Tate, Nikki

Looks at various types of dwellings people from around the world live in, including tree houses, caves, and boats.

Illustrated with color photographs, this book covers the history and practice of Christmas.

In interwoven narratives, a young girl and her mother support one another as one tries out for the baseball team and the other interviews for a bricklaying job, then celebrate their success together.

"Find out how global deforestation affects the planet and what you can do to keep forests healthy for future generations"--Publisher.

"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives"--OCLC.

After the death of her sister, Tara struggles to deal with her guilt through slam poetry.

After the death of her sister, Tara struggles to deal with her guilt through slam poetry.

"Ayla loves climbing. But she prefers to climb indoors, with all her safety harnesses in place and soft mats to land on. Her climbing partner and best friend, Lissy, is much more adventurous and loves the outdoors. When Lissy starts hanging out with Carlos, the new thrill-seeking guy in town, Ayla wants to keep an eye on her and finds herself tagging along on a weekend climbing trip up Black Dog Mountain. But things go very wrong when Lissy and her dad, the only adult in the group, are badly injured high on the side of the mountain. Suddenly the risks of climbing become very real. Ayla and Carlos need to figure out how to get help, and every decision they make could have catastrophic consequences"--Amazon.com.

Looks at how children farm in developeing countries.

"Explores how people gather in groups of all kinds to fulfill the basic human need for companionship . . . [and] examines the many ways we are the same, no matter where we live"--Provided by publisher.