california

Learn about the key players and big wins that have made the USC Trojans one of the most popular teams in college football. Readers will get a glimpse into the team's history, its home stadium, its fans, and the team's most memorable moments.

"The story of California condors and the scientists who have fought against their extinction"--OCLC.

"When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time, they land in the tallest tree in Yosemite, California where they join nature conservationist, John Muir, and US President Teddy Roosevelt on a historic trip through the woods"--.

"California has come a long way from its Spanish mission beginnings! Today, this diverse state is a leader in farming, technology, and entertainment. Readers can learn all about the Golden State, from its natural wonders to its favorite foods, festivals, and sports teams through leveled text and . . . photos. Features profile a famous Californian, introduce an . . . animal, map out . . . places, and allow readers to test a recipe from the state. Get ready to explore the . . . state of California with this . . . read"--Provided by publisher.

After a judge sentences Miguel to spend a year in a group home and write in a journal, he makes plans to escape the youth detention center and go to Mexico, where he can put his past behind him.

"When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home"--OCLC.

When fourteen-year-old Leigh's father buys a graveyard and insists she work there after school, she learns much about life, death, and the power of friendship.

"'Chasin' the Bird' tells the story of Charlie Parker's time in L.A. December 1945 began a tumultuous two year-stint for Bird bumming around L.A., showing up at jam sessions, crashing on people's couches, causing havoc in public places, and recording some of his most groundbreaking tracks."--Publisher's website.

"When animal behaviorist Guy Schermerhorn demonstrates on a TV game show that he has taught Sam, his juvenile chimp, to speak in sign language, Aimee Villard, an undergraduate at Guy's university, is so taken with the performance that she applies to become his assistant. A romantic and intellectual attachment soon morphs into an interspecies love triangle that pushes hard at the boundaries of consciousness and the question of what we know and how we know it"--.

Sixteen-year-old overachiever Jasmine de los Santos learns that her family may be deported to the Philippines and that her relationship with Royce, the son of a congressman opposing an immigration bill, may be over.