New Release Books by Ronald Kidd

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Nate's family has a secret, and it's wrapped up in a song. The problem is, his preacher father hates music, and when he catches Nate hanging around downtown Bristol with musicians like Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, he comes down hard on him. So Nate sets out in search of himself and the song he thinks will heal his family. Set during the "big bang" of country music in the late 1920s, Nate's journey of self-discovery parallels that of a region finding its voice for the first time.

There's something odd about the house David Cray and his mom moved into following his parents’ split. Sure, it’s old and battered and a little off-kilter, but that’s not all. With so many nooks and crannies, it seems like the walls were built to keep things hidden—or maybe from getting out. David’s suspicions are confirmed when he uncovers a secret room that looks like it hasn’t been touched in ages. Inside, an ancient desk and carving of a raven beckon to him. Suddenly, disaster seems to follow him everywhere, and he starts to notice connections between the terrible events happening around him and the stories of Edgar Allan Poe. Has David unleashed a dark force by opening the room? Or has the room awakened something in David that he doesn’t recognize?

Thirteen-year-old Billie Sims doesn't think her hometown of Anniston, Alabama, should be segregated, but few of the town's residents share her opinion. As equality spreads across the country and the Civil Rights Movement gathers momentum, Billie can’t help but feel stuck—and helpless—in a stubborn town too set in its ways to realize that the world is passing it by. So when Billie learns that the Freedom Riders, a group of peace activists riding interstate buses to protest segregation, will be traveling through Anniston on their way to Montgomery, she thinks that maybe change is finally coming and her quiet little town will shed itself of its antiquated views. But what starts as a series of angry grumbles soon turns to brutality as Anniston residents show just how deep their racism runs. The Freedom Riders will resume their ride to Montgomery, and Billie is now faced with a choice: stand idly by in silence or take a stand for what she believes in. Through her own decisions and actions and a few unlikely friendships, Billie is about to come to grips with the deep-seated prejudice of those she once thought she knew, and with her own inherent racism that she didn’t even know she had.

What would it be like if you lived in the White House? Dee Dee, Jose, and Annie are about to find out! When their class takes a field trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the three accidentally knock George Washington out of his portrait and into real life, which turns their everyday tour into an unexpected adventure! As they try to get the nation's first President back into his painting, the kids come across other famous White House residents, including Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, Dolley Madison, and Jackie Kennedy. Through their madcap journey, they realize that the White House isn't just a tourist attraction--it's also a home.

Everyone in the City is assigned a job by the choosers—keeper, catcher, computer. Callie Crawford is a computer. She works with numbers: putting them together, taking them apart. Her work is important, but sometimes she wants more. Jeremy Finn is a dreambender. His job is to adjust people's dreams. He and others like him quietly remove thoughts of music and art to keep the people in the City from becoming too focused on themselves and their own feelings rather than on the world. They need to keep the world safe from another Warming. But Jeremy thinks music is beautiful, and when he pops into a dream of Callie singing, he becomes fascinated with her. He begins to wonder if there is more to life than being safe. Defying his community and the role they have established for him, he sets off to find her in the real world. Together, they will challenge their world's expectations. But how far will they go to achieve their own dreams?

In 1955 California, as "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" is filmed in their hometown, thirteen-year-old Arnie discovers a real enemy when he and three friends go against a young government agent determined to find communists at a nearby university or on the movie set.

In Memphis, in the 1950s, when fifteen-year-old Johnny Ross is introduced to the blues, he ventures to the infamous Beale Street and develops a friendship with an up-and-coming young musician, Elvis Presley.

Short memoir: Searching for strength in a trumpet

Eeyore learns a valuable about who he is.

Pooh and Piglet learn what makes sounds in the night.

A four-foot-two sixth grader gets pointers from his handsome older brother on handling women, and tries them out on his classmates.

Lyle likes to knit hat covers. But what Viking needs a hat cover when he already has a hat? The Vikings Lyle sails with are nice Vikings, but they still laugh when he knits. It takes a lesson from some stinky Vikings for them to realize how valuable Lyle's hat covers really are.

"What's Duke supposed to do when the meanest knight in the whole kingdom challenges him? Join the crowd as Duke shows how to be nice to others--even with they're not being kindhearted in return."--Cover p. [4].

Until he learns more of what they are doing, a young boy is upset that his special Saturdays with his parents change when they volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.

Doug earns money to take Patti to a concert, but then business turns bad

While watching the Habitat for Humanity volunteers build a house in the empty lot next to her house, Rosa and her new friend Matthew decide to fix up Rosa's tree house.

Roo thinks of special gifts for his friends.

After the death of his wife, a young girl's grandfather loses interest in life until he observes volunteers building a home for Habitat for Humanity.

Rabbit's birthday is approaching, and he decides the only way to have a perfect birthday party is to throw it himself and keep it a surprise, something hard to do when all his friends keep dropping by.

Steve and Blue build a tent to help Blue go to sleep.

The circus was in town, and everyone came to see. Manny the magician was having trouble with his magic tricks. His wife and assistant, Gypsy helped to cover for Manny. The other circus performers planned an anniversary party for Manny and Gypsy.

All Rabbit can see is work to be done in the fall, but Winnie teaches him that raking leaves and harvesting can also be fun.

Piglet wants to be big, but in the end it is because he is little that he can save Roo.

Roo discovers with the help of his friends that there is no place like home.