fiction

During the year of Richard the Lionheart's return to England, the Saxon knight Ivanhoe joins with Robin Hood to battle against knights loyal to Prince John.

A primatologist who is attempting to return his sign-language-trained ape to the jungle is joined by a diamond-seeking explorer and a member of a communications company looking for her colleagues who disappeared while searching for industrial diamonds.

"Madison and Billy interview astronuat Captain Momentous and learn things they never knew about outer space"--OCLC.

"When Barbie travels to the big city to attend an arts academy, she meets another Barbie Roberts, and as they compete for the Spotlight Solo in Times Square, the friends discover competition is not all about winning"--OCLC.

Thirteen-year-old Juniper travels to Alaska to take part in a bowhunt in the Tongass National Forest, and when she ends up on the hunt with local boy Ben they both have to learn to work together and respect each other's skills if they want to succeed.

"Quincy is excited to travel to Maine for his first black bear hunting trip with his dad and best friend, Jack. Luck seems to be on Quincy's side when a bear strolls out in front of his tree stand. He jumps at the chance to take down his first bear. But when Quincy becomes injured, he might have to leave the bear he shot behind. Quincy soon realizes that taking down a bear is just one important goal of a successful hunting trip"--Provided by publisher.

As part of his thirteenth birthday Jimmy Benge is spending a week ice fishing with his friend, Ryan, in northern Minnesota at his Cherokee family's lakeside home; one day they get permission to go out further on the lake to try for Northern pike, and Jimmy catches a beauty--but a sudden snow squall turns the situation dangerous and as the boys pack up to make their way back, Uncle Kenny's ATV flips over and he is injured, and it is up to the boys have to get everybody home safely.

"Wes has never been fishing. He doesn't even like eating fish! So when his best friend, Josh, invites him on a fishing trip to his family's cabin [in northern Minnesota], Wes isn't too excited. But then Josh's dad tells a story about catching a gigantic muskie. Soon Wes is hooked. He starts to enjoy fishing--and even eating fish. But he can't stop thinking about what it would be like to hook a big muskie. Will his curiosity lead to a big catch?"--Provided by publisher.

"Twelve-year-old Ella loves visiting her grandparents in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina every summer, and this year her grandfather announces they are going catfish noodling--but Ella is unsure about catching a fish with her bare hands"--Provided by publisher.