Patricia Reilly Giff

"Set during the Irish Land Wars (1879-1882) this novel in verse follows Anna Mallon through a series of tragedies as her mother dies, older sibling immigrate to America, and she and her father and sister with special needs are about to be evicted from their farm"--

Powder Puff the cat might be gone forever, unless Dawn can piece together the puzzle One hot summer day, Dawn Bosco's cat, Powder Puff, jumps into an open car window. Before Dawn can catch up, the driver speeds off! Dawn is sad, but she knows she's a great detective. It's up to the Polka Dot Private Eye to track down the car, the driver, and Powder Puff. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Patricia Reilly Giff including rare photos from...

A day at the beach turns into another mystery for the Polka Dot Private Eye to solve!   Dawn Bosco is excited about her trip to the beach. With her Polka Dot Private Eye box and her grandmother's Marvelous Metal Finder, it's going to be a great day!   There are teenagers at the beach, too. One of them loses her almost-diamond necklace, and she says it's been stolen. Can Dawn find the thief, or is the necklace gone forever?   This ebook features...

Dawn Bosco races to find a treasure at Camp Wild-in-the-Woods   She is a terrific detective, but Dawn Bosco doesn't want anyone at Camp Wild-in-the-Woods to find out that she is secretly afraid of horses. Even Jill Simon isn't afraid of horses, and she cries all the time.   Then Miss Perry, the counselor, announces that there will be a treasure hunt! Dawn knows she can beat Lizzie Lee, the Cool Cat Detective, to the prize. But she might have to...

Jilli and Jim solve the mystery of the monster in their garden in the third book in the endearing new chapter book series by two-time Newbery Honor Book author Patricia Reilly Giff. It is time to plant a vegetable garden! Best friends Jilli and Jim must keep the bugs and slugs away.Then they can march in the Vegetable Parade at the end of the summer. But what is that HUGE monster plantgrowing in the middle of the garden?Will it eat their vegetables?Will...

The endearing new chapter book series by two-time Newbery Honor Book author Patricia Reilly Giff. Take one girl with a big imagination.Add one frisky dog with a nose for trouble.And get ready for an irresistible adventure!Fiercely has run away again. And Jilli is sure that the fox from her favorite book is loose in her neighborhood! Now Jilli and her best friend, Jim, must find Fiercely and save him from the fox! Will they make it in time?Two-time...

In the course of one terrible day at school, second grader Ronald Morgan eats Jimmy's sandwich instead of his own, squirts water all over Joy Farley's dress by mistake, cannot remember how to do the workbook page, and loses the ball game for his team.

Minnie is a detective, but she doesn't have a case to solve – until Max the cat comes strolling into her life. Suddenly, there are many mysteries for Minnie: where did Max come from? Who owns the beautiful amber ring Minnie found? Who took Cash's fishing gear? Who kidnapped the missing Misha? With help from her brother Orlando and her new friend Cash, as well as the detective Kitty the Klutz, Minnie is determined to find all the answers.

In a humorous and entertaining guide, two-time Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff breaks down the process of writing fiction into steps, all while trying to cope with the constant distractions from her exuberant seventy-pound golden retriever puppy, Rosie. Citing examples from her award-winning novels she explains how to proceed with each step in chapter sections titled Can You See What I Did? Young writers can find the inspiration...

During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.