Based on the 1957 Little Rock school integration, two teenage girls-one white, one black-are swept up in the fear and prejudice of their divided southern town It's Sophia Stuart's last year at Chatham High-only now the pretty, popular high school senior will be sharing classes with nine black students. The Stuart family has differing views. Her dad and older sister's husband believe everything should stay segregated. Her brother, Burt, who lost an...

"Ya casi es el Diá de la Bondad. Leela Patil está decidida a hacerlo el día más bondadoso (y dulce) de la historia. Ella decide hornear sus "galletas de azúcar doble de manos para recordarle a la gente que sea dulce, eche una mano, y ayude a difundir la bondad. Leela y Liam preparan tandas de galletas (y contenedores de jeans reciclados) para la ocasión especial. ¡Pero en el gran día, Leela se olvida sus deliciosos dulces en la parada del...

"Count down from five to one and discover where all of the animals are going in this fun shaped board book!"--Back cover.

"Every day, children all over the world are travelling to school--by bus, by canoe, through valleys, over mountains and snow. How do you get to school?"-- "Every day, children all over the world are traveling to school―by bus, by canoe, through valleys, over mountains and snow. How do you get to school? Exploring all the diverse ways that children journey to school across the globe, this book celebrates the universal joy of childhood, friendship,...

Starting Point: 1979-1996 is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoir that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.

"There's a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Urban Books bestsellers Treasure Hernandez and Marcus Weber bring readers a fast-paced look at the lives of some street-smart women who think they know it all. Do they have what it takes to survive on the streets? Caught Between a Good Boy and a Bad Boy: Kiesha Simmons is that girl. She graduated top of her high school class, is about to start college at Howard University,...

When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5 billion years ago! There aren't any people around to ask for directions. Luckily Ms. Frizzle has a plan, and the class is right there to watch simple cells become sponges and then fish and dinosaurs, then mammals and early primates and, eventually, modern humans. It's the longest class...

"A colorful, fascinating look at growing up in the royal family over the centuries, from the Plantagenets and Tudors to the Windsors and Cambridges. For as long as the British royal family has existed, their children have been brought up in ways that seem bizarre and eccentric to the rest of us - the royal family's obsession with making their children tough and independent as early as possible, often by delegating their parental duties to staff, goes...

"Lo único por lo que Lucas siente más adoración que por el fútbol Americano es su tío Benny, el mejor amigo de su padre del departamento de bomberos donde ambos trabajan. Benny le enseñó a Lucas todo lo que hay que saber sobre el fútbol americano, así que cuando los padres del chico consideran que el deporte es demasiado peligroso y que por ello debe renunciar a practicarlo, Lucas tiene que conversar con su principal admirador. A la mañana...