1968-

Presents the diary of teacher Esme Raji Codell's first year in charge of a fifth-grade classroom in an inner-city public school.

Examines the life of Mike Piazza, one of history's most celebrated baseball players, providing information on his childhood and family, introduction to the game, playing career, and outside interests, and including photographs, statistics, and a time line.

Covers the personal life and football career of the well-known running back for the Detroit Lions.

Traces the author's inspirational quest to honor the memory of her late father by performing one thousand acts of kindness, describing the unexpected personal benefits she experienced while helping others and explaining how readers can transform their own lives through mitzvah acts.

In alternating voices, Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein recount what it was like to learn in their mid-thirties that they were twins separated at six months of age, and share their journey to become sisters instead of strangers.

Ken Wiwa chronicles the life of his father, Nigerian writer and critic of military rule Ken Saro-Wiwa.

Presents photographs and highlights from the home run race between Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs during the 1998 baseball season.

Presents a panoramic view of Manhattan through the drawings of the author and includes a personal narrative about some of the buildings and sites.

Presents the life and baseball career of Sammy Sosa, who, along with Mark McGwire, in 1998 broke the long-standing record of most home runs hit in a season.

A biography of the talented football player who won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma State University and has become a star running back for the Detroit Lions.