The fourth of the Little House Books, this tells the story of Laura and her family living a tough life on the banks of Plum Creek in a house made of sod. Blizzards, grasshoppers and a cow through the room are just some of the challenges they face as they battle to make a living in late 1800s America. ...
As the only Indian American kid in her small town, Lekha Divekar feels like she has two versions of herself: Home Lekha, who loves watching Bollywood movies and eating Indian food, and School Lekha, who pins her hair over her bindi birthmark and avoids confrontation at all costs, especially when someone teases her for being Indian. When a girl Lekha's age moves in across the street, Lekha is excited to hear that her name is Avantika and sh ...
This hair-raising collection presents some of Edgar Allan Poe's most ingenious and gripping tales, notably "The Tell-Tale Heart," in which the guilt-ridden narrator recounts his compulsion to commit murder. Other captivating stories include "The Fall of the House of Usher," concerning a most unnerving visit to the home of an old friend; "The Cask of Amontillado," a parable of an at ...
Jo’s block is blue and square. She placed the block on her bright green chair. Join Jo as she discovers sizes, shapes, colors, and boo-boos when she compares her blue block to other objects in Jo and Her Blue Block. ...
Number five in the Little House Books series brings the Ingalls family further west in search of a new home. Dangers come from humans as they encounter claim jumping murderers and unpaid workers causing near riot. Meanwhile, Mary must come to grips with her new life as a blind person.<P> “One of the phenomenal achievements in modern literature for children, a genuine chronicle of American life and of family life at their equal best. Throu ...
From the editor of Young Rider magazine, Let's Go to a Show is the ultimate guide to horse shows for young people. This book provides the answers to questions such as how to choose a class, how to calm show day jitters, and what kind of equipment to use. Easy to read and filled with color pictures, riders will learn everything they need to know to successfully compete in a horse show. ...
Although it arrived a day late, there was something very special about the birthday bear that appeared on her doorstep. Moving to a new home can be scary, but Kiera was there to show her new friend Venturous that there was nothing to be afraid of as they set out to explore the noises that she was all too familiar with. While shedding some light on the all of the shadow monsters that Venturous was so afraid of, she helped him realize that things ...
So begins Sir Wyvern Pugilist's new guide for preparing the young to engage the snarly and slimy monsters presently inhabiting our world. Lest you think, however, that this is a manual for anyone casually contemplating a match with a dragon, read on. Pugilist makes it clear that this is no small task, and he pulls no punches. He alternately yells and cajoles, pleads and flatters—whatever it takes to grow his students into bona fide Dragon S ...
On the morning of her sixteenth birthday, Renee Lewis was awakened by the smell of her favorite breakfast cooking, interrupting an incredible, yet odd dream. Like any other sixteen-year-old, she was dreaming of driving around in a red sports car after finally getting her driver's license. What was so unusual was her passenger: a gorgeous, foreign boy arrogantly displaying a flirtatious grin. This somewhat shy and unpretentious girl—busy vyi ...
