When the skies darken and the thunder rumbles, if you're like most of us, you're probably quick to grab the TV remote and check the weather. You want to know how bad the coming storm is going to be. The book tells the story of Sunny, a pup newly-adopted by Gary and his longtime puppy companions Windy, Breezy, and Stormy. Change can be difficult for anyone, and while Sunny is excited to be a part of a new family-and they're excited to have her-they still need to get to know one another. So ...

Have you ever though about working on a race car? Maybe you want to be one of the pit crew people?Being part of the pit crew can be fun. You get to be a part of the race. You get to work on race cars. You also get to see the race from the middle of the track.It can be fun and exciting to see the race going around you, but being on the pit crew is also hard work.The pit crew keeps the car running during a race. They change the tires. They give it more gas. They keep the...

Participation in physical games offers many benefits to children. Games not only help to keep children fit but motivate them to develop positive attitudes and understand rules. They learn and develop skills that will hopefully encourage them to engage in sports and other physical activities in later life. Children learn to listen to instructions, to share and co-operate, to problem solve and challenge themselves and most important of all interact with others, being valued as part of the gr...

Franklin seeks shell-ter from a storm and learns about the weather in a beloved storybook from the series that inspired the Franklin and Friends TV show!In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin is afraid of thunderstorms. When a storm approaches while he is playing at Fox’s house, a flash of lightning sends Franklin into his shell. He refuses to come out—even for snacks—until his friends make him laugh with their tall tales about what causes storms. An...

Gossip Girl meets the Gilded Age in this delicious and compelling series. All four books are included in this collection.Manhattan, 1899: In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent.The Luxe: Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule M...

Newbery Honor–winning, New York Times–bestselling, and as full of fun and adventure as it is of deeper family issues.School’s out for summer, and Penny and her cousin Frankie have big plans to eat lots of butter pecan ice cream, swim at the local pool, and cheer on their favorite baseball team—the Brooklyn Dodgers! But sometimes things don’t go according to plan. Penny’s mom doesn’t want her to swim because she’s afraid Penny will get polio. Frankie is constantly getting i...

Casey (short for Acacia, but don’t call her that) is spending a few summer days with her parents at Disneyland. Just like they do every summer.Except this summer is different.Casey’s best friend has dumped her. She starts high school in the fall, and she’s tired of following her parents’ rigid schedule and putting up with their embarrassing behavior.She’s miserable. Even Disneyland can’t make her happy.Then, standing in line for the Indiana Jones Adventure, ...

Have you ever seen the destruction of a tornado’s path? Written for students in grade 5, Tornadoes covers how tornadoes are formed and different types of tornadoes. This 22-page book includes a glossary of bold-faced vocabulary words, reading activities, an index of terms, and an answer key.

Pretty Little Liars meets Beautiful Creatures in this thrilling follow-up to Kiki Sullivan's The Dolls.It's only been a couple of months since Eveny Cheval discovered that she's a powerful queen of zandara, the voodoo-like form of magic that has controlled the town of Carrefour for generations. She barely has time to consider what this means, though, before she's attacked by the murderous anti-magic organization Main de Lumière.Alarmed, her powerful father—who has returned ...

The gripping story of a boy, a dog and a hurricaneSaint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long. A budding musician, he earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans tourists. His best friend is a stray dog named Shadow, and it's because of Shadow that Saint's still in town when Hurricane Katrina hits. Saint's not worried about the hurricane at first--he plans to live to be a hundred just to defy his palm-reader friend Jupi, who told him he had a short life line. But...

Merilee leads a Very Ordered Existence. V.O.E., for short.Her schedule (which must not be altered) includes, among other entries:School (horrendous)Litter patrol (30 minutes daily)Lunch (PB&J and a pickle)Bottle return (Friday only at the Piggly Wiggly)Dame Fiona’s meditation show (Saturday only, 6:00 AM)The V.O.E. is all about precision.Merilee does not have time for Biswick O’Connor.Merilee does ...

Another powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.A drive South becomes dangerous for ‘lois and her family.'Lois and Wilma are proud of their father's brand-new gold Cadillac, and excited that the family will be driving it all the way from Ohio to Mississippi. But as they travel deeper into the rural South, there are no admiring glances for the sh...