The Daring Book For Girls
"The Daring Book for Girls" is the manual for everything that adventurous girls need to know from female heroes in history to secret note-passing skills, science projects to friendship bracelets, the perfect cartwheel to the eternal mystery of what boys are thinking.
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The world of uglies, pretties, and specials is over. Now, its all about fame. In the new book in the "New York Times" bestselling "Uglies" series, everyones social status is constantly monitored and rated.
Esperanza Rising
When tragedy shatters her privileged life in Mexico, Esperanza and Mama flee to California and settle in a farm labor camp. There, Esperanza must confront the challenges of hard labor and find acceptance among her people.
P Close : Frank Lloyd Wright, a Twentieth-century Life
Gr 7 Up?Adkins captures Wright's strong personality, fierce character, and emotional ups and downs in this lively biography. Following his subject's childhood and career, he focuses on the events in Wright's life that may have accounted for his egotism and instability. Life events aside, Adkins does address his architectural legacies. Unfortunately, the small black-and-white pictures […]
Artemis Fowl : the Time Paradox
Synopsis: After disappearing for three years, Artemis Fowl has returned to a life different from the one he had. Now he?s a big brother, and spends his days teaching his twin siblings the important things in life, such as how to properly summon a waiter at a French restaurant. But when Artemis?s mother contracts a […]
Who Was First? : Discovering the Americas
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Gr 5?9?With characteristic polish, documentation, and readability, Freedman examines the evidence for determining who first discovered the Americas. Despite traditional historical emphasis on European discoveries, "tens of millions" of Native Americans were living here when these renowned explorers arrived. The author devotes separate chapters to Columbus's New World voyages, […]
Living Color
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. K-Gr 5?Cleverly organized around seven colors, including purple and pink, this book is jam-packed with visual and written information about scores of animals. Jenkins's signature vivid paper collages, startling in their detail and realism, have a sense of depth that was created by layering materials. Each image is accompanied […]
The Wild Robot Protects
Wishful Thinking
Benjamin Bartholomew Piff thought all of his wishes had finally come true?he?s traded in his soggy cot at Pinch?s Home for Wayward Boys for a Feathered Funicula at the Wishworks Factory. He?s even been named manager of Kids? Birthday Wishes (ages 3?12)?and he can?t wait to settle in to his new (and improved!) life. But […]
Slam
School Library Journal Review Starred Review. Gr 9 Up?Sam has slammed many times while skateboarding, but he slams in a different way when he learns that he is going to be a father. He is nearly 16 when he meets Alicia, and the relationship moves quickly, ending just as fast. Then, on his birthday, he […]