Brash young apprentice Johnny Tremain, injured in an accident that leaves him unable to practice his trade, becomes involved with Rab, a Boston printer, who draws Johnny with him into the events of the Revolutionary War.
Liz and her friends, hoping to earn a little money, form the job agency Teen Power Inc, and soon find themselves with a puzzle to solve--with a little help from the Raven Hill ghost.
In a series of diary entries, Princess Elizabeth, the eleven-year-old daughter of King Henry VIII, celebrates holidays and birthdays, relives her mother's execution, revels in her studies, and agonizes over her father's health.
A young pioneer boy must adjust to settled frontier life when his father leaves him with relatives during a particularly hard winter and returns to the woods.
A storybook and CD about a little boy named Dave, who accidentally lost his favorite stuffed toy, Dogger, and how his sister was able to retrieve it for him.
A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "The Summer of the Swans," in which a teenage girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.
the five factors driving the growing epidemic of unmotivated boys and underachieving young men
Sax, Leonard
2008
Analyzes the potential causes of the growing number of unmotivated and underachieving males, including video games, teaching methods, prescription drugs, endocrine disrupters, and the devaluation of masculinity; and provides advice for parents on how to help their sons achieve.
