Quick view The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life by Sid Fleischman From reluctant reader to professional magician to Hollywood screenwriter to notable creator of children's books--Sid Fleishman's story has never a dull moment. His biography is a welcome treat for his fans around the world. And for writers and would-be... View Details
Quick view It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager by Beatrice Sparks Diary entries of an anonymous 14-year-old girl who was date raped, became infected with the HIV virus and subsequently died. Includes a question and answer section about rape and AIDS. View Details
Quick view Belles on Their Toes by Frank B Gilbreth Life is very different now in the rambling Gilbreth house. When the youngest was two and the oldest eighteen, Dad died and Mother bravely took over his business. Now, to keep the family together, everyone has to pitch in and pinch pennies. The... View Details
Quick view Four by Veronica Roth Fans of the Divergent series by #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Roth are sure to want this companion volume that includes four pre-Divergent stories plus three additional scenes from "Divergent, " all told from Tobias Eaton's point of view... View Details
Quick view A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth Bunce Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family's woolen mill, which holds her beloved town together. But after her father's death, the bad luck piles up. Then a stranger named Jack Spinner makes a tempting offer: he can turn straw... View Details
Quick view Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe With the glitz of Las Vegas and an entertaining cast of characters, this novel tells the story of 17-year-old Jasmine, who becomes tangled in the leash of a badly misbehaving pet cat and is tossed headlong into mystery, intrigue, and romance. This... View Details
Quick view Autobiography of My Dead Brother by Walter Dean Myers As Jesse fills his sketchbook with drawings and portraits of Rise, he tries to make sense of the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and loss in a neighborhood plagued by drive-bys, vicious gangs, and abusive cops. View Details
Quick view A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith A true American classic first published in 1943, this is the tale of a little girl living in the slums of Brooklyn, who dreamily watches out her window as a tree struggles to reach the sky. View Details
Quick view Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff After his best friend Hayden commits suicide, fifteen-year-old Sam's determined to find out why--using the clues in the playlist Hayden left for him. View Details
Quick view The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are the only enchanters in Russia, and when the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threaten to attack, the tsar wants... View Details
Quick view Howl's Moving Castle by Diane Wynne Jones Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl. View Details
Quick view Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman A teenage boy struggles with schizophrenia View Details
