A brief biography of twentieth-century American writer Madeleine L'Engle, author of the Newbery Award-winning novel "A Wrinkle in Time", providing information on her childhood, her family life, her education, and her career as a writer.
After a bookstore opens next door to their parents' pizza shop, strange things begin to happen. Bookshelves collapse, the fire alarm goes off, and the books disappear. Is someone sabotaging the bookstore? And when a secret message appears in the wall between the two stores, can nine-year-old Pete and eleven-year-old Penny Pizzarelli crack the case?.
Reveals how six historical figures interacted with each other to influence the outcome of the Civil War, sharing background information and key accomplishments for such individuals as Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Clara Barton.
Kate and Humphrey have been kidnapped and taken to Twin Falls, Idaho. With the help of their friends Marcel and Paddy, they attempt to make it back to Jasper Park before the Eastern pack and Western pack wolves fight.
Contains biographical profiles of six key figures in World War II, including Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hirohito, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
"When Jackie Robinson first put on a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform in 1947, he knew he was facing one of the toughest tests of his life ... Faced with hateful insults from the public and even some from his teammates, could Jackie rise to the challenge? Could he prove that his skills on the field, not the color of his skin, was what matter most?--P. [4] of cover.
