Belle Teal is a children's historical fiction novel by Ann M. Martin about Belle Teal Harper, a fifth-grade girl living in the American South during the early 1960s. Belle's life changes when African-American students attend her previously segregated school for the first time. As she witnesses prejudice, discrimination, and conflict within her community, Belle struggles to maintain her friendsh…
Agnes Parker... Keeping Cool in Middle School is a middle-grade novel by Kathleen O’Dell about Agnes Parker as she enters seventh grade and tries to navigate the challenges of middle school. Agnes prefers to stay unnoticed, but her best friend Prejean involves her in a campaign for class president, forcing Agnes to become more confident and socially active. At the same time, Agnes develops a …