Hi, I’m Bibi Belford

I write middle-grade novels about fearless friendships and kids who are everyday heroes.

CANNED AND CRUSHED Sandro says it’s not really his fault that he gets into so much mischief in this book. He says he’s just trying to find a way to help out his family. What do you say? Now available in paperback.

THE GIFT  I wrote this little ebook as a gift to my students who inspired me to write Canned and Crushed. It’s the story of the holiday gift exchange in Sandro’s fourth-grade class. You will get a peek at DeeDee who stars in my latest book, Another D for DeeDee. Students tell me this is one of their favorite stories, and teachers tell me they read it every December.

CROSSING THE LINE Billy is pretty sure skin color doesn’t matter. Not where you and Foster, your fifth-grade buddy and his brothers, Odell and Emmett, are just horsing around, building a raft. But in Chicago’s Bridgeport in 1919 it does matter, and Billy’s misguided innocence causes Odell’s murder, igniting Chicago’s bloodiest race riot. CROSSING THE LINE won a Christopher Award, for media that elevates the human spirit.

ANOTHER D FOR DEEDEE DeeDee has a lot of D’s in her life, like a missing Dad, a Diagnosis, a big brother–Daniel, and a big sister–Danita. It’s not that easy moving to a new apartment and a new school, and she’s got a lot to learn about making friends. Thank goodness her neighbor, River, has a big heart and a lot of patience. Don’t give up on DeeDee. She just might grow on you.

SOCCER TO THE MAX Sandburg has big summer plans. Win the 3v3 Tournament trophy, then escape for a long-awaited vacay on his grandparents’ ranch. But when he’s left behind at soccer camp while his family visits his sister’s doctor, everything unravels. He really wants to follow his dad’s advice, “Do better to be better,” but as disappointments pile up, it seems like me-first is a better option. That decision sets in motion a disastrous chain of events that even Zander, his amazing superhero-loving roommate, can’t prevent. Sandburg

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