Eleven-year-old Jarrett is angered and dismayed when his mother fosters Kevon, a haughty kid Jarrett's own age with whom he is forced to share a room. But when Jared starts snooping around to uncover the secrets Kevon is hiding, what he finds forces him to see Kevon in a much more sympathetic light.
Highlights the life and career of Chef Roy Choi who used his passion for his mother's Korean food to create a successful food truck business in Los Angeles that serves a remix of Korean and Mexican foods.
Examines twenty-eight days of great importance to African American history, from the shooting of young slave Crispus Attucks in 1770 up through the inauguration of Barack Obama to the presidency in 2009.
Offers brief profiles of legendary pirates, including William Dampier, Blackbeard, Grace O'Malley, Black Bart, and other notorious pirates who terrorized the seas.
Eleven-year-old Gregor and his younger sister, Boots, return to the Underworld beneath New York City to find the cure for a terrible plague that threatens the life of their mother, as well as the lives of others.
Meg Murry, her brother Charles, and their friend Calvin, embark on a journey through space and time, assisted by three other worldly women, when they set out to find Meg's father, a physicist who disappeared while experimenting with time travel.
Librarians Sharon Grover and Lizette Hannegan explain how audiobooks can support national learning strategies and literacy skills, featuring a concise history of the audiobook, thematic lists, a research bibliography, and a resource guide, and including a discussion about effective collection development strategies.
A retelling of "Star Wars" in the style of Shakespeare, in which a wise Jedi knight, an evil Sith lord, a beautiful captive princess, and a young hero coming of age reflect thevalor and villainy of the Bard's greatest plays.
