Thirteen-year-old Conor O’Malley is struggling with his mother’s battle against a terminal illness, bullying at school, and the absence of his father. One night, a giant yew tree monster visits him, promising to tell three stories—and in return, Conor must tell his own truth. As the stories unfold, the lines between reality and fantasy blur, forcing Conor to confront grief, anger, and guilt.
Billy Bartholomew has an audacious soul, and he knows it. Why? Because it's all he has left. He's dead. Eddie Proffit has an equally audacious soul, but he doesn't know it. He's still alive. These days, Billy and Eddie meet on the sledding hill, where they used to spend countless hours -- until Billy kicked a stack of Sheetrock over on himself, breaking his neck and effectively hitting tilt on …
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed forever when she picks up a single object, abandoned in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook. So begins Liesel's love affair with books and words. But when Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, nothing will ever be the same again.