Schwartz, Ellen

Brendan, the popular captain of the basketball team, rejects all offers of help after being diagnosed with leukemia and decides to face chemotherapy alone, but his attitude changes when he meets Lark, a girl who remains positive and hopeful even though her condition is much worse than his.

"When war is declared against Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, everything changes for the Sakamoto family. They are banished to an isolated internment camp, and Kenji's hopes of becoming an Asahi baseball player like his brother are overtaken by the harsh realities of his new life"--Dust jacket.

Brendan has it all-captain of the basketball team, good friends, a beautiful girlfriend and a loving familyuntil he is diagnosed with leukemia. Terrified and convinced that no one understands what he is going through, Brendan faces chemotherapy alone, until he meets Lark. She is also in treatment, although her condition is much worse, and yet she remains positive and hopeful. Brendan is torn between feeling sorry for himself and the love for life that Lark brings to even the simplest thing. Through Lark, he discovers the strength to go on, to fight for survival and to love.

When Mr. Belinsky the bagel maker tries his hand at making fancy cookies and cakes, his loyal customers are disappointed, until he returns to creating his specialty.

While Abbey waits for the baby robins in the tree to fly, her new neighbor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Naka, teaches her how to make origami birds.

Five cousins learn that their annual vacations to their grandmother's cottage may come to an end if she is unable to produce the deed to prove ownership and prevent a mining company from seizing the land, but since the elderly woman's memory is not what it used to be, the children search through their grandmother's recipes for clues to the whereabouts of the deed. Includes recipes.

Jesse does a class project which involves explaining why his ancestors came to Canada.

Brendan, the popular captain of the basketball team, rejects all offers of help after being diagnosed with leukemia and decides to face chemotherapy alone, but his attitude changes when he meets Lark, a girl who remains positive and hopeful even though her condition is much worse than his.

Presents an introduction to yoga for children, describing its history and purpose, providing step-by-step instructions for breathing and posing, and explaining how to make yoga part of a normal routine.

A guide to vegetarianism for kids and their families that provides information on handling family holidays, adding diversity to their diet, eating balanced meals without meat, and other related topics.