Provides information about the disaster that occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in April 1986, discusses Soviet efforts to conceal the accident from the world; and looks at the deaths and illnesses that have resulted from the exposure to radiation.
When Emily's mother insists she take tennis lessons through the YMCA, Emily does not expect to enjoy them, but as the summer progresses she is surprised that she likes her classmates and the spirit of competition.
As he grows from infancy to three-years of age, Bartleby Huddle remains quiet, not speaking a word, until the day Grampy Huddle arrives and discovers the solution.
Although her Mexican-American grandmother now forgets many things, Luciana finds that she still remembers the things that are important to the two of them. Includes glossary of Spanish words used.
