california

In this historical tale of friendship, family, and the power of sisterhood, three very different girls from varying social stratums find common ground as they each make a promise to not just accept things as they are anymore.

"As Mango's family settles into their new life in California, she starts auditioning immediately. Unfortunately, Mango's big screen test is a disaster, and her Hollywood dreams feel more like a nightmare. Then the star drops out of the show, and Mango's manager convinces the producers to rework the series with Mango as the lead! It's a perfect showcase for her acting and singing. Still, the realities of success are tricky. Juggling a star's extra-heavy workload, keeping egos on the set in check, and managing the changes to her family's life is a lot of work. Can Mango remain true to herself while following her dreams?"--Provided by publisher.

Readers will learn interesting and historical facts about the San Francisco Cable Cars, like when they began operation and how they are used today.

"Having just moved to California, Syretia's mother enrolls her and her younger brother, Sean, in the only summer camp available: Mars or Bust, which is focusing on the Mars Curiosity rover due to land soon; Sean is thrilled by all things involving space, but eleven-year-old rock enthusiast Syretia is not really interested, until she discovers that the rover will be studying Martian geology--as Syretia's team works on their end-of-camp project, and the hour for the Mars landing approaches, she finds herself caught up in the excitement and anticipation"--OCLC.

The story of a farm family's Depression-era journey from the Dustbowl of Oklahoma to the California migrant labor camps in search of a better life.

"High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love--or himself--at all"--Provided by publisher.

Violin teacher Shizuka Satomi has one year to deliver her seventh soul to the Devil, thus releasing her from the deal she made with him in her youth. When she meets violin prodigy Katrina Nguyen, she thinks she's found her last victim, however, an unexpected romantic relationship with donut-maker Lan Tran, who is an alien from another planet, and encounters with violin restorer Lucy Matia, open Shizuka's heart to seek another path to escape damnation.

"Frankie Rosenberg is passionate about the environment, a sophomore at New Sunnydale High School, and the daughter of the most powerful witch in Sunnydale history. Her mom, Willow, is slowly teaching her magic on the condition that she use it to better the world. But Frankie's happily quiet life is upended when new girl Hailey shows up with news that the annual Slayer convention has been the target of an attack, and all the Slayers--including Buffy, Faith, and Hailey's older sister Vi--might be dead. That means it's time for this generation's Slayer to be born. But being the first ever Slayer-Witch means learning how to wield a stake while trying to control her budding powers. With the help of Hailey, a werewolf named Jake, and a hot but nerdy sage demon, Frankie must become the Slayer, prevent the Hellmouth from opening again, and find out what happened to her Aunt Buffy, before she's next"--Provided by publisher.

Poppy's family has been running and hiding their identity for as long as she can remember and she's not sure why. Then a move to California prompts Poppy to take a chance and mail in a home DNA test. She settles in and even begins liking a boy in her math class when the results come back with the shocking truth, undoing decades of work to keep her family safe. Now Poppy is torn between running again and striking out alone to create her own life.

Follow a family as they visit an aunt on her drought-stricken ranch in Central California. An adventure-filled graphic novel that provides young readers information about droughts and severe dry conditions. Learn from these weather warriors how droughts affect people, how they must adapt, how to conserve, and how to prevent fires during a drought.