In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, ...

Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers
Written By: Sherman Alexie

"A shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a new arrival on the shores of a shining new city. Wordless, but with perfect narrative flow, Tan gives us a story filled with cityscapes worthy of Winsor McCay." -- Jeff Smith, author of Bone "A magical river of strangers and their stories!" -- Craig Thompson, author of Blankets ...

Manufacturer: Arthur A. Levine Books
Written By: Shaun Tan

The Daring Book for Girls is the manual for everything that girls need to know—and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! Whether it's female heroes in history, secret note-passing skills, science projects, friendship bracelets, double dutch, cats cradle, the perfect cartwheel or the eternal mystery of what boys are thinking, this book has it all. But it's not just a guide to ...

Manufacturer: Collins
Written By: Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz

"Good night, Gorilla," says the weary watchman as he walks by the gorilla cage on his nightly rounds at the zoo. The gorilla answers by quietly pickpocketing the guard's keys, stealthily trailing him, and unlocking the cages of every animal the oblivious fellow bids goodnight to. Looking much like an exhausted father, the uniformed guard traipses home toward his cottage, while the lonely zoo ...

Manufacturer: Putnam Juvenile
Written By: Peggy Rathmann

Manufacturer: Stenhouse Publishers
Written By: Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis

Manufacturer: William H Sadlier
Written By: Jerome Shostak

There's never before been a book like Gallop! Employing a patented new technology called Scanimation, each page is a marvel that brings animals, along with one shining star, to life with art that literally moves. It's impossible not to flip the page, and flip it again, and again, and again. A first book of motion for kids, it shows a horse in full gallop and a turtle swimming up the page. A dog ...

Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
Written By: Rufus Butler Seder

Cracking the SAT brings you proven techniques from the test prep experts! The 2009 edition includes full-length practices tests and exclusive free access to further review online. In Cracking the SAT, we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers and · Master specific strategies for answering every question type· Boost your vocabulary with our exclusive ...

Manufacturer: Princeton Review
Written By: Princeton Review

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• Make your own book kit allows children to write and illustrate their own story
• Receive a color-copied, professionally type-set book in a few short weeks
• Children get to design cover and write About the Author biography page
• Create book entirely online using bookmaking website
• Includes 18 book pages, 2 cover pages, 10 washable markers, story web planner, instructions, order form, and prepaid envelope

Manufacturer: Creations by You

Illus. in color. "The Great Birthday Bird guides us on a birthday trip. The multicolored excursion is a festive one."--School Library Journal.  

Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
Written By: Dr. Seuss