Simmons, Alex

Armando Garcia's information hotline is getting hotter! He just got a crime tip. The caller just got cut off. Can Armando and the Live Wire team track down the call -- before it's crime time?.

Describes the life of an African-American professional basketball player who overcame a drug problem and other obstacles to have a successful career.

A biography of the surgeon who overcame poverty and racism to become chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.

Afraid he will have to drop out of karate class if his math grade doesn't improve, Matthew is tempted to cheat on a big test.

While excitedly preparing for an upcoming karate competition, ten-year-old Jonathan and his friends worry about being good enough to win.

Presents true stories of mysteries from the past, including the disappearance of the captain, crew, and passengers of the "Mary Celeste" in the middle of the Atlantic in 1872, the lost colony of Roanoke, the stone giants of Easter Island, and the giant geoglyphs in Peru.

A biography of the African American actor who won an Academy Award for his role in the movie "Glory.".

A biography of the African American surgeon who overcame poverty and racism to become chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.