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Describes good manners such as being polite and respectful, and shows how these manners and other character values can make the library a pleasant place for everyone to visit.

Eleven-year-old best friends Robbi and Azure are excited when they are accepted into Laddertop Academy to be trained to work on the Ladders, technology given to the human race by aliens that supply power to the entire planet and the space stations they support. Although only one of them makes it to the Ladders, the girls eventually end up working together to solve an ancient mystery that could mean either the end or the salvation of the human race.

"Amazing Grace. Even though her classmates discourage Grace from trying out for Peter Pan in the school play because she is black and a girl, Grace wins the part and proves that she can be anything she wants to be. Brave Irene. Irene summons up all her courage in the face of a fierce snowstorm when her mother falls ill and Irene must deliver a ball gown to the duchess. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. A small boy helps an old friend remember, when her memory is not as sharp as it used to be"--Container.

Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby? Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty-and fun-in their routine and the world around them.

Live-action and animation are used in this sparkling film about a sad-sack Brooklyn bookkeeper who tumbles from a Coney Island pier and is transformed into a fish.

When members of the band are confronted with a health assignment, they decide to respond with a song, composing words and music that will inspire young viewers to stay clean and healthy. Topics include bathing, handwashing, care of teeth, hair and nails and the importance of clean, neat clothing.

Two boys, best friends in a small midwestern town, finally come to understand that of all the terrors threatening them from Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show the greatest menace exists within themselves.

Zamora, 13, lives in the country, has chores in the morning, and attends school in the afternoon. She shows us how the homes in her village are built around a common courtyard to help protect them from the elements. Twelve-year-old Madina lives in Kabul. After school and the midday meal she shares with her family, Madina helps with household chores like vacuuming and ironing, then enjoys an afternoon snowball fight.

On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. One hundred and eighty-four innocent people were killed. The event occurred at 9:37 a.m. and was part of a coordinated terrorist attack against the United States involving four hijacked flights. Author Jacqueline Jules, who was a school librarian in Arlington, Virginia on 9/11, tells the story of that day through a tapestry of poems. These poems tell the stories of young people from all aspects of the Arlington and Pentagon communities and are composites drawn from personal experiences with students and friends residing in Northern Virginia at the time of the attack. September 11th changed childhoods. Anyone old enough to remember that day will never forget, but today's children need to be told the story.

A guide to taking a Caribbean cruise, focusing on family-friendly locations and activities, and featuring visits to Jamaica, Cozumel, the Cayman Islands, and more.