Robin Stevenson
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It's 1963, and Jack's family is still reeling from the SIDS death of his baby sister. Adrift in his own life, Jack is convinced that setting a world record will bring his father back to his senses and his mother back to life. But world events, including President Kennedy's assassination, threaten to overshadow any record Jack tries to beat-from sausage eating to face slapping. Nothing works, and Jack is about to give up when a new friend suggests...
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Wolf's mother is obsessed with saving the world's honeybees, so it's not too surprising when she announces that she's taking her Save the Bees show on the road-with the whole family. Wolf thinks it's a terrible plan, and not just because he'll have to wear a bee costume-in public. He likes his alternative school and hates the idea of missing weeks of classes. His teenage stepsister doesn't want to leave her boyfriend, and one of his little half-sisters...