Ms. Rooney asks her students to make New Year’s resolutions and Emily promises "to do better"–at everything. But can she keep such a challenging resolution?
Patricia Reilly Giff has recieved the Newbery Honor for Pictures of Hollis Woods and Lily’s Crossing, which is also a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book. Nory Ryan’s Song was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Notable Book.
