The Luck of the Buttons

The Luck of the ButtonsBy: Anne Ylvisaker "Subtle humor, a clever narrative style, and an endearing heroine." School Library Journal Tomboy Tugs Button was born to a luckless family. And when she looks at them, all she sees is her own reflection looking back, until she befriends popular Aggie Millhouse, wins a new camera in the Independence Day raffle, and stumbles into a mystery only she can solve. Suddenly this is a summer of change and by its end, being a Button may just

and full of wit and humor

with whom she has an all-too-close relationship

emotional and profound as anything Louise Erdrich has written

this is the book you will turn to again and again

she asks her Mama a very important question

and the chance to help a friend — are worth more than the things he wants

when his trade as a realtor on the Jersey Shore is thriving

and now America was writing back

Peter Bergting | Illustrator:  Peter Bergting   What lurks in the corners of the house originates in the corners of the mind

Interesting Facts For Curious Minds gives you the answer to all these and many

"Grandin offers a nuanced perspective on the qualities of a successful inventor—notably

Up in the air so blue