New Releases by Tracey Porter

When Discovery Week challenges Novah, Jaide, and Jaaleiha to try new things, they quickly learn that courage isn''t about being perfect. It''s about being brave enough to try, fall, and try again. With friendship, laughter, and a little bit of bravery, the three form The Courage Club-a special promise to never give up, even when things get hard. A warm, uplifting story about confidence, friendship, and the power of keeping going. Perfect for readers ages 6-12.

He is a motherless child, a coal miner, a circus star, a con artist, a seer, a hero, and a survivor. This is the tale of Billy Creekmore, a young boy with mystifying powers and the gift of storytelling. But his life in the Guardian Angels Orphanage is cruel and bleak, and when a stranger comes to claim Billy, he sets off on an extraordinary journey. From the coal mines of West Virginia to the world of a traveling circus, he searches for the secrets of his past, his future, and his own true self.

When sixteen-year-old Lark Austin is kidnapped from her Virginia hometown and left to die in a snowy forest, she leaves behind two friends who are stunned by the loss. As Lark''s former best friend, Eve can''t shake the guilt that this tragedy was somehow her fault. Meanwhile, Nyetta is haunted each night by Lark''s ghost, who comes through the bedroom window and begs Nyetta to set her soul free. Eve and Nyetta realize that Lark is trapped in limbo, and only by coming together to heal themselves will they discover why. Tracey Porter''s stunning narrative about love and loss demonstrates that forgiveness can never come too late.

In this intimate portrait of the rigorous world of ballet, Porter explores the many dances of life and the bond between two sisters--12-year-old Delia Ferri and her older sister Pearl--that sometimes only experience can reveal.

Eleven-year-old Annie and her friend Violet tell of the hardships endured by their families when dust storms, drought, and the Great Depression hit rural Oklahoma.