auch
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Keywords: catch, handed, one
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2006-09-19
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0805079009
ISBN-13: 9780805079005

Author: Mary Jane Auch
Publisher: Yearling
Keywords: spy, grade, third
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2003-01-14
List price: $5.50
ISBN-10: 0440418712
ISBN-13: 9780440418719

Believe it or not–and you better believe it–Josh’s dog Arful can talk! This is very useful to Josh and his pals who want to win the school talent contest. First the boys have to find out what the girls are planning for the contest. That’s when they send Arful to get an earful by spying on the girls. Just wait until show time to see what Arful the spy uncovers.

Author: Mary Jane Auch
Publisher: Holiday House
Keywords: chickens, plot
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2009-02-26
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0823420876
ISBN-13: 9780823420872

Henrietta loves to read. When she clucks buk, buk, buk at the library, the librarian knows exactly what to recommend. Then Henrietta decides to write a book. With the help of her three aunties, she hatches a plot. But when Henrietta publishes her story, the critics say she’s laid an egg! Is this the end of Henrietta’s career as an author?