I am Darn Tough by Licia Morelli poetry anthology Clare Walker Leslie's terrific new

Clare Walker Leslie's terrific new book will open a whole new world

Pub Date: August 19

and practical book

the Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition and The House At Pooh Corner

I also love the subtle message that when you are generous with others

I am Darn Tough by Licia Morelli poetry anthology Clare Walker Leslie's terrific newMorelli isn't just writing about a cross country race run by a young girl, perhaps 11, with brown skin and flushed cheeks. The girl prepares at the starting line with her teammates. There is the crunch of gravel, large hills, and twisting paths, captured in soft focus watercolors. It is a true quest, right down to the moment of stumbling and scraping her knee. "I remember crying, feeling defeated. My heart hurting, stomach in knots." Readers are there