Today is Alyssa's first day at Lee Ponder Intermediate School. Along with learning new names, faces, and classrooms, she has to maintain her secret. One that she doesn't want anyone to know, not even her new best friend, Onika.When Alyssa's teacher gives the class an assignment to write a letter to a student living in Alabama whose school and home were destroyed by a tornado, she bears her soul. However, when the note is lost and believes the school's bully, Marcus has found it and fears soon the entire school will know what she has tried to keep secret for so long. In the end, a fantastic sequence of events unfold.ABOUT THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE MY OWN HOMEReaders have enjoyed this book as young as second grade, and the comments from parents, educators, children, counselors, and more may be summed up in this one sentence, "Although Alyssa and her mom are homeless, they are not hopeless." The book may be used in conjunction with classroom Standard of Learning...

After searching all over the house to discover what an adventurer does, Olivia's mom sends her out to locate her calm. Olivia quickly gathers everyone and sets out on a new quest. Will she, Taylor, Daisy, and Miss Kitty locate her calm?If so, where will they locate it? ABOUT THE ADVENTUROUS OLIVIA SERIESEach book is interactive, engaging, and loads of funBook 1 – Adventurous Olivia's Alphabet QuestBook 2 – Adventurous Olivia's Calm Quest