Synopsis: Esperanza Flores's place on the United States Olympic figure skating team has come at the expense of an injured skater, so in addition to the pressure of sudden fame and outsized expectations Espi has to deal with the resentment of her teammates--and their efforts to sabotage her routine.

Synopsis: Even as a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college, his comic strip Igdoof was so popular that it spread to other universities! Still, Jeff faced challenges. His cartoons were rejected by syndicates that claimed his art was unprofessional. Then, an idea struck: Jeff would write a journal from the perspective of a child, illustrated with doodles just like a kid might do. And so, the…

Synopsis: Read the sequel to the timeless classic about the beloved Anne Shirley, a red-haired orphan with a fiery spirit, behind the hit Netflix series Anne with an E—now celebrating a hundred years of this children’s favorite. At sixteen Anne is grown up. . . almost. In the years since she arrived at Green Gables as a freckle-faced orphan, she has earned the love of the people of Avonlea and a reputation for getting into scrapes. Anne is no longer the…

Synopsis: Read the timeless classic about the fiery orphan Anne Shirley, now a school principal, behind the hit Netflix series Anne with an E—now celebrating a hundred years of this children’s favorite.Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind and is ready to start a new job and a new chapter of her life, far from Green Gables. But she’s about to face a big challenge: the Pringles. Known as the royal family of Summerside, they quickly make it clear…

Synopsis: Read the timeless classic about the fiery orphan Anne Shirley, now married, behind the hit Netflix series Anne with an E—now celebrating a hundred years of this children’s favorite.Finally, Anne and her true love, Gilbert Blythe, will be married. In the sunshine of the old orchard, surrounded by their closest friends, they’ll exchange their vows, and embark on a new life together in their dream house.But moving into a new home, even one on the…

Synopsis: Read the timeless classic about Anne Shirley’s boisterous children, now on their own adventure, behind the hit Netflix series Anne with an E—now celebrating a hundred years of this children’s favorite. Anne Shirley is all grown up and happily married to Gilbert, with six lively children. Just like their mother, they love playing among the sun-dappled trees around their home.When the Meredith family moves nearby, they seem like the perfect new…

Synopsis: Read the timeless classic about Anne Shirley’s high-spirited fourteen-year-old daughter Rilla, behind the hit Netflix series Anne with an E—now celebrating a hundred years of this children’s favorite. Anne's children are almost all grown up, except for spirited and fun-loving Rilla. With her sparkling hazel eyes and infectious smile, Rilla is impossible to ignore. At almost fifteen, all she can think about is going to her first dance at the Four…

Synopsis: After immigrating from Sweden to join relatives in an American prairie community, Kirsten endures the ordeal of a strange school through a secret friendship with an Indian girl.

Synopsis: The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.

Synopsis: For use in schools and libraries only. A biography emphasizing the childhood of the baseball legend who became the first African American to play Major League baseball.

Synopsis: Ronald Reagan was America's 40th president, but even before he ran for officein his native California, he was known to millions as a movie star. Color andb&w illustrations throughout.

Synopsis: The world's funniest kindergartner is back in --E-I-E-I-O!It's almost the end of the year, and Room Nine is taking a field trip to a farm! There's lots of fun farm stuff there. Like a real actual barn. And a real actual farmer. There's even real alive animals you can pet! Only, where's the gift shop? That's what Junie B. Jones would like to know. Surely no one would want Junie B. to go home empty-handed...Don't miss the other Junie B. Jones…

Synopsis: President George W. Bush once said, "I never dreamed about becoming president. When I was growing up, I wanted to be Willie Mays." George W. was born in 1946 and attended Yale University. As a young man he trained as a fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard before beginning a career in business. He then turned to Texas politics and served as the state's governor from 1994 to 2000. In 2001 George W. Bush won one of the closest and most…

Synopsis: This biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is as spirited as the women's rights pioneer herself.Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote? These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily Lizzie wasn't one to let society stop her from fighting…

Synopsis: Single copy of The Beat Goes On (Pathfinder). Learn how the human heart works and how science is helping those with hearts that don't work.

Synopsis: Describes the life and accomplishments of David Crockett, the famous frontier settler, congressman, and defender of the Alamo.

Synopsis: An introduction to the life of Neil Armstrong, the first human being to walk on the moon.

Synopsis: A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

Synopsis: A biography of Chief Joseph, who led the Nez Percé as they hid from, fought with, and finally surrendered to Army soldiers, and who later spoke in Washington, D.C. about the rights of his people.

Synopsis: " ... Annie Oakley was a farmer's daughter from Ohio who became a famous sharpshooter and performer. ... " -- Page [4] of cover.