Kathleen Duey
Strange, Creepy, Amazing! Parker's life is a blend of everyday reality and complete, unexplainable weirdness. All he wants is to find a way to be himself. (Kathleen Duey, National Book Award finalist)
Graham Salisbury
. . . I'm going to keep it simple. I loved this book because it engaged my emotions. And that's why I read, to be moved, to be touched. This book doesn't need glitz. It stands on its own. Loved it. (Graham Salisbury, author of Under the Blood-Red Sun)
John H. Ritter
What a great book! Drog is the anti-Pinocchio of middle school. He tells the truth! But reader beware: DROG is hard to put down. A laugh out loud story about a sassy puppet and the boy who gloved him. (Sorry, Drog made me do it!!) (John H. Ritter, author of The Boy Who Saved Baseball)
Kathi Appelt
This is a riveting read, one that will stay with you long after the covers are closed. (Kathi Appelt, National Book Award finalist)
Richard Peck
Drog gives new meaning to the phrase 'hand-puppet' as he attaches his ancient self to a bewildered boy in this inventive tale of puppetry and empowerment. (Richard Peck, National Book Award finalist)