illinois

Provides a comprehensive overview of the state of Illinois, including its history, economy, geography, people, and more.

In a small town near Chicago in 1953, twelve-year-old Tommy faces escalating problems at home, among his Catholic school friends, and with the threat of a communist living nearby, but taking over his hospitalized sister's paper route introduces him to neighbors who he comes to rely on for help.

Inspired by her late grandmother, thirteen-year-old Nina spends a summer secretly doing good deeds for her neighbors and enjoying the changes she brings about, even as she is dealing with changing friendships and family issues.

Four years after Theo's best friend, Donovan, disappeared at age thirteen, he is found and brought home and Theo puts her health at risk as she decides whether to tell the truth about the abductor, knowing her revelation could end her life-long dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer.

Told from two viewpoints, Derek Fitzpatrick, kicked out of boarding school, must move with his stepmother to her childhood home in Illinois, where he meets Ashtyn Parker, who may be able to achieve her dream of a football scholarship with bad boy Derek's help.

Suffering a hangover from a graduation party, eighteen-year-old Whitley is blindsided by the news that her father has moved into a house with his fianc?e, her thirteen-year-old daughter Bailey, and her son Nathan, in whose bed Whitley had awakened that morning.

A routine investigation of an elderly man's death leads to personal and professional complications for Marti MacAlister.

Explores the history, geography, government, people, and industries of the state of Illinois.

Discusses the land and climate, economy, government, and history of the state of Illinois. Includes Internet links to Web sites.

An introduction to Illinois that describes the geography, history, and social conditions; and includes a drawing activity, a time line that highlights important events, additional facts, and important figures. Presented in English and Spanish.