Nissa's Place

Going Through the Gate

Miss Mary Lou asks Why Am I Sad?

Behind the Bookcase

Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS: The Sunshine Squad: Discovering What Makes You Special

Lulu Atlantis and the Quest for True Blue Love

Binny for Short

How Brave is That?

Kyna likes her friends, her purple hair, and taking photographs. But there's something she definitely doesn't like: the water. Every time she comes near it, she feels the sinister pull of the depths trying to draw her down to a watery grave. Even the calm water in the bathtub reminds her of the torrential storm that took the lives of her sailing family when she was just a baby. But Kyna's adopted parents love nothing more than to swim and splash about in lakes and streams, or even the local pool. When they decide to spend the summer at a beach house on Lake Champlain, Kyna is convinced that they're trying to teach her something about water that she's not ready to learn. Little does she know that the water will reveal far more than she ever could have imagined. Inspired by Champ, the legendary monster living in Lake Champlain, Water Steps finds novelist A. LaFaye at her best, expertly interweaving themes of adolescent fears and fantasies, the frustrations and rewards of family, and a world of mystery and magic under the placid surface of nature.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Nissa's Place

A. LaFaye, 2010

Going Through the Gate

Janet S. Anderson, 1997

Miss Mary Lou asks Why Am I Sad?

M.J. Parker, 2021

Behind the Bookcase

Mark Steensland, 2012

Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS: The Sunshine Squad: Discovering What Makes You Special

Jamie Michalak, Lorian Tu, 2021

Lulu Atlantis and the Quest for True Blue Love

Patricia Martin, 2008

Binny for Short

Hilary Mckay, 2013

How Brave is That?

Vicki Gausden, Anne Fine, 2013