Synopsis: 2002 Surviving the Applewhites (P) by Stephanie S. Tolan ***Newbery Honor Book ***ISBN-13: 9780439566759 ***216 Pages

Synopsis: When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sight - and also big trouble. It turns out the dog, which Marty names Shiloh, belongs to Judd Travers, who drinks too much and has a gun - and abuses his dogs. So when Shiloh runs away from Judd to Marty, Marty just has to hide him and protect him from Judd. But Marty's secret becomes too big for him to keep to himself, and it exposes his entire…

Synopsis: The second thrilling, chilling installment in Anthony Horowitz's bestselling Gatekeepers series.Matt thought his troubles were over when he closed Raven's Gate . . . but in fact they were just beginning. His fate -- and the fate of the world -- is tied to four other kids across the globe. The second is a street kid in Peru. He and Matt have never met; they don't even speak the same language. But destiny is going to throw them together as the…

Synopsis: This is a softcover book! In great shape!

Synopsis: Every picture tells a story. Greg things there is something wrong with the old camera he and his friends found. The photographs keep turning out wrong. Very wrong. Like the snapshot Greg took of his father's new car that shows it totalled. And then Greg's father is in a nasty wreck. But Greg's friends don't believe him. Shari even makes Greg bring the camera to her birthday party and take her picture. Only Shari's not in the photograph when it…

Synopsis: An unforgettable tale of war, redemption, and a hero's journey.It is 1914, and Joey, a farm horse, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of World War I on the Western Front. When Joey is dragged away, his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he is forced to leave behind.In the army the beautiful red-bay horse is trained to charge the enemy, drag heavy artillery, and carry wounded soldiers not much older than Albert off the…

Synopsis: A fascinating blend of myth and modern--This special edition also contains questions and activities to inspire discussion and enhance your reading.

Synopsis: ThunderClan's darkest hour is upon them, as Tigerstar's quest for power plunges all the Clans into the most terrible danger any cat has ever faced. In order to save his Clan and his friends, Fireheart must uncover the meaning of an ominous proclamation from StarClan:"Four will become two. Lion and tiger will meet in battle, and blood will rule the forest."The time has come for prophecies to unfold, and for heroes to rise ...

Synopsis: 2007 From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (P) by E. L. Konigsburg ***Grade Level: 6.8 / Guided Reading Level: S / Lexile: 700 ***John Newbery Medal Winner ***ISBN-13: 9780545041737 ***162 Pages

Synopsis: Mo Willems has been awarded two Caldecott Honors for his New York Times best-selling books.

Synopsis: An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers' bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of SUNRISE OVER FALLUJA in hardcover.Jimmy hasn't seen his father in nine years. But one day he comes back -- on the run from the law. Together, the two of them travel across the country -- where Jimmy's dad will find the man who can exonerate him of the crime for which he was convicted. Along the way, Jimmy…

Synopsis: McKissack dishes up a palatable blend of fact and fiction in her semiautobiographical story of Rosemary Patterson's pivotal sixth-grade year (1954-55). The landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision closed the doors of Rosemary's colored school in Kirkland, Missouri, and dispersed students into two white elementary schools. Determined to prove she does not need remediation, Rosemary excels academically and refuses to be racially intimidated…

Synopsis: When his father is killed fighting for the Union in the War Between the States, thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll must take a job to help support his family. He manages to find work at a bustling ironworks in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, where dozens of men are frantically pounding together the strangest ship Tom has ever seen. A ship made of iron .Tom becomes assistant to the ship's inventor, a gruff, boastful man named Captain John Ericsson…

Synopsis: One of America's most influential Hispanics -- 'Maria' on Sesame Street -- presents a powerful novel set in New York's El Barrio in 1969.There are two secrets Evelyn Serrano is keeping from her Mami and Papo? her true feelings about growing up in her Spanish Harlem neighborhood, and her attitude about Abuela, her sassy grandmother who's come from Puerto Rico to live with them. Then, like an urgent ticking clock, events erupt that change…

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