"Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their in
Losing their mother to a long illness but unable to bury her because of the frozen ground outside, Merciful Truth and her brother, Gospel, struggle with guilt while listening to a minister who preache
When sixteen-year-old Canny of the Pacific island, Southland, sets out on a trip with her stepbrother and his girlfriend, she finds herself drawn into enchanting Zarene Valley where the mysterious but
Fifteen-year-old Tessa tries not to let jealousy invade her relationship with her younger sister Lulu when Tessa's crush, Charlie, falls for Lulu, but the occurrence sets in motion a course of events
A simple way to get acquainted with Kwanzaa."Hooray! Hooray!It's time to get ready for Kwanzaa."During the seven days of Kwanzaa, we celebrate the importance of family, friends, and community. This wa
The red words painted on the trailer caused quite a buzz around town and before an hour was up, half of Antler was standing in line with two dollars clutched in hand to see the fattest boy in the worl
Living by a personal set of rules to become virtually invisible after being abandoned by his mother, Sam, a teen who harbors a passion for the music of the Pacific Northwest, is paired with a scary ga
Illustrated with black-and-white comic-strip panels, a first young adult novel by the author of With a Little Luck follows the efforts of Hailey to bolster her visibility and defeat bullies at a new h
Decades after the filming of a horror movie is halted in the wake of three actor deaths and rumors about a haunted set, Claire, the daughter of a failing studio head, helps with a production on the sa
A dramatic and accessibly told recreation of the 16th president's assassination adapts the author's historical thriller for younger readers, combining age-appropriate text with abundant photographs to
With his older brother gone to fight in the Great War and his father prone to sudden rages, fourteen-year-old Stanley devotes himself to taking care of the family’s greyhound and puppies. Until the mo
Tess and Lizzie are sisters, sisters as close as can be, who share a secret world filled with selkies, flying horses, and a girl who can transform into a wolf in the middle of the night. But when Liz
Trapped in a superstore by a series of escalating disasters, including a monster hailstorm and terrifying chemical weapons spill, brothers Dean and Alex learned how to survive and worked together with
When musical prodigy, Elvis Ruby, completely freezes up on television, he is forced to hide out in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, where he spends the summer working with his aunt and cousin at Piney
Twelve year-old Basil knows he’s special—he’s been associating numbers with colors since he was a kid. His gift (or curse) has turned him into somewhat of a loner, but his world begins to change when
Thirteen-year-old C.J., an African-American boy, chronicles what happens to his family when his father, who temporarily left, returns home and they all must deal with their feelings of anger, hope, ab
Author of War Horse, and bestselling storyteller Michael Morpurgo touched our hearts with this beautiful story of a boy, his lost dog, and the lengths he would go to be reunited. This timely story of
A follow-up to Ten Rules for Living with My Sister finds Pearl writing an essay about her complicated summer during which her father lost his job, her sister was her junior camp counselor and she had
After 12-year-old Eric's parents are deployed to Iraq, he is sent to live in North Dakota with grandparents he hardly knows, but when his grandfather's hostility and the threat of losing the dog he ha
In alternating chapters, the story tells of the mermaid Syrenka's love for Ezra in 1872 that leads to a series of horrific murders, and present-day Hester's encounter with a ghost that reveals her con
When her sister blossoms into a beautiful being and makes new friends, seventh grader Miriam is left alone to deal with her freak status and now must face the harsh criticism and teasing of the popula
Filled with period art and photographs, anecdotes and portraits of unique characters from the era, a review of an important time in American history looks at the rise and fall of the disastrous social
In the summer of 1956 while her mother is in Florida searching for a job, 14-year-old April Garnet Rose, who has never met her father, stays with her terminally ill aunt in Virginia and accompanies he
Felix and Zelda have escaped the death camp train, but where do they go now? They’re two runaway kids in Nazi-occupied Poland. Danger lies at every turn of the road. With the help of a woman named Ge
Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate m
JET FLASHFEET, CHUCK COBRACRUSHER, DONNIE DRAGONJAB, and BRUCE WILLOWHAMMER . . . Together they are THE CLAN OF THE SCORPION! Armed to the teeth with ninja know-how, this ultimate fighting force has o
JET FLASHFEET, CHUCK COBRACRUSHER, DONNIE DRAGONJAB, and BRUCE WILLOWHAMMER . . . Together they are THE CLAN OF THE SCORPION! Armed to the teeth with ninja know-how, this ultimate fighting force has
Maggie is always full of questions. But a young maid in a fine lady’s house isn’t supposed to wonder so much, so one day Maggie is thrown out into the street with only a tiny heart-shaped locket for a
Jet Flashfeet, Chuck Cobracrusher, Donnie Dragonjab, and Bruce Willowhammer . . . Together they are THE CLAN OF THE SCORPION!Armed to the teeth with ninja know-how, this ultimate fighting force has on
Jet Flashfeet, Chuck Cobracrusher, Donnie Dragonjab, and Bruce Willowhammer . . . Together they are THE CLAN OF THE SCORPION!Armed to the teeth with ninja know-how, this ultimate fighting force has on
A cozy, cumulative book to warm a cold winter day Alive with swirling snow and lots of outdoor fun, the first ten days of winter bring special gifts for a special friend. This cumulative tale will hav
Frustrated with ten-year-old Muscle Man McGinty constantly telling lies, Tamara dreams of the day when it all catches up to him and the entire town sees him for who he is, but when an incredible event
Striking out into the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a rumor to guide her, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone survives only to be captured by the people of Syl
One night out of the blue, Ratchet Clark’s ill-natured mother uproots her from Florida without a second thought. Ratchet is on a train to Maine for a summer with relatives within the blink of an eye.
Molly is abandoned during Hurricane Katrina. After she is rescued, she is attacked by a dog and must undergo a rare surgery for horses: amputation of her front leg. Now fitted with a prosthetic limb,
All Beatrice Shakespeare Smith has ever wanted is a true family of her own. And she’s close to reuniting her parents when her father disappears. Now Bertie must deal with a vengeful sea goddess and a
Through a police interview interspersed with flashbacks, a teen talks us through his involvement in two killings connected to his discovery of a secret cult.
Sam leads a pretty normal life. He may not have the most exciting job in the world, but he’s doing all right—until a fast food prank brings him to the attention of Douglas, a creepy guy with an intens
The conclusion to the Polly O’Keefe stories that began with The Arm of the Starfish and Dragons in the Waters finds Polly taking an unforgettable trip to Europe, all by herself.
