societies

"Sixteen-year-old Prudence Perry is a legacy Ladybird Scout, born to a family of hunters sworn to protect humans from mulligrubs interdimensional parasites who feast on human emotions like sadness and anger. Masquerading as a prim and proper ladies' social organization, the Ladybirds brew poisons masked as teas and use knitting needles as daggers, at least until they graduate to axes and swords. Three years ago, Prue's best friend was killed during a hunt, so she kissed the Scouts goodbye, preferring the company of her punkish friends lovingly dubbed the Criminal Element much to her mother and T?a Lo's disappointment. However, unable to move on from her guilt and trauma, Prue devises a risky plan to infiltrate the Ladybirds in order to swipe the Tea of Forgetting, a restricted tincture laced with a powerful amnesia spell. But old monster-slaying habits die hard and Prue finds herself falling back into the fold, growing close with the junior scouts that she trains to fight the creatures she can't face. When her town is hit with a mysterious wave of demons, Prue knows it's time to confront the most powerful monster of all: her past"--Provided by the publisher.

"There's a new-after-school club at Ironville Middle School, Ms. Peterson is starting a club for students to play The Good War a video game based on World War II. They are divided into two teams -- axis and allies-- and they will be simulating a war they know nothing about ... yet. One team will win. But what starts out as friendly competition soon shocks them all when someone takes the game too far"--Jacket flap.

"There's a new-after-school club at Ironville Middle School, Ms. Peterson is starting a club for students to play The Good War a video game based on World War II. They are divided into two teams -- axis and allies-- and they will be simulating a war they know nothing about ... yet. One team will win. But what starts out as friendly competition soon shocks them all when someone takes the game to far"--Jacket flap.

A study of social evolutions evidenced in the insect world, providing an overview of the nature of the insect superorganisms and their impact on land environment, and discussing communication, division of labor, nest architecture, and other topics.

"Domino is one of the best racers on any circuit. By day, she competes for fame and fortune in the WGP. By night she cracks heads of rival gangs in brutal bikes wars to gain possession of a rare, valuable contraband: an engine-boosting machine stimulant know as Crush"--Back cover.

A two-act play adapted from the novel by Amy Tan that describes the complex relationships between four older Chinese-American women and their American-born daughters.

In the prestigious Saint Lawrence Academy, the most elite clique is MASCARA, which stands for Mara, Asher, Sue, Carmen, Amanda, Rachel, and Adrianna. Each new year, leaving seniors are replaced by incoming freshmen, but only if those freshmen have names that start with the letters in "MASCARA." Incoming freshman Marjorie Carr, who more often goes by Jorie, is given a "bid" to get into the clique--signature blue mascara--but passing the pledging rituals may force Jorie to give up her best friend, Abby, who was the one who told Jorie about MASCARA in the first place.

Retired business man, Samuel Pickwick and the other members of the Pickwick Club embark on a series of comic adventures in late Georgian England.

For thousands of years, societies have relied on plants and animals for food and other items, making agriculture as vital to their survival as it is to ours. The cultivation of various crops and livestock over time and throughout the world are examined, revealing the history behind and importance of much of the food we eat today.

The doings and foibles of the Pickwick Club, headed by Pickwick and his faithful manservant. Among the incidents are: the army parade, trip to Manor Farm; the saving of Rachel Werdel from a villain, and Pickwick's court case for breach of promise.