Jazz and Middy
Jazz Cat and Middy Monkey go on local everyday adventures around the home and local suburbs, finding entertainment and joy wherever they go. A cute story about finding fun and adventure in everyday activities from jumping on the trampoline, going to the supermarket, and visiting the duck pond. Jazz and Middy - Lockdown Adventures is a celebration and wonderful treasured memory highlighting the positive aspects of home life with toddlers and the wonderful time spent together as a family. There are so many things built into a day for small children. It is a privilege to slow down and watch children observe the world in a beautiful way. "A hug, a laugh, a smile, a kiss, the little things matter in all of this."Jazz and Middy - Lockdown Adventures shows the joy children have for everyday activities such as picking a strawberry from the neighbor's garden. Children adore building things out of cardboard boxes, baking muffins, and doing arts and crafts. Having a little more screen time than they would, to getting outside to jump on the trampoline and go for a walk down the creek and the local houses to spot bears and spoon villages. Since 2019 Melbourne Australia (and the rest of the world) has experienced a significant amount of time spent at home in Lockdown to avoid the pandemic. While hopefully a thing of the past, we saw communities come together to support each other by putting out bears for kids to spot in windows. We saw families spend a great deal of time together at home and around their local communities, while some families didn't enjoy this as much, others celebrated and adored the time together that they otherwise wouldn't have had because they were at school or work. Jazz and Middy Lockdown Adventures is a celebration for those who relished this time spent together.
Angel of Greenwood
Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink is a piercing, unforgettable love story set in Greenwood, Oklahoma, also known as the "Black Wall Street," and against the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Isaiah Wilson is, on the surface, a town troublemaker, but is hiding that he is an avid reader and secret poet, never leaving home without his journal. Angel Hill is a loner, mostly disregarded by her peers as a goody-goody. Her father is dying, and her family's financial situation is in turmoil. Though they've attended the same schools, Isaiah never noticed Angel as anything but a dorky, Bible toting church girl. Then their English teacher offers them a job on her mobile library, a three-wheel, two-seater bike. Angel can't turn down the money and Isaiah is soon eager to be in such close quarters with Angel every afternoon. But life changes on May 31, 1921 when a vicious white mob storms the Black community of Greenwood, leaving the town destroyed and thousands of residents displaced. Only then, Isaiah, Angel, and their peers realize who their real enemies are.
Mattie and the Machine
WINNER OF THE 2023 GRATEFUL AMERICAN BOOK PRIZE FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT HISTORICAL FICTION!FINALIST FOR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD! Mattie and the Machine is a fictionalized yet historically accurate account of Margaret E. Knight's fight to obtain recognition as a 19th century female inventor (she would eventually be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2006). This entertaining tale is filled with romance, competition, and treachery, and features a feisty and brilliant female heroine who excels in STEM-related tasks.In 1868 New England, fifteen-year-old Mattie is a mechanic in Columbia Paper's all-female bag division. With paper bag sales booming after the Civil War, her boss expands the division by hiring men from his old Army regiment, including the mechanic Frank. Sparks instantly fly between Mattie and Frank, and their budding romance has her walking on air--until she discovers Frank's pay is higher than hers. In fact, all the men receive thirty percent more than their female counterparts. The boss's rationale? Men are inherently better with machines.Determined to prove him wrong, Mattie proposes a bet: If she can build a machine that fully automates their paper-bag-making process, the women will receive equal pay. If she fails, she'll resign as mechanic. The boss accepts, with one condition: Frank will also build a machine, and Mattie's must beat his.Mattie's determination as she struggles with the technical challenges she encounters while taking her invention from initial concept to working prototype--in addition to the overwhelming prejudice she faces in the workplace and, eventually, the courtroom--makes her story an inspiring feminist narrative. Mattie and the Machine also includes an appendix with Margaret E. Knight's actual patent application and drawings for her Bag Machine.
Becoming Muhammad Ali
Two literary heavy-hitters deliver a knockout critically acclaimed, bestselling biographical novel of cultural icon Muhammad Ali. ★ "Utterly delightful...a smash hit."―School Library Journal (starred review) ★ "A knockout!"―Booklist (starred review) ★ "Stellar"―Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ★ "Two heavyweights in the world of books unite."―The Horn Book (starred review) ★ "Powerful."―Publishers Weekly (starred review) Before he was a household name, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join forces to vividly depict his life up to age seventeen in both prose and verse, including his childhood friends, struggles in school, the racism he faced, and his discovery of boxing. Readers will learn about Cassius' family and neighbors in Louisville, Kentucky, and how, after a thief stole his bike, Cassius began training as an amateur boxer at age twelve. Before long, he won his first Golden Gloves bout and began his transformation into the unrivaled Muhammad Ali. Fully authorized by and written in cooperation with the Muhammad Ali estate, and vividly brought to life by Dawud Anyabwile's dynamic artwork, Becoming Muhammad Ali captures the budding charisma and youthful personality of one of the greatest sports heroes of all time. Winner of the 2021-2022 Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Grades 6-8) and 2022 Magnolia Book Award, and nominated for six state awards!
Skane
A warrior maiden in trouble, two men fighting for heart and life, and a dark cloud falling over the land. Can they triumph over the spirit of death itself to save their friend? Pieter Mateoson has always dreamed of marrying one person. But when she falls in love with another man, he feels the future he has always believed in slipping away. In the middle of the quest to save their homeland, his focus is not on those he must save, but defeating his romantic rival. However, when a death spirit is awoken and is terrorising the land, it poses more of a threat to his love life than his rival. After she is struck down by a plague sent by the aparition, Pieter must join forces with her other suitor and walk the Path of Faith to lift the sickness and save her life. But when the curse you must end is the spirit of death itself, is there any hope of victory? Can the warring boys put aside their romantic feud long enough to find a way to end the curse? Uniquely designed and formatted to engage all children, including dyslexia and reluctant reader. If you or your child likes brave heroes, tales of wonder, gripping adventures, and fairytale-like lands, then you'll love C.S. Woolley's captivating tale. Discover the magic of The Children of Ribe by grabbing your copy now!
Shipwrecked
A storm threatening to tear their ship apart, a coast full of monsters and savage men, and the spirits of the dead stalk the night to steal away the living. Can she find away to escape the clutches of the dead or is their quest to save the world doomed? Camila Anderdatter is all at sea when she and her friends find themselves shipwrecked on an island that they were warned was too dangerous to land on. To make matters worse, her sister was lost in the storm that left them marooned, and her party is attacked by strange, savage men, the moment they manage to make it to the shore. But when the savages turned out to be exiled brothers, things take a dark turn. The spirits of the dead have risen and are stealing away the living. When Camila is taken by the mist, she finds herself in a realm she cannot escape from, tormented by a voice that threatens to keep her prisoner forever. Can she steel her heart and marshall her determination to find a way to escape and put an end to the dead stealing the living, or is she fated to spend enternity walking the halls of the dead? Uniquely designed and formatted to engage all children, including dyslexia and reluctant reader. If you or your child likes brave heroes, tales of wonder, gripping adventures, and fairytale-like lands, then you'll love C.S. Woolley's captivating tale. Discover the magic of The Children of Ribe by grabbing your copy now!
The Renaissance of Plotinus
Plotinus (204/5-270 C.E.) is a central figure in the history of Western philosophy. Focusing on Ficino's interpretation of Plotinus's view of the soul and of human nature, this book excavates a fundamental chapter in the history of Platonic scholarship.
Becky’s Victory Garden
The year is 1942 and Becky, a girl growing up in a small town is learning about U.S. involvement in World War II. Becky is devastated when she learns that her favorite cousin, Paul, has been drafted by the Army. Becky's family teaches her what she can do at home that will help support the soldiers who are fighting overseas. She learns about responsibility, commitment, and patriotism through planting and tending to a victory garden. Over the course of the summer, Becky realizes that she makes a difference in helping her family as they face challenging times and events.
Lines of Courage
Jennifer A. Nielsen, award-winning author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures... if they are lucky -- and brave -- enough to find each other."A powerful, absorbing story that shines a light on an often overlooked chapter in human history." -- Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of RefugeeWorld War I stretches its cruel fingers across Europe, where five young people, each from different backgrounds and nations, face the terror of battle, the deprivations of hunger, and all the awful challenges of war.Felix, from Austria-Hungary, longs for the bravery to resist Jewish deportations before his own family can be taken.Kara, from Britain, dreams of someday earning her Red Cross pin and working as a nurse -- or even a doctor.Juliette, of France, hopes her family can remain knitted together, despite her father's imprisonment, as the war's longest battle stretches on and on.Elsa, from Germany, hopes her homing pigeon might one day bring her a friend from out of the chaos.And Dimitri, of Russia, wants only to survive the front, where he's been sent with no weapon.None of them will find exactly what they want. But the winds of fate may cross their paths to give each of them just what they need. And in this remarkable exploration of World War I by critically acclaimed author Jennifer A. Nielsen, they will discover that friendship and courage can light the way through the most frightening of nights.
Manning the Light
During the turn of the twentieth century, lighthouses dotted the New England coast to provide security for ship-going traffic. When 13-year-old Louie and his mother are hired to be keepers of the light at Two Tree Island in the summer of 1903, his year-long adventures with his newfound friends - human as well as feathered - help him move from grief over the loss of his father and teenage uncertainty to maturity and stability.After his father dies, 13-year-old Louie Hollander and his mother must move away from their old home and find a way to make a living. They are hired as keepers of Two Tree Island Lighthouse on Windlass Bay - temporarily. In order to keep the job, Louie and his ma must prove that they can handle the hard work. Tending to the urgent task of protecting sea-going vessels from storm and fog keeps Louie scrambling, especially when equipment breaks down. And even with visits from mainland friends, island living is lonely. An injured sea gull becomes an unexpected pet and a visiting preacher becomes a new fishing buddy. But Louie grieves for his father and misses his best friend, Charlie. Then Louie receives wonderful news. Charlie plans to spend the month of August on Two Tree Island. August can't come quickly enough. But Louie finds that Charlie has changed a lot. Suddenly Louie must face difficult choices, especially when Charlie's behavior endangers the operation of the lighthouse."Manning the Light maintains family values and spiritual foundations that are important in my family's life today. As a homeschooling mom, I recommend this book as part of a literature based American history curriculum." Elizabeth Giles Griner
In My Magical Bubble
Do you know what a Bubble Boy is? Most people don't!Come join Jakob and his loyal buddy Buvo as they stretch their imaginations on dirty Friday. Follow them on their adventures where monkeys sing fruit songs, and the ocean holds surprises.Beautifully illustrated, In My Magical Bubble is a meaningful gift that shares the story of a Bubble Boy, his condition, and his will to keep fighting for his life.Love, courage, and dreams are the foundation; where people of all ages will learn more about 'The Bubble Boy condition', and there just might be a cleanliness reminder or two thrown in!
In My Magical Bubble
Do you know what a Bubble Boy is? Most people don't!Come join Jakob and his loyal buddy Buvo as they stretch their imaginations on dirty Friday. Follow them on their adventures where monkeys sing fruit songs, and the ocean holds surprises.Beautifully illustrated, In My Magical Bubble is a meaningful gift that shares the story of a Bubble Boy, his condition, and his will to keep fighting for his life.Love, courage, and dreams are the foundation; where people of all ages will learn more about 'The Bubble Boy condition', and there just might be a cleanliness reminder or two thrown in!
Noah Thorne
The 1920's were a time of new inventions arriving almost daily. Electricity was coming from the city to the farm. The telephone was a wonder to behold! Tractors were doing the work of horses in the field and autos were replacing wagons and buggies. Bootleggers hauled their loads on the back roads and bank robbers tried for easy money in small towns. For an 8 year old boy it was a time of excitement and wonder. Follow the adventures of Noah Thorne as the modern age comes to the farm.Juvenile fiction: (Elementary, Middle Grade) novel about the advancement of technology in farming life in the early 20th century.
Your Heart, My Sky
Acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells a "deeply felt and engrossing" (Horn Book Magazine) story of love in a time of hunger inspired by her own family's struggles during a dark period in Cuba's history. The people of Cuba are living in el per穩odo especial en tiempos de paz--the special period in times of peace. That's what the government insists that this era must be called, but the reality behind these words is starvation. Liana is struggling to find enough to eat. Yet hunger has also made her brave: she finds the courage to skip a summer of so-called volunteer farm labor, even though she risks government retribution. Nearby, a quiet, handsome boy named Amado also refuses to comply, so he wanders alone, trying to discover rare sources of food. A chance encounter with an enigmatic dog brings Liana and Amado together. United in hope and hunger, they soon discover that their feelings for each other run deep. Love can feed their souls and hearts--but is it enough to withstand el per穩odo especial?
Trouble on the Tracks
This is the second edition of Trouble on the Tracks. Join Ruby May Oliver and her donkey and best friend, Maude as they return to the mining town of Cripple Creek in 1896 and find a new friend when a cat named Trouble entwines itself around Maude's legs and Ruby's heart. Trouble and the adventurous eleven-year-olds Ruby and Maude try to stay out of trouble during the chaos following two fires in one week that have nearly destroyed the town. Can Ruby help it if she must interfere with a lynch mob ready to string up her friend Amos? And how was she to know that she would be stuck if she climbed out on the church roof? And about that business of getting trapped under a moving train, that was a mistake too. Had Ruby known the train was going to leave the station, she would have left Trouble to fend for herself. As in the first Ruby and Maude Adventure, discouraging Pa's budding romantic interest in Miss Sternum, the schoolmarm, remains paramount on Ruby's mind. Ruby's fervent desire is that she and Pa will return to their old life of roaming from mining town to mining town in the Rockies. Trouble on the Tracks is Nancy Oswald's fourth work of historical fiction set in Colorado. A fun romp through the Old West, written with humor and charm. Ruby and Maude confront family troubles and thieving outlaws with spunk, smarts, and daring. The friendship between girl and donkey will delight readers of all ages. -Kathleen Ernst, award-winning author of the Caroline Abbott series from American Girl Ruby and Maude's friendship deepens the story and will endear them to readers of all ages. I'm counting on more chapters from colorful Cripple Creek! -Mary Cronk Farrell, award-winning MG/YA author Trouble on the Tracks is the second book in the Ruby and Maude Adventure book series. These books can be read in any order.
The Illiterate Daughter
In war torn Laos, thirteen-year-old Nou daydreams of the legendary heroes and mythical beings who live in the folklore stories she loves to hear. Remembering them helps her ignore physical pain as she struggles through the endless chores expected of a dutiful daughter. Each night, she examines the two books given to her by her ex-soldier father and prays for an end to the Vietnam War. Only peace will allow her to attend school and learn to read the secrets locked inside her wondrous books. In a late-night Communist attack on her village, Nou's home, books, and illusion of safety are lost in the deadly flames and rifle fire that follow. Although her family escapes into the jungle, they leave behind unknown numbers of dead and missing friends and neighbors.As her father desperately searches for a place to rebuild their home, he learns that the Communist soldiers who control the country are intent upon killing any man who fought alongside the Americans. Nou's family must flee their homeland or live under constant threat of imprisonment and torture. But escape from Laos requires a guide able to smuggle large numbers of refugees through the jungle's high mountain passes and across the Mekong River into Thailand, routes watched by patrols instructed to shoot to kill. While the number of dead who litter their escape route increases, Nou increasingly draws upon her "worthless" folklore heroes for help in getting her surviving family members closer to freedom.
Young Cyrano
Before Cyrano de Bergerac became a famous swordsman, poet, inventor, and iconoclast hero, he was an awkward teenager just like the rest of us. Find out what adventures turned him into the courageous, self-assured, hero we know and admire when you read Young Cyrano. Follow him on his teenage exploits with his best friend, Le Bret, and his first love, Roxanne. Adventure! Mysteries! Romance! Freemasons! Poetry, and of course, Swordfights!
Rose alone
After the Great Exile of her entire Acadian community from Canada in 1755, half of Rose's family and her boyfriend disappear. As part of their forced resettlement in colonial East Hampton, New York, the English government begins it's work to turn Rose and her Acadian family into "proper English citizens". Lonely and unable to speak her native French, Rose's situation is made worse by a vindictive Master who blames her as a French speaker for the capture and perhaps death of his son by French military forces in upstate New York. Read Rose Alone to follow Rose's journey as she struggles to find her place and family in the new world of battling French and English Empires in America.
Little Turncoat
William Newman was the son of a dedicated British Loyalist. Growing up in the South Carolina backcountry, he had never questioned his father's loyalty to England or to King George III. He, too, had always considered himself a loyal subject to King and country. But when the armies of the British empire invaded South Carolina in 1780, a violent civil war erupted in the backcountry. This new war pitted friend against friend and neighbor against neighbor. As William witnessed the injustices and atrocities of the war, he began to question the King's actions and his father's loyalties. But, could he ever go against his father's politics and wishes? Would he actually take up arms and go to war against the mightiest army in the world? Little Turncoat is the story of a teenager from South Carolina who bravely charted his own course and, through amazing acts of courage and valor, served the cause of independence and the United States of America.
Daughter of the Tree
Daughter of the Tree brings together themes of nature, spirituality and justice. It is a mystical look at the childhood of Sojourner Truth based on the facts that at the age of 11 years old she created an outdoor prayer house made of willows and gathered herbs in the forest along the Hudson River in New York. Sojourner Truth says in her biography that it was a wild, out of doors life that suited her. We hope that children will be inspired to connect to nature and take charge of their spiritual journey like Sojourner did. Adults who read the book may appreciate the role that spirituality and nature play in helping liberators maintain personal equilibrium.The refrain in the book: "If it matters to the tree, it matters to me" is a wisdom saying as well as a reference to Sojourner's father being nicknamed "the tree". The wisdom saying ​refers to the symbiotic relationship humans have with trees; as well as the spiritual concept of the tree of life found in Ghanian and Christian culture. Since Sojourner's parents were devout Christians and from the Ghanian culture, Rev Dele imagines how these worldviews may have blended in a way that speaks to the 7 generations
Peety and Poncho Visit Romania
Vlad the hamster is to be King of Romania, but Vlad has gone missing!Luckily Peety and Poncho are on the case! Confident after finding the Leprechaun in Austria, Peety and Poncho might find this mystery is more than meets the eye.Could it be that Vlad doesn't want to be King?
John of Sydney Cove
This is the story of a new country-of the days when Captain Arthur Phillip was made first Governor of New South Wales and began to build the town of Sydney, It is a sequel to 'John of the Sirius', wherein John traveled with his family to Botany Bay.John plays his part in founding the new colony: he explores the backwoods with Governor Phillip to find fresh water, and helps to build a home for Mamma and Papa and a 'cubby' for his sister Sue. He and Sue, too, help Mamma to sow seeds in the garden so that later they shall have fresh fruit and vegetables. He catches a baby 'hopping animal', makes friends with the First Australians, and finds again his friend with the cheeky grin.Many of the incidents in this story really did happen-the others might well have happened to a boy like John.
An American Story
A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Book A 2023 New York Times Best Children's Book A 2023 Publisher's Weekly Best Picture Book An NPR Best Book of the Year #1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated, Kwame Alexander, pens a powerful picture book that tells the story of American slavery through the voice of a teacher struggling to help her students understand its harrowing history. From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament to the resilience of the African American community, this book honors what has been and envisions what is to be. With stunning mixed-media illustrations by Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winning artist Dare Coulter, this is a potent book for those who want to speak the truth. Perfect for family sharing, the classroom, and homeschooling.
Three Kids and The Magical Hungwe
Three siblings visit The Great Zimbabwe monuments with their parents. Then, on their way back home to Harare, they buy a soapstone-carved Zimbabwe bird at a roadside curio market from an old man. The bird is magical, and the children are wowed! Join the trio and their friend, Hungwe, the fish eagle, as they time-travel into ancient Africa to learn about the people and events that shaped their beautiful country, Zimbabwe.
Yosemite Trail Discovered
Join sixteen-year-old Daniel Whitcomb as he juggles a growing relationship with Virginia Reed, one of the survivors of the Donner Party, helps his Miwok friend learn how to read and write, and manages the account ledgers for his guardian, Jim Savage at his trading posts in the California gold fields.Is Jim correct when he says, You can't possess what you can't protect? Does that justify fighting the Yosemites after they attack Jim's posts, or the Mariposa Battalion's entrance into Yosemite to rout out the Ahwahneechee? And will Daniel ever make it back to Illinois to solve the mystery of his parents' deaths?Yosemite Trail Discovered provides an intriguing read for YA readers as they explore the clash of cultures that led to the whites' first public discovery of Yosemite Valley.
Rescue
From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a thrilling World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the French resistance.Six hundred and fifty-seven days ago, Meg Kenyon's father left their home in France to fight for the Allies in World War II, and that was the last time Meg saw him. Recently, she heard he was being held prisoner by the Nazis, a terrible sentence from which Meg fears he'll never return. All she has left of him are the codes he placed in a jar for her to decipher, an affectionate game the two of them shared. But the codes are running low, and soon there'll be nothing left of Papa for Meg to hold on to at all.Suddenly, an impossible chance to save her father falls into Meg's lap. After following a trail of blood in the snow, Meggie finds an injured British spy hiding in her grandmother's barn. Captain Stewart tells her that a family of German refugees must be guided across Nazi-occupied France to neutral Spain, whereupon one of them has promised to free Meg's father. Captain Stewart was meant to take that family on their journey, but too injured to complete the task himself, he offers it to Meg, along with a final code from Papa to help complete the mission -- perhaps the most important, and most difficult, riddle she's received yet.As the Nazis flood Meg's village in fierce pursuit, she accepts the duty and begins the trek across France. Leading strangers through treacherous territory, Meg faces danger and uncertainty at every turn, all the while struggling to crack her father's code. The message, as she unravels it, reveals secrets costly enough to risk the mission and even her own life. Can Meg solve the puzzle, rescue the family, and save her father?
One for All
"There are no limits to the will--and the strength--of this unique female hero." --Tamora Pierce, writer of the Song of the Lioness and the Protector of the Small quartetsOne for All is a gender-bent retelling of The Three Musketeers, in which a girl with a chronic illness trains as a Musketeer and uncovers secrets, sisterhood, and self-love. Tania de Batz is most herself with a sword in her hand. Everyone thinks her near-constant dizziness makes her weak, nothing but "a sick girl." But Tania wants to be strong, independent, a fencer like her father--a former Musketeer and her greatest champion. Then Papa is brutally, mysteriously murdered. His dying wish? For Tania to attend finishing school. But L'Acad矇mie des Mari矇es, Tania realizes, is no finishing school. It's a secret training ground for new Musketeers: women who are socialites on the surface, but strap daggers under their skirts, seduce men into giving up dangerous secrets, and protect France from downfall. And they don't shy away from a sword fight. With her newfound sisters at her side, Tania feels that she has a purpose, that she belongs. But then she meets ?tienne, her target in uncovering a potential assassination plot. He's kind, charming--and might have information about what really happened to her father. Torn between duty and dizzying emotion, Tania will have to decide where her loyalties lie...or risk losing everything she's ever wanted. Lillie Lainoff's debut novel is a fierce, whirlwind adventure about the depth of found family, the strength that goes beyond the body, and the determination it takes to fight for what you love. Includes an author's note about her personal experience with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.
Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix
In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon. This thrilling female-led Robin Hood remix reframes the legend's tales of the Third Crusade from a Muslim perspective, rewriting its origin's male and overwhelmingly white Euro-centric narrative.Jerusalem, 1192. The Third Crusade rages on. Rahma al-Hud loyally followed her elder sister Zeena into the war over the Holy Land, but now that the Faranji invaders have gotten reinforcements from Richard the Lionheart, all she wants to do is get herself and her sister home alive. But Zeena, a soldier of honor at heart, refuses to give up the fight while Jerusalem remains in danger of falling back into the hands of the false Queen Isabella. And so, Rahma has no choice but to take on one final mission with her sister. On their journey to Jerusalem, Rahma and Zeena come across a motley collection of fellow travelers--including a kind-hearted Mongolian warrior, an eccentric Andalusian scientist, a frustratingly handsome spy with a connection to Rahma's childhood, and an unfortunate English chaplain abandoned behind enemy lines. The teens all find solace, purpose and camaraderie--as well as a healthy bit of mischief--in each other's company. But their travels soon bring them into the orbit of Queen Isabella herself, whose plans to re-seize power in Jerusalem would only guarantee further war and strife in the Holy Land for years to come. And so it falls to the merry band of misfits to use every scrap of cunning and wit (and not a small amount of thievery) to foil the usurper queen and perhaps finally restore peace to the land. Praise for Travelers Along the Way: "Travelers Along the Way is the Robin Hood retelling I did not know I wanted. Deeply researched and masterfully written, here is a story that's not only thrilling, but also delightfully clever!" --Tanaz Bhathena, author of A Girl Like That and Hunted by the Sky "If you love heists, found family, and stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, then put Aminah Mae Safi's heartfelt and humorous take on Robin Hood at the very top of your TBR." --Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling co-author of My Lady Jane
Daniel
Read this book, because Daniel: Investing in Family contains information and guidance that is important to you in your own life. Family is Daniel's focus but there are many interesting characters. We all wake up with our own problems. Often a problem seems gigantic to whoever faces the challenges; but may seem trivial to others. Challenges in Daniel's world, in the nineteen thirties, are still present today. Hunger was and still is a problem, even in this America. We have over a million runaways today, and over a million kids in foster care. Sometimes, it seems that people feel too helpless to solve their challenges, that they just need some guidance and the feeling of being loved to get their attitudes adjusted. Expanding his family is part of Daniel's way of touching many.
Daniel
Read this book, because Daniel: Investing in Family contains information and guidance that is important to you in your own life. Family is Daniel's focus but there are many interesting characters. We all wake up with our own problems. Often a problem seems gigantic to whoever faces the challenges; but may seem trivial to others. Challenges in Daniel's world, in the nineteen thirties, are still present today. Hunger was and still is a problem, even in this America. We have over a million runaways today, and over a million kids in foster care. Sometimes, it seems that people feel too helpless to solve their challenges, that they just need some guidance and the feeling of being loved to get their attitudes adjusted. Expanding his family is part of Daniel's way of touching many.
Indentured Servant
"My being for ever banished from your sight?" Who was this "...undutiful and Disobedient Child" who in 1756 penned a letter to her father in England? What had she done to so offend him? Why, as a well educated young girl, had she become an indentured servant? Why was she alone? In her letter, she pleads with her father to forgive her and to at least send her a bit of clothing.
Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S.
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Conflict
The perilous adventures of a young Saxon boy in 1066.We've all heard about the Battle of Hastings but have you ever imagined what it would have been like to fight in it? Conflict is an historical novel which gives an account of the Norman Conquest from someone who was on the losing side. The narrator of the story, John, is now an elderly man, looking back on his time as a young Saxon boy sent to fight against the invading Normans in 1066.His recollections create an interesting, exciting and at times heart-breaking tale of the Battle of Hastings told from the point of view of a child, thrust into a conflict he didn't ask for or even understand.Expecting adventure, John initially heads to Stamford Bridge with his father to fight against the invading army of the Norwegian king, Harald Hardrada. This battle against Scandinavian invaders is thought to have heralded the end of the Viking Age but was soon overshadowed by the Battle of Hastings just a few weeks later.Hot on the heels of their victory against the Vikings, John and his father join the armies marching south in a bid to see off yet more invaders, this time from France. However, this journey ends in tragedy for the pair, forcing John to leave behind his childhood and become the head of his household.Aimed at older primary children and teenagers, and written by a retired primary school teacher, Conflict gives a fresh perspective on a pivotal moment in Britain's history.
Keepers of the Secret Code
Peter Farrow is a slave. He's grown up on Dover Plantation, South Carolina where he does small jobs. When he's not working, Peter likes to play with the other slave's children, or go fishing with the master's daughter, Emily. Sometimes, he even gets to sit in on Emily's school lessons and learn to read.But Peter is almost twelve, and it's time for him to learn a trade. The master has agreed for Peter to apprentice with Samuel, the plantation's carpenter. Peter is happy he won't have to fetch and carry anymore, or work in the dairy, churning butter.Peter's mother decides it's time he learns the family's secret--the Secret Quilt Code. She and her husband have been active in the Underground Railroad and use quilts to signal to runaway slaves. When traveling to other plantations doing work for the master, Peter's father transports runaways in his wagon's false bottom. Until now, Peter has been too young to keep a secret of this magnitude.But John, the cruel overseer, has other plans for Peter. He wants Peter out in the fields, doing the backbreaking work of a grownup slave, where Peter is close enough to feel his whip. So when Peter comes between Samuel and the overseer's whip, Peter makes a terrible enemy. Overseer John alerts the master about Emily spending too much time with Peter. When they are caught together multiple times, the master decides to sell Peter down south.Distraught, Peter's mother and father decide to "transport" him away from Dover Plantation before he can be sold. Using the secret quilt codes, other runaways join Peter's family as they make their way on the Underground Railroad.
Traitor
Amanda McCrina's Traitor is a tightly woven YA thrill ride exploring political conflict, deep-seated prejudice, and the terror of living in a world where betrayal is a matter of life or death. "Alive with detail and vivid with insight, Traitor is an effortlessly immersive account of a shocking and little-known moment in the turbulent history of Poland and Ukraine--and ironically, a piercing and bittersweet story of unflinching loyalty. I think Tolya has left my heart a little damaged forever." --Elizabeth Wein, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Code Name Verity and The Enigma Game Poland, 1944. After the Soviet liberation of Lw籀w from Germany, the city remains a battleground between resistance fighters and insurgent armies, its loyalties torn between Poland and Ukraine. Seventeen-year-old Tolya Korolenko is half Ukrainian, half Polish, and he joined the Soviet Red Army to keep himself alive and fed. When he not-quite-accidentally shoots his unit's political officer in the street, he's rescued by a squad of Ukrainian freedom fighters. They might have saved him, but Tolya doesn't trust them. He especially doesn't trust Solovey, the squad's war-scarred young leader, who has plenty of secrets of his own. Then a betrayal sends them both on the run. And in a city where loyalty comes second to self-preservation, a traitor can be an enemy or a savior--or sometimes both. This title has common core connections.
Colossally Puzzled (The Puzzled Mystery Adventure Series
An adventure series filled with mystery, suspense, and fantasy - for kids ages 9-12 and teensWith Grade 10 "done and dusted," Peter can now enjoy a summer of hanging out with Neil (and maybe even looking for a new girlfriend.) But his chances of having a "typical high schooler's summer break" are, unfortunately, nil. Xavier's army of evil weather gods outnumber Zoltan's by a factor of 20, or possibly even 30, meaning the threat of being invaded is growing day by day. To give themselves a chance against this upcoming onslaught, they need help. A lot of help. But acquiring this assistance will involve dredging up a secret from Sevlar's past that few even know about. With time dwindling, and other options nonexistent, Peter leads his team on a risky and dangerous mission to find those who "might" join their side, unaware of what he and his friends will have to conquer in order to get to their destination...
Lioness of Punjab
Sikh history as illuminated through the voice of the warrior-saint Mai BhagoA 2023 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People"We will fight here," I commanded the warriors. "We are strong. We will have no fear. As Sikh warriors, we are ready to fight for justice. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!"It is the winter of 1705, and the tenth Guru of the Sikhs is under attack by the armies of the mighty Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb. Under siege and isolated, Guru Gobind Singh Ji's men are exhausted beyond measure, and forty soldiers decide to head home. Back in the villages of Punjab, these forty men are met by a fiery Sikh woman-a warrior who has been preparing all her life for this very moment-who leads the deserters back to the Guru. This is the story of that warrior, the fierce Mai Bhago, who chose the sword to symbolize her unwavering loyalty and devotion to her people and her faith.This energetic coming-of-age young adult novel brings us closer to Mai Bhago-a woman revered in the Sikh community and beyond-to imagine her growing to embrace her many roles in a way that was entirely her own and, in the process, becoming a shining inspiration for young women everywhere.
I Must Betray You
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about a young man in communist Romania who dared to resist the spy network that devastated a nation, from the award-winning author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray. * "Sepetys brilliantly blends a staggering amount of research with heart, craft, and insight in a way very few writers can. Compulsively readable and brilliant."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren't free to dream; they are bound by rules and force. Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. He's left with only two choices: either betray everyone and everything he loves, or use his position to creatively undermine the most notoriously evil dictator in Eastern Europe. Cristian risks everything to unmask the truth behind the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. He eagerly joins the revolution to fight for change when the time arrives. But what is the cost of freedom? Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys is back with a historical thriller that examines the little-known history of a nation defined by silence, pain, and the unwavering conviction of the human spirit.
Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown (Scholastic Gold)
The biggest American tragedy most people know little about."Fast-paced and thrilling . . . I loved it." --Lauren Tarshis, New York Times bestselling author of the I Survived series​​"I inhaled every word." --Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of Words on Fire​​​​​​​* "Stunning... Highly recommended." -- School Library Journal, starred review"Chillingly effective." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksFlooded joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus contentJohnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889 is a busy factory city, where best friends Daniel Fagan, William James, and George Hoffman love to hike the mountain and spy on the rich folks at their exclusive lakeside club.Monica Fagan, Joe Dixon, and Gertrude Quinn dream of traveling the world, starting a business, and going to the city's Decoration Day parade. Some of them have heard the rumors about the dam that holds the lake needing repairs and the club members who refuse to fix it.But no one wants to believe the danger they could be in, until the heavy spring rains come, and the dam collapses, plunging the city into chaos.On that fateful day, Daniel, William, George, Monica, Joe, and Gertrude find themselves caught in the wreckage. Who will live to tell their stories?
Falcon in the Nest
The "Fellowship of the Weird" gains a new member when Bes (the undersized, overstuffed, protruding-tongued hero of ancient Egyptian legend) returns to the New Word, fulfilling a promise made nearly two years earlier. Soon after reuniting with Andrew, Scott arrives and earns his ticket into the Fellowship by successfully reciting an old Egyptian folktale requested by the impish Wizard of Odd himself. The boys eagerly settle in for a night of "myth-story" and high strangeness when Bes finally picks up the tale of the epic game of thrones between Osiris, Set, and Horus . . . The scene shifts to a bygone era known to the ancients as Tep Zepi (the "First Time") -- an age when the world was steeped in magic and ruled by immortals. It is a time of darkness as Set continues to sow the seeds of chaos in a once peaceful land. Mankind's only hope lies in its newborn prince, Horus (the only son and future avenger of Osiris). Bes's eyewitness story lifts the veil on the mysterious "missing years" of Horus's childhood; years spent tucked away on a secluded floating island with his chosen protectors, who nurture and prepare the young falcon-in-the-nest for a cosmic showdown that will rock the cradle of civilization.
The Best-Laid Plans
Two young men and a female nurse are caught in the middle of a global conflict. They seek to normalise their lives through affection for their colleagues and a healthy disrespect for authority. Caught in the midst of a secret government project, they heroically organise games and food for their colleagues.This story of ordinary people in extraordinary times reveals more about the characters than they would like to reveal.An aeroplane navigator, Maps is the type of man that men would like to be like, and women would like to be with. He is charged with mentoring his pilot Chipper.Victoria is an English rose, whose attitude and demeanour are shaped by a strange and dominant father, yet are tempered by the affection of everyone she meets.Maps and Victoria are irresistibly drawn to each other. However, officialdom and government rules contrive to keep them apart. Fate has other plans.The Best-Laid Plans reveals that even in the midst of a war there is much that we all have in common.(About the Author)David Gubbins grew up in the beautiful Cotswolds area of England. He is now a resident in the UK city of Reading. This book was inspired by a lifetime of dreaming about and working with aeroplanes.
Welcome, Dear Child
Every new baby is a new branch on the family tree. When a new baby comes home, it is a time for the whole family to remember their roots, their heritage, and all the strength of their identity as they help the little one get a strong start in life. This book celebrates a child born into the Amazigh (ah-mah-Zeer') culture of North Africa whose resilience and creativity have given the world many beautiful gifts over the years.For anyone not connected to this culture, the text and illustrations will help you learn more about these amazing people. The Imazighen (plural for Amazigh) are also known as the Berbers. They are the indigenous people of North Africa. They live in many different countries and have mastered wildly divergent climates with the resources at their disposal. If this book is an introduction for you, I hope you enjoy meeting the Amazigh!
Bob Cook And The German Spy
NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS Bob Cook And The German Spy This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions. 2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work. We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!
The Blue Castle
Valancy Stirling is 29 and has never been in love. She's spent her entire life on a quiet little street in an ugly little house and never dared to contradict her domineering mother and her unforgiving aunt. But one day she receives a shocking, life-altering letter?and decides then and there that everything needs to change. For the first time in her life, she does exactly what she wants to and says exactly what she feels. At first her family thinks she's gone around the bend. But soon Valancy discovers more surprises and adventure than she ever thought possible. She also finds her one true love and the real-life version of the Blue Castle that she was sure only existed in her dreams... Charming, witty, and moving, The Blue Castle is perfect for readers looking for: classic books for teens, escapist fiction, romance books. The story is set during the 1920s in the fictional town of Deerwood, located in the Muskoka region of Ontario, Canada. Deerwood is based on Bala, Ontario, which Montgomery visited in 1922.
Tell Me About Beethoven
Young David has a school assignment to learn about Beethoven and his music. Fortunately, his grandfather can not only play Beethoven's music for him, but he can also tell David the story of Beethoven's life. David learns that Beethoven learned to play piano at age four and kept composing music his whole life, even after losing his hearing. David can't help but appreciate the man and his music, which people have been listening to and enjoying for more than 200 years.
Secret of the Egyptian Curse
"The Boy Who Could Draw" is an unforgettable story of magic, art, and an orphan who yearns to belong.From the author of the best-selling Kid Detective Zet Series and the award-winning I Escaped Series comes a thrilling, ancient Egyptian adventure for kids age 8-14. An exciting re-release of the book previously titled "Secret of the Egyptian Curse"Every kid will be inspired by this heart-warming 'rags to riches' Cinderella-story.In the heart of Ancient Egypt, Ramses is anything but an ordinary boy. He has a knack for drawing that brings his creations to life-literally. He's more than just an orphan; he's a boy touched by magic. But not everyone sees his gift as a blessing. His caretakers refuse to acknowledge his skills. All Ramses wants to do is draw but they stop him at every turn. Ramses's chance at freedom comes in the form of a high-stakes competition. The winner will get to join the ranks of artists who are painting Pharaoh King Tut's tomb. Success could rewrite his destiny. And so he begins his journey to win the place where he truly belongs."roller-coaster of a journey" Dating back to around 1539-1075 BCE, the Place of Truth was a unique village in ancient Egypt. It was home to the artists and craftsmen responsible for constructing and adorning the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the burial sites of the pharaohs. This village was dedicated to the art of creating eternal dwellings for the kings, weaving tales of their reigns and the gods through their intricate work.For parents seeking an engaging read for their curious kids, this book explores Egypt's skilled artisans who crafted the pharaohs' tombs. It's a deep dive into the lives of those who worked behind the scenes, set against the backdrop of the Valley of the Kings, famous pharaohs, hieroglyphics, and ancient mythology. Perfect for young minds eager to uncover the secrets of the past, this story blends adventure with a rich historical setting, offering a glimpse into the daily lives of ancient Egypt's unsung heroes.A Cinderella-story inspired quest that encourages kids to keep going no matter what life throws their way.
