Most Popular Books by Bruce Brooks

After his mother divorces his father and remarries, Asa''s sharp intellect and capacity for forgiveness help him deal with the instabilities of his new world.

A black boy and an emotionally troubled white boy in North Carolina form a precarious friendship.

Three novellas explore the effects of death on young lives.

A sixteen-year-old cellist and musical prodigy travels crosscountry with her father, a product of the 1960s, to meet her mother, who abandoned her as a baby.

Alice just can''t stop crying. To her, it seems as if it should be simple. If your parents split up, you live with the one who understands you best. Alice''s father had always been the one to "get" her. But somehow she had ended up living with her mom, who drank too much, and her stepfather, who didn''t like her and didn''t care who knew it. So when a bout with bronchitis lands her in the hospital, she decided she just can''t face going home again--ever. What if she simply stops eating--goes on a hunger strike? They would have to keep her there, wouldn''t they? It seems like the simplest solution, even when the hallucinations start, even when they kind of take over. But suppose she goes into a coma--or dies? If that happens, she''ll have her new friend Rex, the mysterious boy who says he''s dying, but whose jaunty ways have brought Alice to life. Once again, Bruce Brooks tells an intriguing story that puts new twists on the oldest, biggest issues--love, death, and taking charge of your own life as you move toward adulthood.

In his twenty-first century society, fourteen-year-old Sam is allowed to decide the fate of his family after his mother is released from an alcohol rehabilitation center.

Celebrates the gawky, loud, graceless joy of being a boy and discusses a variety of topics qualifying as boy stuff, including caps, sports, mothers, and friends who are a bad influence.

Glenn "Doc" Rivers, alongside award-winning author Bruce Brooks, tells us about the game he loves in this insightful player autobiography. Glenn "Doc" Rivers plays basketball the way an artist writes: he practices endlessly to perfect his technique, he constantly thinks of the whole, the game, ahead of himself; and in those moments of inspiration when "the ball starts to move," that''s when the real fun starts. Beginning with schoolyard contests in Chicago against Isiah Thomas and clashes with an older brother who was his toughest one-on-one challenge, he shows us the determination, the competitive fire, and the brains he needed to succeed. We find out about mentors like Johnny Davis and Moses Malone, infuriating opponents like Michael Jordan and Kevin McHale--and coaches like Hank Raymond and Pat Riley, whose techniques Doc later uses as a championship-winning head coach and leader. Doc has a good life in the NBA, but he looks directly at the racial problems sports hides, at the distortion that comes when a game turns into a highlight film, at the pressure on himself and his family that comes from being a too-often-absent dad, and at the day every athlete dreads: retirement. Looking back to his past accomplishments and ahead to his bright future, Doc Rivers guides us on a thought-provoking, memorable journey into the mind of one special ballplayer--one of Those Who Love the Game.

Rhyming text and illustrations with some cut-outs reveal that things are often more than they seem at first.

Eleven-year-old Cody, who plays both hockey and guitar, tries to combine his two interests by forming a fledgling band with some of his teammates, but he is presented with a diffuclt coice when a conflict develops.

This translation presents the Analects in a revolutionary new format that, for the first time in any language, distinguishes the original words of the Master from the later sayings of his disciples and their followers, enabling readers to experience China''s most influential philosophical work in its true historical, social, and political context.

Ten-year-old Zip struggles to deal with his best friend''s defection to a rival hockey team, a move that will test their friendship and leave them face to face on opposite sides in a close game.

Fully expecting to be elected captain of his ice hockey team, Dooby is dismayed when the position goes to the new player because she is a girl.

A series of events captures the life of a free-spirited girl as she grows from a savvy seven-year-old to a self-assured sixteen-year-old.

A comprehensive survey of classical Chinese history and thought

At the start of the new ice hckey season, Woodsie alone believes that his teammates can pick themselves up after several key players defect to a rival team.

Stories of bird psychology and behavior.

Jerome is the first black kid at his Junior High and is terrific at basketball! When he meets Bix, another great athlete, the two discover they have much in common and a strong friendship develops. As Jerome teaches Bix more about basketball how will these moves translate into real life? (Reading Grade Level 7 & up) (An Accelerated Reader title).