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A guide to personal finance that will help teach budgeting skills, stocking a budget-friendly kitchen, talking to friends about money, investing, and more.

Lisa, working as an assistant manager at a record store in Green Oaks mall in 2004, teams up with security guard Kurt to investigate sightings of a little girl clutching a toy monkey that have begun to appear on security tapes and which Lisa believes must have some link to the disappearance of ten-year-old Kate Meaney twenty years earlier--a crime that ruined her brother's life when he became a suspect.

Traces the history of Black Power in the United States from the movement's origins in 1966 to the present, discussing the civil rights activists who have fought for the cause, the movement's impact on American history, the controversies surrounding it, and other related topics.

A collection of eleven horror stories based on classic fairy tales.

Explains where to find scholarships; provides guidance and tools, including sample essays, for applying for scholarships; and contains information on service scholarships, education tax breaks, and college savings funds.

Jana Bibi, a Scottish fortune-teller, inherits her grandfather's house in India and hopes to attract tourists when the town is threatened by a government dam.

The author recalls his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia and the violence, disease, and poverty he encountered while there.

Najin Han, the headstrong daughter of a calligrapher in early twentieth-century Korea, is sent by her mother to become a companion of the young princess to prevent her father from forcing her to marry, but when the king is assassinated, Najin faces countless hardships on her quest for education and love.

A collection of seventy-five essays, based on the National Public Radio series where ordinary people and known figures--including Yo Yo Ma, Eli Wiesel, and Mary Chapin Carpenter--describe their personal philosophies, and features selections entitled "I Will Take My Voice Back," "The Right to be Fully American," and many others.

Explains how to take effective action to stop climate change, discussing how to organize in one's community, church, or college and covering such topics as online grassroots campaigns, high-profile events, and political pressure.