Lorie Ann Grover

In this novel written in free verse, Clare and her grandfather must deal with changes in their lives when Clare's summer growth spurt threatens to end her dream of becoming a ballet dancer and her grandfather suffers a stroke.

On Pointe

In Lorie Ann Grover's new YA novel, Tiadone has been forced to live her entire life as a female accepted as male in her community in order to survive as a firstborn child. But when she needs to pass the rites of manhood, she finds the Creator may have use for her feminine traits after all.

Firstborn

In Miami, Florida, ten-year-old Essie Sherman has trouble finding the strength and courage to overcome her feelings of fear, guilt, and shame when her father abandons the family, a classmate is kidnapped, and then a family friend molests her.

Hold Me Tight

A promising scholarship student's life is shattered by her infatuation with a college professor who accidentally hits her with his car. By the award-winning author of Hold Me Tight.

Do you believe in yourself? Find out in this sweet padded storybook full of wonder, self-esteem, and love! I can stand, clap my hands. I can zoom 'round the room. I can dance. Underpants! When you believe in yourself, you open up a world of possibility! That's because you cherish and value the wild, wonderful ways that make you, you! With charming illustrations and a sweet, bouncy text that begs to be read aloud, this padded board book is a joyous reminder to little ones that no matter who they are, they can become the awesome, loving, and helpful people who can change the world -- one step at a time. A glorious celebration of self-esteem and self-reliance filled with an inclusive range of kid characters that's full of humor, love, and heart. Wonderful Me: Books that celebrate the milestone emotional and social moments of little ones of today!

Wonderful Me: I Believe in Me

Rhyming text and colorful illustratons remind young reader to love everything about themselves, from the top of their heads to the tips of their toes.

I Love All of Me (Wonderful Me)

Where does a firstborn girl fit in a world dominated by men? When Tiadone was born, her parents had two choices: raise their daughter as male and force her to suppress all feminine traits, or leave her outside the community to die in the wilds. Now, as the first female living as male in her village, Tiadone must prove her father didn’t make a mistake by letting her live. As her time of male initiation approaches, Tiadone desperately wishes to belong, and be accepted in her world—though at every step it appears the Creator allows traditional feminine gifts and traits to emerge, as well as cursing her with a singing bird the ruling culture sees as a sign of the devil. Worse, as Tiadone completes her initiation rites, she finds she is drawn to her male best friend and patrol mate in ways that are very much in line with the female gender. Confused and desperate, Tiadone tries to become what she must be while dealing with what she indeed has become: a young woman who may be able to free her people from despotic rule and allow the Creator’s name to be sung once more.

Firstborn: A Novel

Share the joy of Christmas with your child through the colorful pages of Bright Night, a board book by Lorie Ann Grover that celebrates the season. Sweet rhymes and engaging illustrations show little ones the way Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem on the bright night that Jesus was born. Filled with love and gentle storytelling, this padded cover board is perfect for the young child in your life.

Bright Night

"I'm leaving." Dad's words come as a complete shock to Essie. How can he just walk out on her and the family, especially when Mom is pregnant? Essie keeps her dad's leaving a secret. Then Essie's classmate, Chris Crow, disappears, and everyone finds out he's been kidnapped. Is Chris okay? Is Dad ever coming back? Essie is left to wonder if people really have any control over what happens in their lives. Finally, after a startling incident with a family friend, Essie finds the strength to hold on tight to all that she has left -- and in the process realizes that the bonds of love and family do hold a person together. Inspired by true events, Hold Me Tight is a moving and powerful novel. An author's note provides further information about kidnapping and the Amber Plan programs that are in use today to help communities find abducted children.

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