Coming-of-age adventures, teenage romance, high-stakes dystopian revolutions, and identity.
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**Fiction, Graphic Novel:** Nationally syndicated cartoonist Lynda Barry's moving, quirky and honest first novel about a young girl's coming of age--which has also been a hit off-Broadway play--is back in print, with new artwork by the author. In *The Good Times Are Killing Me*, Lynda Barry reveals her masterful way with story, memory, and feelings, and anyone who lingers in Edna Arkins's world will be the better for it.
Nikki Grimes
Dyamonde Daniel is excited about the local library's poetry contest, and so is her friend Free. The prize is one hundred dollars—just think what they could buy with that much money! But when they find out that Damaris, one of their classmates, has been living in a homeless shelter, their ideas about what it means to be rich or poor start to change. And when they get to know Damaris, they realize the one who could use the prize money the most also happens to be the best poet in class. In this fantastic follow-up to *Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel*, Nikki Grimes tackles big issues like homelessness in a sensitive, kid-friendly way. Dymonde's can-do attitude and lively spirit will endear her to readers.
Pam Spenser
Contains entries for approximately 1500 books published from 1988-1992 and ten indexes to their series, awards, time periods, locales, subjects, characters' names and descriptions, audience age levels, authors, and titles.
a T-Rex from jurassic world
Another superb novel for readers of 8+ from a multi-million-selling author.Em adores her funny, glamorous dad - who cares if he's not her real father? He's wonderful to her, and to her little brother and sister. True to form at Christmas, Dad gives them fantastic presents, including a real emerald ring for his little Princess Em. Unfortunately he's got another surprise in store - he's leaving them. Will Dad's well-meaning but chaotic attempts to keep seeing Em and the other children help the family come to terms with this new crisis? Or would they be better off with a clean break - just like Em's arm?
Julian mccallum
When Ruby and Sid see a poster about a missing dog, they can't believe it. It reminds them of an adventure they had, and a little dog they once met. Could it be the same Jack Pepper?
Holly Jackson
Five years after schoolgirl Andie Bell was allegedly murdered by Sal Singh, smart and determined Pippa Fitz-Amobi chooses the closed case as the topic for her senior project, convinced the real killer is still walking free.
Jonatʻan Kʻonlin
When Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955 at the age of 86, he was the richest man in the world, known as 'Mr Five Per Cent' for his personal share of Middle East oil. The son of a wealthy Armenian merchant in Istanbul, for half a century he brokered top-level oil deals, concealing his mysterious web of business interests and contacts within a labyrinth of Asian and European cartels, and convincing governments and oil barons alike of his impartiality as an 'honest broker'. Today his name is known principally through the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, to which his spectacular art collection and most of his vast wealth were bequeathed. Gulbenkian's private life was as labyrinthine as his business dealings. He insisted on the highest 'moral values', yet ruthlessly used his wife's charm as a hostess to further his career, and demanded complete obedience from his family, whom he monitored obsessively. As a young man he lived a champagne lifestyle, escorting actresses and showgirls, and in later life - on doctor's orders - he slept with a succession of discreetly provided young women. Meanwhile he built up a superb art collection which included Rembrandts and other treasures sold to him by Stalin from the Hermitage Museum. Published to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, Mr Five Per Cent reveals Gulbenkian's complex and many-sided existence. Written with full access to the Gulbenkian Foundation's archives, this is the fascinating story of the man who more than anyone else helped shape the modern oil industry. -- Adapted from jacket blurb of English version.
Francie Latour
Every winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie Luce, a painter. The moment she steps off the plane, she feels a wall of heat, and familiar sights soon follow the boys selling water ice by the pink cathedral, the tap tap buses in the busy streets, the fog and steep winding road to her aunt s home in the mountains.
Michael Fry
Victor Spoil hates the Junior Super Academy. It makes him cranky, and his parents couldn't be prouder, because supervillains aren't meant to be nice. Until Victor confesses he wants to leave and become a librarian. The horror! But when superheroes and villains, including his parents, start disappearing, only a dedicated do-gooder like Victor can track them down. He discovers that the supers are being captured to square off against aliens in gladiator-like shows. And unlike the scripted fights that the supers usually sign up for, these battles are to the death! Victor and his fellow super students must join together and harness their super powers to battle this dastardly mega-villain. But to be a hero, Victor finally has to embrace his inner villain. Will he be able to stoop that low?
David McPhail
A bug, a cow (over the moon, of course) even a hippo can jump. Delightful illustrations by David McPhail and simple text will have new readers jumping for joy!
Marsha Diane Arnold
When thunder roars and lightning flashes, Raccoon is afraid to be alone in his home. So he hurries out to see if any of his neighbors in Thistle Hollow have room to spare for a friend in need. When Raccoon knocks on the doors of Possum, Quail, and Woodchuck, he is turned away. But then Raccoon spies a bright light in the storm. Will this next neighbor open up her house and heart to Raccoon? A tender story that reminds readers of all ages that a kind heart will always make room for one more.
Kimberly & James Dean
Pete and his friends are rockin , groovin , and counting down the twelve days of Christmas! (Who needs five golden rings when you can have five onion rings?) Join Pete and the gang for one-of-a-kind holiday cheer!
Frances O'Roark Dowell
Sam Graham is a dragon fan and a big truck man. Monster trucks to be specific. And when the family minivan needs replacing, Sam has the perfect plan: get a family monster truck instead!
Jo Watson Hackl
All her life, Cricket s mama has told her stories about a secret room painted by a mysterious artist. Now Mama s run off, and Cricket thinks the room might be the answer to getting her to come back. If it exists. And if she can find it.
Eric Hill
It's Spot's first time ever swimming in a pool. Though he feels nervous at first, some support from Mom and friends means Spot is soon having fun in the sun--while staying cool in the pool!
Holly Black
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she was stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Despite her mortal frailty, Jude schemes to claim a position of lethal power by outmaneuvering wicked Prince Cardan.
Amber Smith
When her mother is arrested for killing Brooke's abusive father, Brooke must confront the shadow of her family's violence and dysfunction. A twisted tragedy leaves Brooke and her siblings on their own in this provocative new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used To Be. How do you let go of something you’ve never had? Junior year for Brooke Winters is supposed to be about change. She’s transferring schools, starting fresh, and making plans for college so she can finally leave her hometown, her family, and her past behind. But all of her dreams are shattered one hot summer afternoon when her mother is arrested for killing Brooke’s abusive father. No one really knows what happened that day, if it was premeditated or self-defense, whether it was right or wrong. And now Brooke and her siblings are on their own. In a year of firsts—the first year without parents, first love, first heartbreak, and her first taste of freedom—Brooke must confront the shadow of her family’s violence and dysfunction, as she struggles to embrace her identity, finds her true place in the world, and learns how to let go.
Jan Brett
Snow is on the way, and as Hedgie trundles around the farm all his friends tell him of the winter-time fun he will miss as he hibernates Icicles decorating the chicken coop! Lisa making snowmen! The pond turned to slippery ice! It sounds so amazing, Hedgie decides to stay awake instead of going to his burrow.
Martha Maker
In the first book of the Craftily Ever After chapter book series, a new student gets between best friends Emily and Maddie and changes the meaning of their friendship bracelets!
Chris Higgins
"Bella is going to visit a farm! Tom and Kizzy have invited her to spend the day at their place. She'll get to meet the cows, play with Fetch the dog, see the big red tractor and pick raspberries with her new friends. But at the last minute, someone else comes to the farm too - Magda! Before she knows it, Bella's visit turns into a tractor-crash involving runaway farm animals, too many pasties, an unexpected wedding and lots and lots of cow poo!" --Publisher description.
Suzanne Selfors
While Gizmo continues his quest to take over the world, Wedgie and his best friend, a micro-pig who lives next door, team up to stop him.
M.E. Furman
A World of Cookies for Santa takes readers across the globe to see all the treats that await Santa on Christmas Eve. M. E. Furman provides recipes for children to bake some of Santa's cookies for themselves.
Januária Cristina Alves, illlustrações Berje
"Atenção: este livro contém 141 personagens do dito folclore brasileiro, cuidadosamente secionados dentre a bibliografia mais especialzada sobre o assunto, descritos com fidelidade aos melhores e mais diversos relatos de quem realmente viu o Lobisomem á meia-noite, o Curupira na encruzilhada da estrada, o Saci-Perere na floresta e o Boto no fundo do rio"--Cover page. "Attention: this book contains 141 characters from the Brazilian folklore, carefully sectioned from the most specialized bibliography on the subject, described with fidelity to the best and most diverse reports of who actually saw the Werewolf at midnight, Curupira at the road, the Saci-Perere in the forest and the Boto in the bottom of the river"--Cover page.
Jenn Bennett
Seventeen-year-old Bailey moves to California to live with her father and, perhaps, finally meet an online friend and fellow film buff, but soon finds herself attracted to an annoying co-worker.
Bridget Weninger
When Aunt Fanny becomes too ill to look after herself, Mama Bunny decides to move her in with her family. This means big changes at the Bunny house, of course, but it also means fun and discovery for the three young bunnies as they get to learn all about their funny aunt. She shows them that there is always comfort and consolation in the twinkling stars overhead. This touching, gentle picture book helps children navigate the difficult issues of dealing with the death of a loved one. It shares in simple terms the truth that death affects us all, and that life goes on as surely as there are stars twinkling in the sky.
Kevin Henkes
Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.
adapted by Jim McCann
T'Challa, as the Black Panther and warrior King of Wakanda, must team up with elite members of the Dora Milaje--Wakanda's special forces--and C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross to defend his kingdom in this epic junior novel based on the upcoming film Marvel's Black Panther.
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Seven of the eight survivors of the Aero Horizon crash have made it out of the deadly jungle, but the desert into which they have emerged has its own dangers, and they have very little food or water left and no sign of civilization anywhere--meanwhile, one of the survivors is changing, and that may be the greatest threat of all.
Pablo Albo
"Erizo y Conejo estaban en el huerto. Conejo comía coles y Erizo buscaba caracoles. Esta vez, una nube cabezota no escucha ni a Erizo ni a Conejo." -- Back cover.
Betsy Bird
Every kid loves to laugh, so now here are twenty-five brand-new works for middle-grade readers to get their giggles on. From a pet advice column, to a babysitting horror story, to a series of letters demanding that Grandpa hand over $1,000 in small, unmarked bills, Funny Girl is a smorgasbord of silliness, written by some of today s most talented and beloved children s humor writers. There are no serious and meaningful parts to this book, but still the serious meaning shines through loud and clear: girls and women are hilarious!
Susana Madinabeitia Manso
"I like summer! How about you? What do you like about summer? ¡Me gusta el verano! ¿Y a ti? ¿Qué te gusta del verano?" Celebrate longer days and warmer weather with this bilingual board book! There are so many fun things to do in the summertime: swimming, playing baseball, going to the beach. What do you like about summer? Vibrant photographs and text in both English and Spanish make In Summer/En Verano the perfect book for summertime ... or any time!
Mercer Mayer
Join Mercer Mayer s classic and beloved character, Little Critter , as he embarks on an ocean adventure with his dad. They fix up a boat and take it out to sea to go whale watching. But Little Critter discovers that the ocean is full of surprises and a great place for adventure!
Geronimo Stilton
Geronimo Stiltonord has trouble selecting a winner as the judge of the Shield Mouselet Mega Challenge, and while everyone is distracted by the competition, the dragons launch a surprise attack.
Paul W. Ogden
Paul W. Ogden has dedicated his life to educating young deaf and hard of hearing people and raising awareness of what it means to be deaf in a hearing world. He has taught and mentored a generation of teachers, and his classic volume, The Silent Garden, has served as a guide for parents and educators for over thirty years. Now he tells his personal story of challenges faced and lessons learned, revealing that the critical, guiding factors for him have always been language and successful communication.
Lana Button
As soon as she arrives at school, Kitty knows there's trouble. Smiling Miss Seabrooke should be here to meet me. But my teacher is missing and NOT here to greet me. With no Miss Seabrooke, everyone should be sent home, right? But no! Kitty and her classmates line up as usual and walk into the school building. Kitty's worries build as she wonders how she will get through the day without her teacher. What will she do when her Thermos gets stuck or her jacket won't zip? Miss Seabrooke is the only one who can fix these things. Or is she?
Karen M. McManus
Five students walk into detention at Bayview High: the brain, the beauty, the criminal, the athlete, and the creator of the school's notorious gossip app. Only four walk out alive, and everyone has a motive.
Geronimo Stilton
Geronimo and his friends participate in a treasure hunt set up by his rival and are determined to overcome all of its challenging obstacles, including tricky riddles and smelly dinosaurs.
Thomas Flintham
Tired of always losing to Super Rabbit Boy in their video game world, King Viking goes to the Secret Lands to find the Super Power Up that will give him super powers--Super Rabbit Boy must stop him, but first he must make it past goblins, ghosts, and other video dangers. ###German-language description: **Erstlesebuch für Kinder ab 7 Jahre, für Gamer und Computerspiel-Fans: Das nächste Level wartet schon!** In der Reihe Press Start! von ***Thomas Flintham*** ist der ***Superhase Neo*** der Held in einem Computerspiel. Sein persönlicher Endgegner: ***King Ivar***, der fiese Wikinger, und seine Armee aus Robotern. Zum Glück hat ***Neo*** aber Superkräfte und kann alle Gefahren bestehen, die in jedem neuen Level auf ihn warten. Dieses Buch ist ein Muss für alle kleinen Gamer! - Hochwertiges Hardcover - Beliebtes Thema: **Gaming, coole Computerspiel-Optik** - Bücher, die Kinder gerne lesen wollen - Ideal zum Lesenlernen, ersten Selberlesen für Kinder ab 7 Jahren - Geeignet zum Vorlesen und ersten Selberlesen - Kurze Texte, kurze Kapitel, große Schrift und besonders hoher Bildanteil (ausgewogenes Text-Bild-Verhältnis) - Mit vielen bunten Bildern von ***Thomas Flintham*** - **Lesespaß garantiert – auch für Lesemuffel** <br/> ***Tim kann es kaum erwarten, sein neues Videospiel mit dem weißen Hasen Neo zu spielen. Neo ist superschnell und supermutig – und er muss den fiesen Wikinger King Ivar und seine Roboterarmee besiegen! Aber wenn Tim nicht aufpasst, heißt es für Neo und seine Freunde Game over …*** ***King Ivar*** hat keine Lust, schon wieder gegen ***Neo*** zu verlieren. Daher macht er sich auf die Suche nach dem legendären Super-Power-up, das ihn unbesiegbar machen wird! ***Neo*** muss sich beeilen, wenn er ***King Ivar*** zuvorkommen will. Doch auf dem Weg lauern unzählige Gefahren ... Schafft ***Neo*** es, das Power-up rechtzeitig zu finden?
Laura Amy Schlitz
Unhappy queen-in-training Cora receives a pet crocodile from her fairy godmother, who disrupts her mundane daily routine.
Bethan Woollvin
"The prisoner of an evil witch, Rapunzel lives all alone in a tall, dark tower. If she ever escapes, the witch will put a terrible curse her. But is Rapunzel frightened? Oh no, not she!"--
Denys Cazet
Russell is determined to get his name and his friends' names removed from Principal Krunchensnap's bad behavior list, and faces bullying and adversity after he promises to find the Principal's wrestling trophy and set up a rematch for her.
Janet Lorimer
Jay goes dumpster diving and comes up with a hot new computer game. He doesn't know it's infected with a sinister virus. And he certainly doesn't know that someone saw him find it!
Tony Bradman
Maglos is the only son of the High Priest of Stonehenge. His destiny is to wear the crown of his people, to lead their sacrifices to the ancient Gods of light and darkness. But as the sun rises on a midsummer day in 2300 BC, a terrible act of betrayal casts Maglos away from his home. His only allies are two strange men from distant lands, men who carry with them the secret of the stones.
Richard Jackson
A close-up of tree trunks leads to the question "What are these?" A page turn reveals: trees! Look to the right what are those? Shadows of crows! Follow the clues on each spread until the snow starts to melt and spring is revealed. A playful guessing game set in a snowy landscape, this gorgeously illustrated picture book offers a cozy look at a cold winter that slowly melts into a bright spring with only a handful of carefully chosen words.
Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.
story and art by Patricia Lyfoung
Continuing her most improper adventures as a seeker of justice, Maud must still discover the mystery behind her fathers murder and unmask The Fox, the figure thats been helping (and hindering) her attempts to avenge his death. Their first task: going to Versailles and stealing a ring of the Knights Templar!
Katherine Rundell
Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines.
Alastair Heim
What s a town to do when not one, not two, but hundreds of adorable, wriggling puppies invade? This is especially a problem in Strictville, where no one has ever seen puppies before.
Mike Mason and Roger Starnes
"Many young railroads around the United States in the late 1800's were known as 'Grasshopper' railroads because of the type of engines they used. Long after these engines were phased out, the name stuck. This is the story of the 'Grasshopper' Railroad that was funded by farmers, often in bankruptcy, and was at one time owned by Mr. Henry Ford, running through mid-western Ohio for some 77 years. Includes 40 historic black and white images from the author's personal collection, as well as 97 black and white photos showing the current locations where the railroad used to run. Thirteen hand drawn maps indicate stations along the old railroad, and how to locate them." --
Layton Neal
A little fable about how cutting down one tree can negatively affect the different forms of life that use the tree for their needs and protection.