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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Yeti is good at kicking the ball.Unicorn cannot kick the ball.Unicorn is good at running races.Yeti cannot run fast.Unicorn and Yeti play ring toss, run a race, and go ice skating. These laugh-out-loud stories with full-color artwork and easy-to-read text throughout are perfect for new readers!

Kung Pow Chicken is the superhero everyone has been waiting for!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In this exciting full-color series, Gordon Blue transforms into Kung Pow Chicken, an avian superhero who fights crime in the city of Fowladelphia. The first book in the series kicks off when Gordon's birdy senses lead him to a festival. Suddenly, POOF! Feathers fill the air and shivering naked chickens are everywhere. Why have all these chickens lost their feathers? Forced to wear wooly sweaters, the city itches for a hero. Kung Pow Chicken hops into his Beakmobile to save the day!

This beautiful box set includes all three books in Suzanne Collins's internationally bestselling Hunger Games trilogy together with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Sunrise on the Reaping. The paperbacks feature gorgeous sprayed edges with stencilled artwork. This is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fan or new Hunger Games reader."I was so obsessed with this book. . .. The Hunger Games is amazing." Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight saga "I couldn't stop reading." Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly "At its best the trilogy channels the political passion of 1984, the memorable violence of A Clockwork Orange, the imaginative ambience of The Chronicles of Narnia and the detailed inventiveness of Harry Potter." New York Times Book Review There is only one rule: kill or be killed. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts.The Capitol keeps the districts in line by for

Meet the Pine School Pals in the first installment of this full-color, graphic novel-style series, perfect for beginning readers!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Meet the Pine School Pals! Ms. Perez and her second-grade class are welcoming a brand-new student. They are excited to show Tate what being a Pine School Pal is all about: making friends, being kind, and learning new things! The classmates navigate friendships, encounter common conflicts, and work out solutions together. Across five stories, the Pine School Pals rescue their class pet Ribbit, put on a shark show, start an exclusive club, and more!With full-color artwork and color-coded speech bubbles throughout, this g

In the next installment of this New York Times bestselling early chapter book series, Eva and her friends celebrate the winter holiday, Moonfest!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Treetopolis is getting ready for Moonfest, a holiday celebrating the longest night of the year. The owls decorate their trees, have a community sing-along, and play in the snow. And this year, Eva and her class are having a secret gift swap! But when Eva draws George's name, she is stumped about what to make for him. Eva wants to learn more about George so she can give him the best gift ever. But she also has to make decorations, bake cookies, and wrap presents for her entire family. Will Eva have time to get everything done befo

Super Rabbit Boy competes with different versions of himself in the latest page-turning installment of this USA Today bestselling series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Super Rabbit Boy is cloned by meanie King Viking’s new Clone-Bot -- now there are twenty Super Rabbit Boys in Super World! The Super Rabbit Boys agree they’ve got to stop King Viking from cloning more robots and creating a robot army. They decide to have a friendly competition to see who can stop him first... Sunny is playing a new multiplayer Super Rabbit Boy game where everyone is competing to be the best Super Rabbit Boy. Can Sunny beat the other players and come out on top? Which Super Boy will be the one to save the day?Thomas Flint

A reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, spotlighting Christine Daa?as she rises to fame while torn between love, ambition, and the haunting secrets of the opera house from #1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig, in a deluxe hardcover edition. Inspired by Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel, Le Fant獽e de L'Op廨a, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. He falls madly in love with a young soprano, Christine Daa? and devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents, employing all of the devious methods at his command. Our Strange Duet centers Christine's emotional journey and her agency within this sweeping, atmospheric opera.

This stunning paperback box set includes all three books in Suzanne Collins’s internationally bestselling Hunger Games trilogy together with prequel books The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Sunrise on the Reaping. "At its best the trilogy channels the political passion of 1984, the memorable violence of A Clockwork Orange, the imaginative ambience of The Chronicles of Narnia and the detailed inventiveness of Harry Potter." New York Times Book Review In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV...And the odds are against all who play. With all five of Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games novels in one box set, you can step into the world of Panem and continue all the way to the electrifying conclus

Best friends Jasper, Mo, and Ruby try out for their town's travel baseball team in the next installment of this action-packed, fully illustrated early chapter book series by New York Times bestselling author Andrew Maraniss!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Jasper is excited to finally get the chance to play on a travel baseball team with all of his friends! But it turns out taking his game to the next level comes with its own set of challenges. As the big tournament approaches, Jasper and his teammates learn some tricky baseball rules and prepare to face off against other travel teams. Then best friends Jasper, Mo, and Ruby head to Chicago, where they'll get to attend a real MLB game and even stay at a h

Ember and his pet friends come face-to-face with the most bizzare pet yet: an evil axolotl!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Ember comes face-to-face with truly the strangest villain he's ever seen: a pink axolotl! With his weirdly cute face, at first glance, Arnold the axolotl appears to be super chill. Steve and Neo, the other Chin family pets are eager to befriend the axolotl, but Ember's overlord instincts kick in when he thinks that Arnold is actually out to hynotize his friends to make them his minions! Will Ember be able to thwart the evil axolotl's plans and save his friends from falling under Arnold's wicked spell? With laugh-out-loud humor, engaging artwork on every page, and nonstop action that

Ember the Fire Dragon and Gus the Mushroom Dragon make a new Cloud Dragon friend in the latest installment of this full-color, fantasy adventure series perfect for beginning readers!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Ember the Fire Dragon and Gus the Mushroom Dragon are having a great time playing with their new friend Hazy, a young Cloud Dragon. But then, a huge gust of wind blows Hazy away! Ember and Gus have to hurry -- Hazy is heading straight for the mysterious forest. Along the way, Gus and Ember meet a kind River Dragon. Can the River Dragon help Gus and Ember catch up to Hazy in time to help their new friend? Gus and Ember's adventure is told through five full-color short

After the royal family of the Kingdom of Bracken is captured by an evil fairy queen, Drake and Bo turn to the Ruby Dragon for help in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!The royal family is under attack! At the royal baby naming ceremony, King Roland, Queen Rose, and their new baby are captured by an evil fairy queen named Agrona. It's up to Drake and his friends to rescue them! The Dragon Masters soon discover that a spell had been keeping Agrona asleep for many years. But that spell has now been broken, and three magical dragon gems are needed to recapture the evil fairy queen. Drake, Worm, Bo, and Shu travel to the Land of Pea

Cobble the dinoghost meets an unexpected new friend in the first installment of this laugh-out-loud series perfect for newly independent readers!Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!This hilarious, friendship-themed series follows a ghost-dinosaur named Cobble who's been roaming the world alone for millions of years. Cobble starts a diary because he has begun losing track of the passing days. He has a set routine everyday: He commutes on the bus, visits the haunted lighthouse, and observes a seven-year-old boy named Kevin who's obsessed with ketchup. But Cobble's world gets turned upside-down when he meets Bonny, a goldfish ghost (who's forever trapped in the fishbowl where she died by ketchup!). Bonny is d

Book one of a new 12 part curated series, featuring 12 classic Horus Heresy novels that follow the main line of narrative from the beginning of the Heresy to the beginning of the Siege of Terra. The seeds of heresy are sownAt the dawn of the 31st millennium, the Imperium of Man has reasserted its dominance over the galaxy. It is a golden age of rediscovery and conquest, and the Emperor's Great Crusade has placed his superhuman primarch sons at the head of the mighty Space Marine Legions - the most powerful military force ever assembled. Newly promoted to serve as the Emperor's Warmaster, the idealistic Horus now stands above his brothers, even as the crusade enters what must surely be its final stages and dark, cosmic truths begin to reveal themselves. Far beyond the alien threat of malignant xenos breeds or rogue human civilisations, a war now looms that could threaten the very existence of mankind...

Shortlisted for the Irish Novel of the YearShortlisted for the International Dublin Literary AwardLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize'A marvellously engrossing journey, studded with ideas and lyrical treats' The Times______________________________________In 1919, pioneering journalist Emily Ehrlich watches as two young airmen emerge from the carnage of World War One to pilot the very first non-stop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to the west of Ireland. In 1845 Frederick Douglass, a Black American slave, lands in Ireland to champion ideas of democracy and freedom, only to find a famine unfurling at his feet. And in 1998 Senator George Mitchell criss-crosses the ocean in search of an elusive Irish peace.Stitching these stories intricately together, Colum McCann sets out to explore the fine line between what is real and what is imagined, and the tangled skein of connections that make up our lives.'History comes vividly to life in a majestic work' Sunday Times'Beautifully hypnotic

The quirky-but-determined super villain in training, Vicky von Evil, gets an adorable pet bunny... who might be better at being evil than she is! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In the second installment of this hilarious early chapter book series, Granny, an amazingly fashionable lady with an evil villain cat, arrives at the von Evil house for a surprise visit. Right away, Vicky is determined to show off her villain skills and prove to Granny that she has what it takes to be a master of chaos! At SVT, Vicky's super villain training school, she and her best friend, Will Wickedson, learn that they need to compete in an epic obstacle course with a villain pet. There's just one major problem: unlike her SV

Achieve more by doing less…At work we often feel weighed down by an excess of initiatives, meetings, training and targets. Over-enthusiastic executives, interfering consultants and demanding stakeholders often get in the way of doing the ‘real work’. This leaves us feeling overwhelmed but underproductive.The Art of Less offers ideas for how to create a more effective and efficient organization by removing obstacles to meaningful work. Mats Alvesson and André Spicer explain how ‘organizational sludge’ gets in the way of performance, and what can be done about it. They show how unblocking systems and processes can improve work flow so people can focus more on the things that actually matter.The Art of Less is the essential guide to how overburdened managers and employees can break down barriers to more effective working and achieve more by doing less.

A harrowing narrative of the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, which set sail with a deadly and little-understood stowaway--COVID-19--days before the world shut down in March 2020. In early 2020, the world was on edge. An ominous virus was spreading on different continents, and no one knew what the coming weeks would bring. Far from the hot spots, the cruise ship Zaandam, owned by Holland America, was preparing to sail from Buenos Aires, Argentina, loaded with 1,200 passengers--Americans, Europeans and South Americans, plus 600 crew. Most passengers were over the age of sixty-five. There was concern about the virus on the news, and it had already killed and sickened passengers on other Holland America ships. But that was oceans away, and escaping to sea at the ends of the earth for a few weeks seemed like it might be a good option. The cruise line had said the voyage (three weeks around the South American coastline to see some of the world's most stunning natural wonders and ancient

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