Ryder and his team of dogs describe their characteristics, abilities, favorite activities, and vehicles; rescue Mayor Goodway when her hot air balloon goes awry; and Skye rescues her hero, pilot Ace Sorenson, as the others ready a landing.
Seventh-grader Gabriel Nemo, the famous Captain Nemo's descendant, and his friends Peter and Misty save sinking ships, face mutant sea creatures, and more while eluding the Navy and Peter and Misty's parents.
the true story of Courtney Miles' rescue of over 300 people in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath
McDowell, Rebecca
2010
Relates the story of Courtney Miles, a high school student from the projects who risked his safety and his freedom to steal a bus and ferry his neighbors out of New Orleans, Louisiana, to safety, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
"The seaside, hoorah! Sandcastles! And sun! Ava and Squishy are having such fun, Until . . . oh, DISASTER! McFluff floats away! He just can't stay lost . . . Who will help save the day?"--OCLC.
"When the young prince of Zapada is imprisoned by invaders, he needs all the help he can get to escape. As he flees dressed in his red pajamas, his captors are hot on his heels. But soon he realizes that he is not alone. The whole land of Zapada has joined forces to help him, each person dressing in red to confound and confuse his enemies."--Provided by publisher.
Bullied at school and by his father, thirteen-year-old Jack, a messenger boy during the London Blitz, becomes a hero after meeting a stray dog that can smell people buried beneath rubble.
