When Lucy, Elena, and Michael receive their summer reading list, they are excited to seeTo Kill A Mockingbird included. But not everyone in their class shares the same enthusiasm. So they hatch a plot
The Caldecott Medal-winning creator of The Way Things Work applies his signature sense of curiosity and detailed style to a picture book adaptation of his original early reader classic about life in a
Winning what you want may cost you everything you love They were never meant to be together. As a general’s daughter, seventeen-year-old Kestrel enjoys an extravagant and privileged life. Arin has n
Tired of being forced to participate in sports, take extra lessons and receive tutoring to become well-rounded in preparation for college, middle schooler Jack Strong stages a sit-in on his couch unti
Blessed with—or doomed to—eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster
Offers readers an array of interesting historical facts about a number of popular toys, such as Lego, Mr. Potato Head, the Slinky, and others. By the illustrator of The Scrambled States of America. 商品
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
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
A School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2011A Horn Book Best Nonfiction Book of 2011 On the ten-year anniversary of the September 11 tragedy, a straightforward and sensitive book for a gener
During a summer visit, 12-year-old Lucy Crandall must come to terms with both her grandmother’s failing memory and how her mentally-challenged neighbor will impact her popularity when both enter the s
"Guided by a tattered map, accompanied by Thomas the Pig Boy, and inspired by the storyteller's blood that thrums through her veins, eleven-year-old Trinket searches for the seven stories she needs to
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
Struggling with her father's long-term coma and a wrenching decision about his life support in the final days of her sophomore year, Ellis, who is also enduring a strained relationship with her mother
At a rustic summer camp, sixteen-year-old Tori, a senator's daughter, learns that she is descended from medieval dragon slayers, that dragons still exist, and that she is expected to hone her special
After a major earthquake devastates Los Angeles, 17-year-old Mia wants nothing more than to take care of her younger brother and traumatized mother, but two fanatical doomsday cults vie for her powers
Galen, a Syrena prince, searches land for a girl he’s heard can communicate with fish. It’s while Emma is on vacation at the beach that she meets Galen. Although their connection is immediate and
While Nick Gardner’s family is falling apart, his best friend, Scooter, is dying from a freak disease. The Scoot’s final wish is that Nick and their quirky classmate, Jaycee Amato, deliver a prized fi
Some secrets are better left buried; some secrets are so frightening they might make angels weep and the devil crow. Thought provoking as well as intensely scary, White Crow unfolds in three voices. T
"Your time is limited. . . . have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."--Steve Jobs From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth, dropped ou
Brave Irene is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so well and can't possibly deliver the beautiful ball gown she's made for the duchess to wear that very e
Seventeen-year-old Destiny keeps a painful childhood secret all to herself until she and three classmates from her exclusive boarding school take off on an unauthorized road trip in search of "one fai
Instead of leaving with the last of the Roman legions, Aquila, a young officer, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain, and he eventually joins the forces of the Roman-British leader Ambrosius to
A young Roman army medical officer, sent to Britain during the period of waning Roman rule, befriends a kinsman with whom he shares an adventure of intrigue, exile, and underground activity with the L
In 1970, after their older brother is shipped off to Vietnam, Jonah and his younger brother Simon leave home to find their father, who is being released from prison, but soon find themselves hitching
Each time fifteen-year-old Hannah and her out-of-work father move she has some fears about making friends, but a classmate warns her that in Maplecrest, Vermont, the cheerleaders really are monsters.
Pedro Zamora changed lives.When the HIV-positive AIDS educator appeared on MTV’s The Real World: San Francisco, he taught millions of viewers about being gay and living with AIDS. Pedro’s
We all know the stories of Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel. But have you ever heard of Alice Bingley-Beckerman, Reena Paruchuri, or Molly Miller? Of course you haven’t. Not yet. What these girls
Separated from his parents and older brother, twelve-year-old Zac, a secret agent of the Government Investigation Bureau, must rely on his own skills to obtain the formula for Dr. Drastic's secret Sol
After a tumultuous year in New York City, the Austins are spending the summer on the small island where their grandfather lives. He’s very sick, and watching his condition deteriorate as the summer pa
Examines the difficulties involved in blending families as the oldest child suddenly becomes the middle child when her parent gets married and the stepchildren move in to the house. By the author of B
From late summer to Thanksgiving, pumpkins are everywhere, a symbol of fall and a reminder of the holidays to come. In this handsome book, Ken Robbins—widely known for his sumptuous photo-essay
When the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain’s widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will se
One late spring morning the American artist Jackson Pollock began work on the canvas that would ultimately come to be known as Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist).Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and S
This invaluable companion to the award-winning We Were There, Too! gives young readers the tools to bring about change. After the tragic and transforming events of the past year, young people are see
A fast-paced book about two girls' basketball teams fighting for the championship."The Cardinals and Bluejays are in the final game of the championship. The tension builds as the clock ticks away. The
It’s robots vs. pets in the fourth and final book in this FANGtastic spin-off of the New York Times–bestselling My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish chapter book series.Evil Scientist Summer Camp is almost over
#1 New York Times-bestselling author Marie Lu is back with Skyhunter, an adrenaline-laced novel about the lengths one warrior will go to fight for freedom and those she loves. A broken world.An overwh
Pearl the Magical Unicorn is the first in Sally Odgers's three-volume chapter book series illustrated by Adele K. Thomas where the magical unicorn Pearl and her friends take on some of life's tough le
In the tradition of E. L. Konisburg, this middle-grade mystery adventure is inspired by the real life of Viviani Joffre Fedeler, born and raised in the New York Public Library. Eleven-year-old Vivian
First and foremost a young adult novel about public shaming in the internet age, If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say is also an exploration of the power of words, the cumulative destructiveness of
