Betty Miles dedicó su carrera a escribir para jóvenes lectores, creando un cuerpo de trabajo diverso que abarca lectores fáciles, libros ilustrados, no ficción y novelas para niños mayores. Fue pionera en libros diseñados específicamente para introducir las alegrías y la mecánica de la lectura a nuevos lectores y sus familias. Su experiencia como editora y educadora, trabajando con niños desde el jardín de infantes hasta estudiantes de posgrado, informó su profunda comprensión de cómo las mentes jóvenes se involucran con la literatura. A través de sus escritos y extensos talleres, Miles fomentó un amor de por vida por la lectura y la escritura en niños, padres y educadores por igual.
It's bad enough to feel poor when you live in one of the richest towns in the U.S. When your friends' moms have cleaning ladies but your mom is going to be one. When your dad worries about paying for your brilliant sister to go to college and your teachers expect you to be brilliant like her. But for Cathy, what's happening today is worst of all: she's going to be suspended.
Patty's sure she's the only 10-year-old in the world who can't ride a bike. This summer, when she visits her grandmother and aunt, she's sure their surprise is going to be a bike she can learn on. The kind all the other kids have. But, oh, no, this bike is impossible! And her best friend has started a club without her! And the twins are in it!Will Patty have the nerve to make summer turn wonderful? She would if she could...and she can!