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Maya Laor leaves her home in Israel to study astronomy at the University of Virginia after the tragic death of her boyfriend in a suicide bombing.

Nancy and Jojo go on a sleepover, but since it's Jojo's first one, Nancy is determined to make it fun and put her at ease, but when it's time for bed, it's Nancy who grows nervous and needs the help of her sister.

Lettice is a little rabbit with big dreams. Lettice has many favourite things: hat, scarves, shoes, treats to eat, a place to sit – and, of course, anything pink and sparkly! Now even younger children can enter Lettice’s charming world in these engaging, pretty board books.

You can call her Ally-SAURUS! When Ally roars on to her first day at schooI, she hopes she'll meet lots or other dinosaur-mad kids in class. Instead, she's the only one chomping her food with fierce dino teeth and drawing dinosaurs on her nameplate. Even worse, a group of would-be 'princesses' snubs her! Will Ally ever make new friends? With its humorous art, appealing heroine, and surprise ending, this fun picture book celebrates children's boundless imagination.

Splat the Cat makes waves at the pool in this hilarious new picture book - perfect for children learning to swim! Splat does not want to have a play date with Spike. Spike will break his toys and eat all of his fish-shaped sweets. And he does not want to learn how to swim - water is horrible, scary, and wet! He's sure that this is going to be the worst day ever. But when the rest of their classmates rush straight into the pool, Splat and Spike find that they may have more in common tha...

Living in a small beach community with her mother, fifteen-year-old Claire, an accomplished swimmer, discovers that, like her long-dead but, still very much present, grandmother, she has the ability to inhabit other people's bodies while asleep.

The best-selling creators of Plant a Kiss present a sequel that finds Little Miss discovering the wonders of becoming a big sister as she and her family celebrate the arrival of a new baby.

When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.--Provided by Publisher.

Robin and Grandad are bound for the 'Venice of the North', St. Petersburg! Peter the Great shows them some of the most famous museums in the world, and even introduces them to the world of ballet. Be sure to take a hat and scarf though, it's going to be a snowy trip! Robin is about to find out! Luckily they have The Magic Talking Book of the World's Most Interesting People and Places to help them learn! With his magic spell, Grandad awakens a new historical figure to show them around the cities...

Fourth-grader Amber Brown must make some important decisions when her mother and Max move their wedding date up and prepare to buy a house together, while her father makes some bad choices of his own.

Emily is worried about starting school for the first time, but Foxy waves his magic tail to provide what she needs to be ready--after a few mistakes along the way. Emily is worried about starting school for the first time, but Foxy waves his magic tail to provide what she needs to be ready.

But one day while making deliveries, they collided on a street corner. Rubio’s cheeses and Julienne’s fruits flew skyward and fell on their heads, creating spontaneous juicy pairings that they couldn’t help but taste. The forbidden combinations were out of this world. Nothing could ever be the same.   Fortunately for Rubio and Julienne, their forbidden adventures end more happily than Romeo and Juliette’s, though not before our heroes overcome a few obstacles and accidents, one of which prompts...

Six award-winning young adult authors present short stories featuring teens who have to face the "real world" for the first time.

Clark is a shark with zing, bang, and Boom. Clark zooms into school, crashes through the classroom, and is rowdy at recess. Clark loves life-but when his enthusiasm is too much for his friends, Clark's teacher, Mrs. Inkydink, helps him figure out a way to tone it down. Clark the Shark celebrates boisterous enthusiasm-and knowing when it's time for indoor voices!

Twelve-year-old Bernice Baransky likes the grunge look she’s come by honestly as the only girl at Porchtown Skate Park who can pop an ollie, ride the rails, and grind the slabs. She’d love to impress Wyatt Anderson, a skater who calls her Dude, but Bernice can’t seem to do more than mumble when he’s around. Should she accept help from a new neighbor, the proper and princessy Odelia, who is desperate to befriend her? Odelia keeps a fancy notebook called Odelia's Guide to the Social Graces and spo...

Sixteen-year-old Meridian has been surrounded by death ever since she can remember. As a child, insects, mice, and salamanders would burrow into her bedclothes and die. At her elementary school, she was blamed for a classmate's tragic accident. And on her sixteenth birthday, a car crashes in front of her family home - and Meridian's body explodes in pain. Before she can fully recover, Meridian is told that she's a danger to her family and hustled off to her great-aunt's house in Revelat...

Woodman, an old Choctaw Indian, decides to teach ten-year-old Jeremy how to be a Changer, one who can become different kinds of animals.

"Now that Amber's mom and Max are married, the family is moving to a new house, and Amber is worried about more than just packing. How can she leave the only home she's ever known?"--

Introduces in simple text some of the family activities associated with the celebration of Thanksgiving.

Heather was a little girl.who always fell in the water. She didn't mean to do it. She didn't enjoy it. But she fell in the water nearly every day, and so her parents made her wear water wings all the time.Find out how Heather overcomes her fear in this warm and funny story from a much-loved team.'A mix of realism, sensitivity and slapstick humor.All goes swimmingly at the end.' New York Times