Synopsis: El intercambio - Based on the story El viaje by Deb Navarre.An opportunity of a lifetime. An invaluable experience.Carmen is given a chance to travel from Mérida to Querétaro and stay with a family to learn about the rich history, customs, and culture in a different state of Mexico. Join her as she sets out to make new friends and learns a lesson about relationships along the way.This colorful reader, enhanced with QR codes, allows students to…

Synopsis: One hundred years ago, some astronomers thought they could see canals built on Mars. A space probe in the 1960s dashed this hope. Alien Life Search takes a fascinating scientific look at our early ideas of extraterrestrials and what we know today including: - the different galaxies of the universe - which planets may have the right conditions to support life - a scientific discussion of aliens, UFOs, and how their spacecraft might work - a…

Synopsis: Pocket Maya Angelou Wisdom is a collection of some of her best and most empowering quotes. This is the ultimate keepsake for fans of Maya Angelou's beautiful poetry, as well as for anyone looking for a bit of in-the-moment inspiration to have in their back pocket.Some quotes from Maya Angelou:'If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.''You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can…

Synopsis: When high school senior Gaby faked a pregnancy as a project to challenge stereotypes, she also changed her life. Discover this compelling memoir from an inspirational teenage activist, now a Lifetime movie. It started as a school project, but it turned into so much more. Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told she would end up a teen mom. After all, her mother and her older sisters had gotten pregnant as teenagers; from an outsider’s…

Synopsis: "Two products in one—the complete Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition and the Collegiate Thesaurus. 21 search options and more than 1,300 illustrations. Full text fits on most hard drives for extra convenience."\\\\\

Synopsis: Los dos hermanos vuelven a vivir aventuras gracias a la casa mágica del árbol. En esta ocasión, Annie y Jack quieren liberar de un hechizo a Morgana, la dueña de la casa mágica del árbol. Para eso tienen que encontrar cuatro objetos. Ya han conseguido tres, así que solo les queda el último. Lo que no saben es que su búsqueda los llevará hasta la mismísima luna. La casa mágica del árbol puede llevarte a cualquier lugar. ¿A dónde irás hoy?

Synopsis: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most popular American poet of his time, and one of the most famous American poets of all time. It has been said that certain of his poems-the long narratives Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha most notably-were once read in every literate home in America. A former teacher who fulfilled his dream to make a living as a poet, Longfellow taught at Bowdoin and Harvard, was eventually honored for his…

Synopsis: Mom held me around the waist, and I bent and kissed her. "I love you, honey," she said. "Love you, too." It was automatic. That's what I can't forget.When a heart attack takes her mom's life, Sarabeth suddenly loses the only family and home she has ever known. Cynthia and Billy, friends of her mother, take in Sarabeth to live with them and their baby in their tiny one-bedroom apartment. Before long it becomes clear to Sarabeth that she is a…

Synopsis: The ultimate single-volume reference guide to Greek and Roman mythologyAn ideal resource for students, teachers, librarians, writers, and readers of great literature, the Meridian Handbook has set the standard for over three decades as the classic guide to the myths of Greece and Rome. From Athena to Zeus, Abantes to Zninthe, the epic heroes and gods who inhabit the pantheon of great literature are covered in fascinating detail. Complete stories…

Synopsis: The true story of the 1925 Nome, Alaska, diphtheria epidemic describes the hopeless plight of the patients, with a blizzard brewing and the much-needed serum seven hundred miles away, as teams of sled dogs and their drivers become the only hope for survival. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Synopsis: "Poetry with a distinct flavor: a skillfully mixed appetizer." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) Here are the sights, sounds, and smells of Latino culture in America in thirty-six vibrant, moving, angry, beautiful and varied voices, including Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Luis J. Rodríguez, Gary Soto, and Martín Espada. Presented in both English and Spanish, each poem helps us to discover the stories behind the mangoes and…

Synopsis: Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most brilliant and enchanting short stories, presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from three volumes: Eyes of a Blue Dog,Big Mama's Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of lnnocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother. Combining mysticism, history, and humor, the stories in this collection span more than two decades, illuminating the development of…

Synopsis: In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Japanese occupation. As an eleven-year-old girl living with her Japanese family in northern Korea, Yoko is suddenly fleeing for her life with her mother and older sister, Ko, trying to escape to Japan, a country Yoko hardly knows. Their journey is terrifying—and remarkable. It's a true story of…

Synopsis: "Despite the dread Billy feels when returning to his hometown, he knows he owes it to Tina to see her off properly, that and even in death she can seduce him to her. Upon his return, Billy's past with his old friends - especially with the former wild man, present day Catholic priest Zal - floods his mind with classic machismo and rite-of-passage boyhood events. But some of their moments were a bit darker, and all revolved or involved Tina..…

Synopsis: "Mujer fuerte, siempre en lucha contra la adversidad, Salome Urena inspiro una revolucion con su poesia y abrio el camino de la educacion para las mujeres de su pais. Ni en los momentos aciagos cedio en sus empenos, aunque intimamente se preguntara: que es la patria, que es esta idea de la nacion que empuja a tantos a dar la vida por su liberacion para que luego otros la vuelvan a encadenar?"

Synopsis: Tracing the struggle for freedom and civil rights across two centuries, this anthology comprises speeches by Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other influential figures in the history of African-American culture and politics. The collection begins with Henry Highland Garnet's 1843 "An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America," followed by Jermain Wesley Loguen's "I Am a Fugitive…

Synopsis: Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to a monastery in medieval Ireland, where they try to retrieve a lost book while being menaced by Viking raiders.

Synopsis: Written entirely by teens, TeenInk uniquely captures the essence of what it means to be a teenager. This collection of prose and poetry represents the honest, forthright and compelling moments that define their lives. Pieces for this book were chosen from a base of more than 300,000 submissions to TeenInk magazine. In addition, more than 3,800 students in 42 states helped evaluate the final selections for the book. The power of TeenInk lies in…

Synopsis: This is an engaging story with a bit of romance about an American girl who goes to high school in Chile. While there, she meets two Chilean boys, a nice one and a mean one. Quick action must take place in order to save the mean boy's life.