adaptations

A young readers adaptation of the personal account of the nation's most famous school integration recounts the author's decision to attend Little Rock's all-white Central High and describes how subsequent events affected her family's beliefs about dedication, perseverance, and sacrifice.

"Ren has never held an iPhone, googled the answer to a question, or followed a crush on social media. What she has done read a book or two, or three (okay, hundreds). Taught herself to paint. Built a working wind power system from scratch. But for all the books she's read, Ren has never found one that's taught a woman raised on a homestead and off the grid for most of her twenty-two years how to live in the real world. So when she finally achieves her lifelong dream of attending Corona College, it feels like her life is finally beginning. Fitz has the rest of his life mapped out: graduate from Corona at the top of his class, get his criminal record wiped clean, and pass himself off as the rich, handsome player everyone thinks he is. He's a few short months from checking off step one of his plans when Ren Gylden, with her cascading blonde hair and encyclopedic brain, crashes into his life, and for the first time Fitz's plan is in jeopardy"--.

"Captured by Dr. Meridian along with Dot Malto, Megatron must decide whether to stay loyal to Optimus Prime and help save Robby and Mo's mom or go back to his old ways and team up with Meridian"--OCLC.

"Ambitious and talented Tiana dreams of opening her own restaurant in New Orleans. When she meets a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, a fateful kiss leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. Working together, they find their way home and achieve their dreams!"--OCLC.

"When the evil Shredder and his henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, unleash a malevolent robot named Metalhead, it's up to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to save the day"--Provided by publisher.

"When Alexi Pappas was four years old, her mother committed suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas's life and setting her on a perpetual search for female role models. When her father started signing her up for sports teams as a way to keep his bereaved daughter busy, female athletes became some of the first women Pappas looked up to, and she became a girl with a goal: to be an Olympian. Despite setbacks and hardships, Pappas held fast to that dream, putting in the . . . hard work, both mentally and physically, and letting nothing stand in her way until she achieved it, making her Olympic debut as a runner in 2016. [This book] showcases Pappas's signature . . . voice as she reflects upon the touchstone moments in her life and the lessons that have powered her career as both anathlete and artist--chief among them, how to be brave"--Provided by publisher.

"Tells the story of Julian's grandma's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend"--OCLC.

"While Sheriff Marjorie's guards grow ever more ruthless, a rebel spy has unearthed her secret plan to flush Robin, his fellow rebels and tens of thousands of desperate refugees out of Sherwood Forest. Robin and his best friend Marion join an audacious scheme to scupper a flood that will ruin lives and destroy millions of acres of forest. But it's the most daring operation Robin has ever undertaken, and the rebels may have bitten off more than they can chew"--Back cover.

Robin and Will Scarlock's band of rebels are enduring a bitterly cold winter in the derelict Sherwood Castle Resort. But when the boss of a major delivery company - the world's second richest man - asks for help to track down the kidnappers of his beloved dogs and offers to pay, Robin finds himself at the centre of the biggest hacking operation of his life.

"Still reeling from her recent battle (and grounded until she graduates high school), Alice must cross the Veil to rescue her friends and stop the Black Knight once and for all. But the deeper she ventures into Wonderland, the more topsy-turvy everything becomes"--Provided by publisher.