Synopsis: It's a sunny Saturday, and Little Bill would love to be out playing with his friends. But his parents are giving a party, so instead he's got to wear a tie and dress shoes, and talk to grownups. Because he loves his parents, Little Bill tries hard to turn this bad day into a good one. Color illustrations throughout.

Synopsis: In this Newbery Honor novel, New York Times bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned them.Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California. When they arrive from Brooklyn to spend the…