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A Case for Solomon tells the spellbinding story of one of the most celebrated kidnapping cases in American history, and a haunting family mystery that took almost a century to solve. In 1912, four-year-old Bobby Dunbar, the son of an upper middle-class Louisiana family, went missing in the swamps. Eight months later, he was miraculously found in the company of a wandering piano-tuner, William Walters, who was arrested and tried for kidnapping. But when Julia Anderson, a destitute single mother, came forward to claim the boy was actually her son, Bruce, the case exploded. Which family did he really belong to?
The boy grew up as Bobby Dunbar and raised a family of his own. In 2000, his granddaughter, coauthor Margaret Dunbar Cutright, began to dig into the legend. After years of research, debate, and a DNA test, the truth finally emerged: her grandfather was Bruce Anderson, who had been legally kidnapped by the Dunbars. For Margaret’s family, it was a wrenching blow. For the descendants of Julia Anderson and William Walters who had known the truth all along, the news brought comfort and vindication.
First told in a stunning episode of Public Radio’s This American Life, A Case for Solomon incorporates family and archival research to weave a unique, gripping drama of family and childhood, class and power. It is the story of an epic struggle to determine one boy’s identity that raises unsettling questions about the formation of self.
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Three of the best-selling Ready to Rolls are bunched together for the latest Trucktown hardcover. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In PETE'S PARTY, Jack and Gabby navigate, swerve, curve and bounce around the roads of Trucktown until they arrive at Pete's place for a party. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Max is having so much fun that he keeps getting stuck. It takes all of Trucktown to get him out in UH-OH, MAX! andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Everyone's favorite ice cream truck is doing everything he can think of to make himself dizzy. Nothing seems to be working as well as he'd like. Izzy goes through the car wash, gets covered in suds, and spins himself in circles. He gets in a tizzy, feels whizzy and fizzy, but is he ever DIZZY IZZY?
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Three Trucktown stories are collected for one high-octane picture book. This volume includes "Pete's Party, Uh-Oh, Max!," and "Dizzy Izzy." Full color.
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• Bestselling Author - Sandra Brown’s titles ?consistently hit the top spots on the
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• A new category: While Sandra has proven herself time and time again with taut, sizzling novels that appeal to both male and female readers, with this novella, Sandra branches out into a new category—historical fiction—and shows a new side of her prodigious and versatile writing style..
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• A holiday surprise: Ella Barron runs her Texas boardinghouse with an efficiency that ensures her life will be kept in perfect balance. When a new boarder moves in—the soft-spoken, insightful Mr. Rainwater— that careful balance is upset in ways that Ella could never have predicted. Faced with the challenges of rearing her autistic son alone and surviving the hardships imposed by economic crisis, the last thing Ella needs is an additional burden. But from Mr. Rainwater she learns a bittersweet truth—that love is worth whatever price one must pay for it..
About the Author
Jon Scieszkaandlt;bandgt; andlt;/bandgt;is the creator of Trucktown, including the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling andlt;iandgt;Smash, Crash!andlt;/iandgt;, and the author of andlt;iandgt;The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!andlt;/iandgt;, the Time Warp Trio series, Caldecott Honor Book andlt;iandgt;The Stinky Cheese Manandlt;/iandgt;, and many other books that inspire kids to want to read. He has worked as an elementary school teacher and is the founder of GuysRead.com,andnbsp;a literacy initiative for boys.David Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award winning picture books including andlt;iandgt;Duck on a Bikeandlt;/iandgt;, the Caldecott Honor Book andlt;iandgt;No David!, How I Learned to be a Pirateandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Good Boy Fergusandlt;/iandgt;. He is also one of the collaborative illustrators in Jon Scieszkaand#8217;s Trucktown series.andnbsp; David lives with his wife and his daughter in Los Angeles.Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obamaand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Of Thee I Singandlt;/iandgt;; the newest version of andlt;iandgt;The Little Engine that Couldandlt;/iandgt;; Madonnaand#8217;s second picture book, andlt;iandgt;Mr. Peabodyand#8217;s Applesandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;Iandgt;Nightsongandlt;/Iandgt; by Ari Berk; andandlt;iandgt; andlt;/iandgt;the Barnstormers series. He also illustrated Frank McCourtand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Angela and the Baby Jesusandlt;/iandgt; and is part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszkaand#8217;s Trucktown series. Lorenand#8217;s work has appeared in andlt;iandgt;Timeandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Sports Illustratedandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Forbesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Wall Street Journal,andlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Atlanticandlt;/iandgt;. He lives with his wife and two sons in Westchester, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com.David Gordon is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed andlt;iandgt;The Ugly Trucklingandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Three Little Riggsandlt;/iandgt;. His first book for Simon andamp; Schuster was the adorable andlt;iandgt;Smittenandlt;/iandgt;. He has done concept work for Pixarand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Toy Storyandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Toy Story 2andlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;A Bugand#8217;s Lifeandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Monsters, Inc.andlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;Carsandlt;/iandgt;; as well as Nickelodeonand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;SpongeBob SquarePantsandlt;/iandgt;. He also did character design work on Blue Skyand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Robotsandlt;/iandgt;. He lives in New York City. Visit him at IllustratorRanch.com.