Synopsis: "When a mysterious note invites them to Camelot, Jack and Annie travel in the magic tree house to the magical kingdom where they must find a lost dragon"--

Synopsis: Wanda and her classmates accompany Ms. Frizzle on a whale watch, where they learn about whales and have incredible adventures.

Synopsis: Ann Martin's phenomenal Newbery Honor book, now in paperback.The summer Hattie turns 12, her predictable small-town life is turned on end when her uncle Adam returns home for the first time in over 10 years. Hattie has never met him, never known about him. He's been institutionalized; his condition involves schizophrenia and autism.Hattie, a shy girl who prefers the company of adults, takes immediately to her excitable uncle, even when the rest…

Synopsis: Whether it's standing on the podium in Seneca Falls with the Suffragettes or riding on the first subway car beneath New York City in 1907, the books in Joy Hakim's A History of US series weave together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Readers may want to start with War, Terrible War, the tragic and bloody account of the Civil War that has been hailed by critics as magnificent. Or All the People, brought fully up-to-date in…

Synopsis: "Hakeem Randall can't take it anymore. First he learns that his father is sick and his parents can no longer afford their home. Then he must leave his friends at Bluford High and move to his uncle's house in faraway Detroit. Things go from bad to worse when Hakeem is forced to share a small bedroom with his moody and secretive cousin, Savon. Once childhood friends, the two quickly become enemies. Now they are ready to go to war with each other,…

Synopsis: Mike Lupica presents the second book in his NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Game Changers series!Still living large off their incredible football championship win just weeks before, Ben McBain and his crew must now prepare for basketball season. Ben is known as the best point guard throughout the league. And now that Shawn O'Brien has joined their team, they are a shoo-in to win it all. But there is a new kid in town, Chase Braggs, a point guard like…

Synopsis: "I'm not only the greatest; I'm the double greatest."-- Muhammad Ali in 1962 to the NY Times.The Louisville Lip. Cassius Clay. The Greatest.Muhammad Ali may be known by more than one name, but his accomplishments, both inside and out of the boxing ring, have earned him a singular place in history as one of the most inspiring figures of the twentieth century. In his riveting portrayal of Ali's spirit and courage, award-winning author Walter Dean…

Synopsis: Describes, in brief text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of penguins.

Synopsis: Monsters of legend come to life! The final thrilling title in Roland Smith's popular Cryptid Hunters series.Marty and his best friend, Luther, have managed to rescue Marty's cousin Grace from the clutches of the nefarious pseudo-naturalist Noah Blackwood, but their most dangerous mission lies ahead of them. Marty's parents have been missing in Brazil for months, and their trail has all but run cold. With time running out, Marty and the Cryptos…

Synopsis: For science students from middle school to college -- and for their teachers -- here are hundreds of practical, original project ideas that are sure to spark the imagination. This one-of-a-kind resource covers all the scientific topics -- archaeology. astronomy, earth science, space science, and medicine -- of greatest concern to todays students. Each project is keyed to level of difficulty, availability of resources, and need for lab work.

Synopsis: Will Windrider take to the skies?Moon shadow is eight years old when he sails from China to join his father, Windrider, in America. Windrider lives in San Francisco and makes his living doing laundry. Father and son have never met.But Moon Shadow grows to love and respect his father and to believe in his wonderful dream. And Windrider, with Moon Shadow's help is willing to endure the mockery of the other Chinese, the poverty, the separation from…

Synopsis: THE LAST DRAGONS IN THE KINGDOM WERE KILLED A HALF CENTURY AGO.At least that's what twelve-year-old Eliana has grown up hearing. Imagine her surprise when one morning in the forest she finds herself eye to eye with a young dragon. When she learns the dragon's father has been missing since the last full moon, she vows to help.Together, they seek the King for guidance, but upon reaching the castle they realize the short, frazzled King has problems…

Synopsis: Jack London was one of the greatest American writers of the early twentieth century. Many of London's books, including The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf are still widely read by students worldwide. White Fang is a novel that tells the story of a wild wolfdog's journey to domestication. The action is set in the Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush and examines how animals view their world as well as how they view humans…

Synopsis: Blubber is a good name for her, the note from Wendy says about Linda. Jill crumples it up and leaves it on the corner of her desk. She doesn't want to think about Linda or her dumb report on the whale just now. Jill wants to think about Halloween.But Robby grabs the note, and before Linda stops talking it has gone halfway around the room.That's where it all starts. There's something about Linda that makes a lot of kids in her fifth-grade class…

Synopsis: Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid.The novel became an immediate best-seller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, but having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time.

Synopsis: Marisol and Magdalena are amigas mejores-best friends. Though both girls come from families steeped in their Panamanian roots, each girl is born here, in the United States with extended families who are forever trying to teach the girls the ways of Panama, their native land.

Synopsis: Winner of the Edgar Award: When Tuff's brother is killed, he loses the best friend he ever had—but he may be about to find the father he never knew Tuff was there when Dillon died. Riding behind his older brother on the back of his dirt bike, Tuff saw it all—except who shot him. Now Tuff has no one. When his mother, too drunk to know which way is up, hears the news that her son has died, her response is, "Well, one less to worry about." Tuff has…