Billy is a street urchin, a pickpocket, and a petty thief. Mister Creecher is a giant of a man whose appearance terrifies everyone he meets. Their relationship begins as a matter of convenience. But b
Politics has always been a dirty game.Now justice is, too.In a crowded courtroom in Mississipi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small
A New Age BeginsThe First Book of the Corean ChroniclesMillennia ago, a magical disaster caused the fall of a great civilization that spanned a continent, and ended a golden age. Corus today is a wor
Special Note: Format available for schools onlyTo keep from being eaten, a resourceful inchworm measures a robins tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's so
A monograph containing a historical introduction by A. A. Fraenkel to the original Zermelo-Fraenkel form of set-theoretic axiomatics, and Paul Bernays’ independent presentation of a formal system of a
Could a Penguin Ride a Bike? provides a fun and informative introduction into the life of a penguin. By imagining animals in everyday scenarios, readers can learn about their size, diet
The powerful memoir of a young doctor and former college athlete diagnosed with a rare disease who spearheaded the search for a cure—and became a champion for a new approach to medical research.
A twisted fairy tale about a king and queen who wish for a child of their own . . . and end up with a baby goat. Perfect for readers of Children Make Terrible Pets and Wolfie the Bunny.Once upon a tim
Rosie's Hat isn't just any old hat. When a gust of wind sweeps it off her head, it goes off on a whole hatful of adventures! It becomes a toy for a dog, a hiding-place for a mouse, a frisbee for some
WHEN YOU’RE A big girlCherri has often wished she were thin and graceful like a ballerina instead of being a six-foot-tall blonde with curves that require serious caution. Surely a charming Irishman l
Watch Jon Agee win over a new flock of fans--the toddler set.If you should ever get a rhinoceros for a pet, you're in for a surprise. It won't chase a ball. Or a stick. Or a frisbie. In fact, accordin
Bones of a FeatherCarolyn Haines A ruby necklace worth four million dollars appears to have been stolen, and its owners, Monica and Eleanor Levert—twin heirs of a wealthy Natchez clan—seem a bit too a
A little girl likes all kinds of kisses, including a fluffy kiss from a cat and a fluttery kiss from a butterfly. And she gets a smelly-yelly brother kiss. But her favorite kiss of all is a bristly, g
A newly designed hardcover edition includes "Mrs. Dalloway," which explores the title character's thoughts and actions during a single day as she prepares to host a party, and "A Room of One's Own," a
When Augusten Burroughs was small, his father was a shadowy presence in his life: a form on the stairs, a cough from the basement, a silent figure smoking a cigarette in the dark. As Augusten grew ol
Named a Best Book of 2015 by Chicago Book Review and a Best Chicagoland Novel by Gapers Block!A rich, ambitious first novel of a Midwestern family buffeted by change, A Good Family is perfect for book
He's a good detective...with a bad habit.Frank Marr knows crime in Washington, DC. A decorated former police detective, he retired early and now ekes a living as a private eye for a defense attorney.
A bank robber goes on a spree. A man confesses to a murder he did'nt commit. A gangster tortures his accomplice. The perfect murder is attempted by two teenagers. These are just a few of the cases - f
When a little girl and her mother take a lovely autumn walk together, Mom’s small observations—and gentle humor—convey a big, special sentiment.It’s a golden, windy autumn day, and a mother a daughter
The Mark of the Beast: A searing medical thriller by Adolphus A. Anekwe, a renowned doctor, about the ramifications of isolating a gene that causes violent behavior Dr. Regina Dickerson is a Catholic
Assisting a long-time friend in a search for a kidnapped woman, detective Charlie Parker links the abduction to a church of bones in Eastern Europe, a 1944 slaughter at a French monastery, and the myt
Pulled from home country duty and assigned to a hated partner to carry out a covert mission to assassinate a roadside bomber in the Middle East, a talented surveillance operative engages in a painstak
A sweeping historical novel based on the extraordinary life and times of Belle Cora, the daughter of a New York merchant who went on to become a millworker, a prostitute, a notorious madam, a murder
In 1959 Paris, a CIA agent mystified by Parisian girls, a beautiful young witch, a police detective turned into a flea while investigating a murder, and a fun-loving American in way over his head find
Set in a four-hundred-year-old boys' boarding school in London, a chilling gothic thriller by the author of the critically acclaimed A Good and Happy Child . . . A fierce and jealous ghost . . . A
For Eva, a young girl with a lively imagintation, a seemingly ordinary box becomes a portal to a magical, wonder-filled world. Eva wishes for a pet. She reaches into her magic box
A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for Australia in 1913. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single book - a beautiful volume of fair
Politics has always been a dirty game. Now justice is, too. In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a sm
A sequel to A Miracle for St. Cecilia's finds the nuns of Dorsetville's parish bustling to open a retirement home, Harry absorbed in a budding romance, and Father James Flaherty joining a kickboxing c
Stephen Rice loves breakfast cereal. When he enters a design-a-cereal competition not only does his entry, Brick-a-Breck, win, but he becomes a TV celebrity. However, Stephen's brilliant invention soo
A Suitable Match This was a marriage of convenience, definitely not a love match. Colin Crichton made it clear when he proposed to Eustacia Crump that he wanted a down-to-earth partner who would help
For ten years, Arnhild Lauveng suffered as a schizophrenic, going in and out of the hospital for months or even a year at a time. A Road Back from Schizophrenia gives extraordinary insight into the lo
Professor Wormbog has collected a Kerploppus, an Ickky, a Murgatroy, and a Useless. He has every beastie from A to Y, but he doesn't have a Zipperump-a-Zoo. He looks underground, in the sea, and in th
''a bit of a classic... A goat on the bed and a cow on the table tapping out a jig? My readers collapsed in heaps, and then had to have it read again. And again.'' Vivian French in the Guardian ''Wise
A madcap menagerie of animal group names. They say that birds of a feather flock together. But who knew that bears in a group are called a sleuth? Eagle-eyed author Diane Swanson knew. In a book th
In a heavily guarded mansion in a posh Virginia suburb, a man and a woman start to make love, trapping Luther Whitney, a career break-in artist, behind a secret wall. Then the passion turns deadly, an
Zig, a small, blue creature who lives in a rainy, gray world, grabs hold of a red umbrella and is carried away to a colorful forest where he becomes a hero--and a friend.
A group of orphans on the run search for a new home among the stars.When a group of orphans discover they have a common connection, plucky heroine Phoebe leads them in a daring escape from their orpha
Catherine one day hopes to become a painter, a Crusader, a peddler, a minstrel, amonk, a wart charmer . . . anything besides being sold like a cheese to the highestbidder. Winner of the Newbery Honor,
A debut novel that's as sharp as a knife's point.Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic. As the wood-carver's daughter
