Faith, family, and friendship have always been top priority to lifelong friends Lawson, Reginell, Sullivan, Angel, and Kina, but each one is about to be put to the test during one turbulent year. Laws
A delightful comedy of manners, this novel concerns the romantic travails of two sisters, who struggle to balance passion and prudence. It abounds in the author's customary wit and engaging characteri
Atala', published in 1801, tells the tragic tale of the eponymous heroine: a mixed-race Christian daughter of a Native American chief. She saves the captured Chactas and tragically falls in love with
The epic saga of love and war continues—the heart-stopping sequel to Paullina Simons's beloved international bestseller The Bronze Horseman. Tatiana is eighteen years old, pregnant, and widowed whe
In Ulysses and Us, Declan Kiberd argues that James Joyce's Ulysses offers a humane vision of a more tolerant and decent life under the dreadful pressures of the modern world.
Argues that direct participation in action in the United States, Latin America, Bolivia, and Haiti has put into practice a different model of democracy that could portend more far-reaching, badly need
Women, funerals, guns, and rattlesnakes. What could go wrong? Jill O’Hara, award-winning journalist and inveterate egotist, is about to find out. When Jill is summoned to her hometown Prairie V
How does feminism relate to motherhood, how has it changed over time, and what does the future of motherhood and feminism look like? These are just some of the questions Amber E. Kinser, Ph.D. tackle
Reading comprehension is one of the critical skills students need in order to be successful---in school and in life. This teacher-reviewed, standards-based series provides the high-quality, purposefu
Heart-corroding sex with a tin woodman. A foundering marriage like a cat on the brink of death that still manages to purr. Sharon McCartney’s visceral exploration of relationships — ho
Focusing on the value of being yourself, this charming story will delight young children with its loveable main character and bright illustrations. Ricky wants to be friends with Annie, another rabbit
This title introduces the reader to light and how it shapes life as we know it. Find out what light is, how it travels, and how it allows us to see. Learn all about the colors of light, discover the i
Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family's scant meal of curry and rice. She never expected to meet a goddess there. Yet she is granted a remarkable gift: Flowers and precious
For eighteen years Fran Benedetto kept her secret, hid her bruises. She stayed with Bobby because she wanted her son to have a father, and because, in spite of everything, she loved him. Then one nigh
Asked to help Rose, a young elephant, find her way back to the herd, Elmer and his cousin, Wilbur, are astonished to discover that Rose is pink, a finding that teaches them about being different and
?I have long believed that Lynn Emanuel is one of the most innovative and subversive poets now writing in America. Her aesthetic and artistic choices consistently invoke a complex hybrid poetics that
A leading nonfiction writer and author of Snakes! examines the lives and habitats of the world's largest reptiles--alligators and crocodiles--which are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs.
Describes how packaging and other discarded materials add to energy use and to waste, and suggests ways to create less waste by avoiding items with excessive packaging, recycling whenever possible, an
Describes how new clothing and toys add to energy use and old clothes and playthings add to waste, and suggests ways to prolong use, pass used items on to other users, and make new items by reusing th
Describes how living things adapt and change in order to survive, discussing adaptation to different habitats, how the organisms in a habitat adapt to interact with each other, and adapting to changin
