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A fugitive killer (Bogart) holds disillusioned writer Alan Squier (Howard),waitress and would-be artist Gabby Maple (Davis), and a handful of others hostage in an Arizona diner.

American Indian children retell forty-one tribal legends in contemporary language.

"Learn all about Grand Canyon National Park, including how it was formed, which wildlife can be found there today, and how it is affected by environmental issues."--Provided by publisher.

"Mine owner Barnabas T. Bullion is determined to shelter his daughter Abby from the Wild West, but she ignores him and sneaks into the Big Thunder Mountain gold mine"--Publishers website.

Describes the origins, history, politics, and culture of the Mojave people of the desert southwest, from prehistory to the present.

"Starting in his own backyard in the old mining town of Bisbee, Arizona -- where he discovers that the dirt in his garden contains double the acceptable level of arsenic -- Bill Carter follows the story of copper to the controversial Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia; to the 'ring' at the London Metal Exchange, where a select group of traders buy and sell enormous amounts of the metal; and to an Alaskan salmon run threated by mining. Boom, Bust, Boom is a highly readable account -- part social history, part mining-town exploration, and part environmental investigation. Carter blends the personal and the international in a narrative that helps us understand the paradoxical relationship we have with a substance whose necessity to civilization costs the environment and the people who mine it dearly." -- Rear jacket flap.

"The Miranda v. Arizona decision was instrumental in making sure that people accused of a crime are aware of all their rights and have equal access to counsel, even if they can not afford it. The Miranda rights, which are read to apprehended suspects, are one of the things people point to when they talk about American rights and freedoms. Readers will find out ... how this now basic right came to pass. Also included are questions to consider, primary source documents, and a chronology of the case"--Amazon.com.

While on an invitation to visit architect Frank Lloyd Wright at a building site in Arizona in 1928, Merlin Richards is accused of murdering a young woman. He must prove his innocence and find the true murderer.

Half-Navajo, half-white sisters Tess and Gaby are separated when Gaby drops out of college to join the army. Now as Gaby is deployed to Iraq, she asks Tess to care for Blue, the spirited horse that Tess dislikes. Tess struggles with her identity and with missing her sister, and she decides to spend the summer with her grandmother at sheep camp where tragedy strikes.

Presents an account of four Mexican-American teenagers' efforts to build an underwater robot for a NASA-sponsored robotics project, and their unexpected win despite the fact that they lived in poverty and in fear of having their illegal immigration status discovered. Also chronicles the anti-immigration sentiments and racism they experienced after winning, and their efforts to establish lives for themselves in America.