Best Selling Books by Lynne Barasch

A biography of Clayton Peg Leg Bates, an African-American man who lost a leg at the age of twelve, yet went on to become a world-renowned tap dancer.

When Abaani, a Maasai boy, takes his family''s cattle out to graze, he is suprised to see a Kikuyu boy, Haki, tending a new fruit and vegetable stall alongside the road. Aware of the traditional conflict between the Maasai and the Kikuyu, the boys take an immediate dislike to each other. A short while later, as customers surround Haki''s stall, a dangerous situation arises - and as the boys act together to confront the danger, they also take the first step in overcoming their differences and becoming friends.

The true story of Hiromi Suzuki, a Japanese American girl who defied tradition to train at her family''s restaurant, and who became one of the first female sushi chefs in New York.

A very old woman misses all her friends who have died, especially her best friend Anna, until she meets a little dog in front of her apartment.

A grandfather relates to his grandson tales of the small country school he attended in the 1940s.

Sophie and her mother go out in search of the colors of winter.

In 1923, after learning Morse code and setting up his own amateur radio station, a twelve-year-old boy sends a message that leads to the rescue of a family stranded by a hurricane in Florida. Based on experiences of the author''s father.

After sending a math problem to Albert Einstein at his home in New Jersey, young April begins to worry that maybe the genius is doing other things, such as playing his violin and riding his bike, rather than working on her problem.

Mommy tells a story about Rodney Rabbit, who lives inside a cabbage and has lots of vegetables to play with.