Synopsis: Food is in sixteen-year-old Hope's blood. With her Aunt Addie, diner cook extraordinaire, she travels the States and hones her waitressing skills, impressing hungry people everywhere. But following the tides of comfort food dining means Hope never gets to stay in one place very long, and that's tough. This latest move threatens to be the hardest yet, leaving the excitement of New York City to run a diner in rural Wisconsin. Hope doesn't expect…

Synopsis: The course of love in Sunnydale never runs smoothly, especially for Buffy Summers the Vampire Slayer and her boyfriend, Angel the vampire. They're going through the usual early stages of a romantic relationship -- dressing to impress, going on coffee dates, and saving the world.When Buffy tries to be more like the girls from Angel's distant past, she succeeds a little too well -- becoming helpless in the face of real evil.Career week at school…

Synopsis: Autumn 1918: Rumors of peace are spreading across America, but spreading even faster are the first cases of Spanish influenza, whispering of the epidemic to come. Maureen Ross, well past a safe childbearing age, is experiencing a difficult pregnancy. Her husband, Troop - cold and careless of her condition - is an emotional cripple who has battered her spirit throughout their marriage. As Maureen's time grows near, she becomes convinced she will…

Synopsis: Key Features Description The zoo is closing! Ellie and her friends want to save their home, but Ellie's just a baby elephant, and she doesn't know what she can do to help. While the other animals are busy working, Ellie finds some paints and gives the zoo a big splash of color that just might save the day! The zoo is closing! Ellie and her friends want to save their home, but Ellie's just a baby elephant, and she doesn't know what she can do to…

Synopsis: Young readers will be eager to sample the literary genius in the Treasury of Illustrated Classics series. Short, concise chapters in each of the 12 1-c illustrated titles will keep them in anticipation of the adventure built into every beloved tale. Each must-have title is as engaging for first-time readers as those revisiting their favorite stories! Hardcover editions and charmingly illustrated covers add to their appeal.

Synopsis: Catie isn't superstitious, but when she throws away a chain letter, bad things start happening to her and her family.

Synopsis: "Anyone who finds it is finding a jewel. Its themes are profound and universal."--The Wall Street Journal It is the now-classic story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before. In effect, they…

Synopsis: Introduces opposites using painted wooden folk art animal sculptures made by artisans from Oaxaca, Mexico.

Synopsis: From Baa, Baa Black Sheep and Hush-a-Bye-Baby to Jack and Jill and Ring Around the Rosies, here are the classic baby's first Real Mother Goose Rhymes we all know and love. With gently enhanced Blanche Fisher Wright artwork and our trademarked black-and-white checkerboard border and design, this will be a must-have gift for all new parents. Children will cherish these whimsical, unforgettable rhymes and treasure them throughout their lives.

Synopsis: On a snowy winter's night in Vermont, eleven-year-old Adam Fifield and his family awaited the arrival of his new foster brother, Soeuth, a fourteen-year-old refugee from the killing fields of Cambodia.  Scrawny and terrified, Soeuth was mute for days, warily retreating into his room despite the Fifields' numerous attempts to make him feel welcome.  But for Soeuth, whose young life had been plagued with fear and violence, it would be months…

Synopsis: Easy-to-read rhyming tale of firefighters coming to the rescue in their shiny red truck.

Synopsis: An autobiographical narrative in which the author describes his experiences in Nazi concentration camps, watching family and friends die, and how they led him to believe that God is dead.

Synopsis: In rhyming text, cat explains why frog has to sit on a log, even if he finds it uncomfortable.

Synopsis: This anthology provides students with more than 100 celebrated poems that are suitable for performance.

Synopsis: A troubled teenage boy searches for the father he has never known.