The time is the 1950s, when life was simpler, people still believed in dreams, and family was, very nearly, everything. The place is a small midwestern town with a high school and a downtown, a skating pond and a movie house. And on a tree-lined street in the heartland of America, an extraordinary set of events begins to unfold. And gradually what seems serendipitous is tinged with purpose. A happy home is shattered by a child's senseless death. A loving marriage starts to unravel...

Product Details ISBN: 9780439813785 Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Publication date: 3/1/2007 Pages: 533 Sales rank: 139 Age range: 9 - 12 Years Overview Caldecott Honor artist Brian Selznick's lavishly illustrated debut novel is a cinematic tour de force not to be missed! ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish...

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ISBN: 9781472310781 This Parragon fairy tale classic picture book features revised text ideal for beginning readers along with vibrant new illustrations. Children will love to follow along with their favorite characters!

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 From one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists, a stunning novel illuminating Somalia’s tragic civil war It is 1987 and Hargeisa waits. Whispers of revolution travel on the dry winds, but still the dictatorship remains secure.      Soon, through the eyes of three women, we will see Somalia fall.      Nine-year-old Deqo has left the vast refugee camp where she was born,...

Product Details ISBN: 0786838655 Publisher: Hyperion Publication date: 10/12/2010 Pages: 128 Sales rank: 40,044 Age range: 9 - 11 Years Overview You've read the book. You've seen the movie. Now submerge yourself in the thrilling, stunning, and action-packed graphic novel. Mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking out of the pages of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson's textbooks and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master...

 The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon\'s not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month! Maybe. It\'s going to take some serious convincing to try and get the Pigeon to take the plunge. 978-142319087-5

Product Details Reading level: Ages 10 and up Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (March 20, 2007) Language: English ISBN: 9781423103349 Book Description Publication Date: March 20, 2007 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2 (Book 2) After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson finds his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing...

Overview Nancy Drew has entered a contest to solve an old mystery-the disappearance of a Flemish nobleman, a pair of lace cuffs, and a priceless treasure. In a thrilling story shadowed by a romance of the past, Nancy solves a mystery over a hundred years in the making. While in Belgium investigating the mystery surrounding an antique cross, Nancy and her friends learn that her entry in a short story contest may somehow be involved. Related Subjects Fiction - Favorite Characters...

The Summer Wind is the second book in Monroe’s Lowcountry Summer trilogy, following the New York Times bestselling The Summer Girls. This series is a poignant and heartwarming story of three half-sisters and their grandmother, who is determined to help them rediscover their southern roots and family bonds. It’s midsummer and Eudora, nicknamed Dora, is staying at Sea Breeze, the family’s ancestral home on Sullivan’s...

 Why had twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer’s mother frantically moved the two of them from Rodeo Drive to a New York City apartment to the Alhambra, a fading ocean resort and shuttered amusement park in New Hampshire? Who or what is she running from? She is dying . . . and even young Jack knows she can’t outrun death. But only he can save her—for he has been chosen to search for a prize across an epic landscape of dangers and lies, a realm of innocents and monsters,...

ISBN: 9781442489424 Mike, Sparkie, and Squirt are competing in knightly games. Mike wants to win three trophies in one day, just like his father did! But can he really run faster and jump higher than a dragon? Join Mike on his quest as he learns that sometimes playing fair can be more knightly than winning. This deluxe storybook includes foil on interior pages as well as on the cover, and features a leatherlike textured wraparound spine. © 2013 Hit (MTK) Limited. Mike the Knight™...

ISBN: 9781445481005 The classic tale of The Ugly Duckling comes to life in vibrant retelling perfect or beginning readers. Designed to encourage vocabulary development and help children read aloud, this story uses large font types and vibrant, contemporary illustrations to help early learning skills. It's a perfect addition to any children's library.

This is a collector's edition of THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE, limited to 700 numbered copies, which features facsimile signature, head and tail bands, ribbon marker and slipcase. For readers new to The Dark Tower, THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE is a stand-alone novel, and a wonderful introduction to the series. It is a story within a story, which features both the younger and older gunslinger Roland on his quest to find the Dark Tower. Fans of the existing seven books in the series...

Product Details Spiral-bound: 96 pages Publisher: Publications International (December 1, 2006) Language: English ISBN: 1412711495 Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.8 x 10.2 inches Overview This unusual, interactive book makes learning how all sorts of things work fun and exciting. " Pull-tabs, acetate overlays, wheels, flaps, and more present information in an exciting, hands-on way. " Dynamic illustrations and photos, along with concise, easy-to-follow text,...

Product Details ISBN: 0785382259 Publisher: Publications International, Limited Publication date: 4/28/2007 Pages: 320 Product dimensions: 8.98 (w) x 8.87 (h) x 1.50 (d)   Book Description Publication Date: March 23, 2004 | Age Level: 4 and up This is a beautifully illustrated collection of 16 beloved stories designed for children 4 years and older. Children can read these stories over and over, either by themselves or as a shared read-aloud experience. The book s large...

Product Details Hardcover: 48 pages Publisher: LADYBIRD BOOKS (PENG (June 29, 2006) Language: English ISBN: 1846460565

ISBN: 9781416990321 Wake up with a pair of sleepy dragons and the knight who must get them ready for school! Dragons wake up, Dragons rise, Dragons open Dragon eyes. From tumbling out of their humongous blankets to devouring a breakfast of catapulted waffles, these characters and their loveable antics fill the pages with luminous color and dragon-size fun. A joyful collaboration between two bestselling talents, author Jane Yolen and illustrator Derek Anderson, this book...