Daisy is excited to be a big sister. She gives her little brother, Miles, lots of toys. Miles loves to play with the toys, cooo with Dad, and goo-goo with Mom. He smiles and plays with everyone except Daisy. What can Daisy do to get a smile too? For little readers ages 4 years and up.

A “shrewd, funny, and sometimes devastating” novel about the things we desire and the things we throw away (Entertainment Weekly). A New York Times Notable Book A highly inventive, corrosively funny story of our times, Want Not exposes three different worlds in various states of disrepair—a young freegan couple living off the grid in New York City; a once-prominent linguist, sacked at midlife by the dissolution of his marriage and his father’s losing battle with Alzheimer’s; and a self-made debt-collecting magnate, whose brute talent for squeezing money out of unlikely places has yielded him a royal existence, trophy wife included. Want and desire propel these characters forward toward something, anything, more, until their worlds collide, briefly, randomly, yet irrevocably, in a shattering ending that will haunt readers long after the last page is turned. “Its pleasures are endless."—Joshua Ferris, author of Then We Came to the End “Terrific…The novel may begin with prickly satire, it may dig deep into America’s disposable lifestyle, but it ultimately pivots to scenes of surprising tenderness…a novel to hoard.”—The Washington Post “Leaps nimbly from topic to topic…from freeganism to conspicuous consumption; from Manhattan's Alphabet City to residential New Jersey to the backwoods of Tennessee; and from neighbors with nothing but geographical location in common to sisters who share nothing but blood….Sitting down with Want Not is like finding yourself opposite the most interesting person at a dinner party. It pulls you in immediately; makes you shake your head in wonder and delight at your new companion's wit, originality, and compelling turns of phrase; and, best of all, surprises you into laughter.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “For readers who relish extravagant language, scathing wit and philosophical heft, Want Not wastes nothing.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The fact that you are now reading this means that somehow I caught your attention, so you might just as well keep reading, yet only if you believe in such things as mysteries, magic, and secrets that are well-hidden within our world. It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit (Antoine Rivarol). A young girl is off to college in a strange town away from home. She quickly learns that this strange small town has one too many secrets. Her life takes a sudden twist of fate as she discovers her true dark destiny and uncovers all the secrets that the strange little town shes been living in has been hiding from the normal, outside world.

In This Fluent Reader, Children Have More Fun Without The TV After They Get In Trouble For Fighting. Teaching Focus, Words To Know Before You Read, Comprehension And Extension Activities. Inside Front And Back Cover Parent And Teacher Support.

Love appears in many forms. Love of money. Love of place. Love of family. Love of the impossible. Love is the common thread tying these eight stories together. An accident leaves a beautiful young woman burned beyond recognition, and she must learn to see herself for the first time. An aging lighthouse keeper fights to keep his way of life in the face of progress. A young reporter learns a mesmerizing secret from one of the world's richest men. An elderly couple have one last shot at redeeming the sins of their son. A woman in love with a dead Hollywood icon discovers a truth that threatens to destroy her dreams. A young father discovers the most important part of his job. A lonely woman dreams of a possible future. A man learns what's valuable after a tornado tears his neighborhood apart.