Girlology : a Girl's Guide to Stuff That Matters : Relationships, Bodytalk & Girl Power!
VOYA – Deborah L. Dubois: Holmes and Hutchison are both doctors, one a pediatrician and the other an obstetrician/gynecologist, who provide straight, true facts about the body and sex; guidance about relationships and decision-making; and reassurance for girls that the changes they are going through are normal. The authors encourage girls to develop "Girl Power," […]
Kiki Strike : Inside the Shadow City
Publisher Weekly Review: Narrator Ananka Fishbein recounts life as sidekick to Kiki Strike, girl detective, in this deliciously entertaining debut novel. The girls meet at age 12 in a ritzy private school, when both independently discover the Shadow City?a 19th-century labyrinth of tunnels 50 feet below Manhattan's Chinatown, built to hide smuggled goods. At school, […]
Pirates of the Caribbean : the Curse of the Black Pearl : the Junior Novelization
Based on the screenplay by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Jay Wolpert ; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer ; directed by Gore Verbinski.
The People of Sparks
School Library Journal Review: Gr 4 9-In this sequel to The City of Ember (Random, 2003), DuPrau continues the adventures of Lina and Doon, who have led the 400 residents from the underground city of Ember to the unfamiliar world above. The refugees are tentatively welcomed, housed, and fed by the people of Sparks, located […]
The Coming Storm
Based on the ealier life of the character, Jack Sparrow, created for the theatrical motion picture, "Pirates of the Caribbean: the curse of the black pearl" ; screen story by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Stuart Beattie and Jay Wolpert ; screenplay by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and characters created for the theatrical […]
The Prophet of Yonwood
School Library Journal Review: Gr 4-8?In this prequel to The City of Ember (2003) and The People of Sparks (2004, both Random), 11-year-old Nickie accompanies her aunt to Yonwood, NC, to help get her great-grandfather's house ready to be sold. Months earlier, a woman in the community named Althea Tower had a vision and collapsed, […]
The Siren Song
Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew have suddenly fallen under a sinister spell. While continuing on their quest for the Sword of Corts, they find themselves entranced by an ethereal song which leads them away from their quarry.
The City of Ember
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Now, 200 years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city.
Pirateology : the Sea Journal of Captain William Lubber, Pirate Hunter General, Boston, Massachusetts
"Pirateology" offers adventurers and treasure hunters, landlubbers and sailors alike heretofore hidden knowledge of the exploits of one wickedly daring woman pirate and the lore of pirate ships, weapons, dress, customs, codes, and pirate routes. From the publishers of "Dragonology, Egyptology," and "Wizardology."
Wizardology : the Book of the Secrets of Merlin
Children's Literature (Mary Quattlebaum Templar Company): The makers of the best-selling Dragonology, are back, this time with Wizardology. Purportedly written by Merlin (of the Arthurian legends), this well-research volume ranges across countries and time to gather the history and trade secrets of wizards. Bearing the look of a richly illustrated, early-renaissance scholarly scrapbook, Wizardology includes […]