War In the Middle East
From the Publisher An award-winning journalist offers a reporter?s-eye view of the Middle East conflict, from Black September to the Yom Kippur War to events of the present day. In 1970, when the Jordanian civil war known as Black September began, U.P.I. correspondent Wilborn Hampton was sent to report on unfolding events. Holed up in […]
Tiny Bird : a Hummingbird’s Amazing Journey
Eclipse
Readers captivated by Twilight and New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it […]
The Dangerous Book For Boys
School Library Journal Review: Gr 4-8?Intentionally old-fashioned and politically incorrect, this eclectic collection addresses the undeniable boy-appeal of certain facts and activities. Dozens of short chapters, in fairly random order, cover a wide range of topics in conversational prose. Simple instructions for coin tricks and paper airplanes alternate with excerpts from history such as Famous […]
The Icebound Land
Kidnapped after the fierce battle with Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as captives aboard a fearsome wolfship. Halt has sworn to rescue Will, and he will do anything to keep his promiseeven defy his King. Expelled from the Rangers he has served so loyally, Halt is joined by Wills friend Horace […]
It's Probably Penny
School Library Journal – Mary Jean SmithCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information. Gr 1-4 Lisa's class is studying probability. For homework, she must make predictions about what will, might, and can't happen over the weekend. She must also think of different events with varying chances of happening. Penny, her Boston terrier, helps Lisa visualize the situations […]
Roanoke : the Mystery of the Lost Colony
Miller provides explanations for the disappearance of the late 16th-century settlement on Roanoke Island in this captivating book presented in a mystery format so that the reader can follow clues. Includes engaging watercolors by John White (governor of the colony), the only visual documentation for the colony that remains.
Dragonsdale
School Library Journal Review: Gr 3?5?Cara is the daughter of the Dragonmaster at the renowned Dragonsdale training farm. She works with dragons every day, mucking out their stalls, caring for their harnesses and tack, and tending the new hatchlings. But her father has forbidden her to do the one thing she wants to most in […]
The Titan's Curse
School Library Journal: Gr 6-9 – In this installment, Riordan continues to enliven ancient mythology with wit, contemporary staging, and teenage heroics. Percy Jackson is now 14, a bit older and wiser, yet still entangled with the Fates. Friends, monsters, dysfunctional gods, and the romantic stirrings of all things natural and mythological are encountered. His […]
Peak
Gr 6 Up?In this high-altitude adventure, 14-year-old Peak Marcello's passion for climbing is clearly in the genes, but when he is arrested for scaling tall buildings, his mom and stepdad make a deal with the judge to ship him out of the country to live with her ex-husband and squelch the media attention that might […]