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Rowley Jefferson's awesome friendly adventure

Kinney, Jeff.


From the imagination of Rowley Jefferson comes an adventure of epic proportions. Join Roland and his best friend, Garg the Barbarian, as they leave the safety of their village and embark on a quest to save Roland's mom from the White Warlock. Will our heroes survive? Find out in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure!
Date Published:2020

The last straw

Kinney, Jeff.


School Library Journal, April 2009. Pub Weekly, January 2009. Booklist, February 2009. Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school.
Date Published:2009

Magnetism

Stille, Darlene R


Discovering magnets -- The shapes of magnets -- Mysterious force -- Force around a magnet -- Making magnets -- Using magnets. Library Media Connection, April 2005. Explores the science of magnetism and discusses what magnets are, what they are made of and how they work, the shapes of magnets and the force around them, and the earth's magnetic field.
Date Published:2005

America's real first Thanksgiving : St. Augustine, Florida, September 8, 1565 /

Gioia, Robyn.


The world in 1565 -- Uncharted lands -- Spain in the 1560s -- Florida in the 1560s -- The Timucua, St. Augustine's Native Americans -- The founding of St. Augustine, 1565 -- Day of thanksgiving -- St. Augustine today -- Cocido Recipe. Horn Book, October 2007. Provides an account of America's first real Thanksgiving, celebrated by the Spanish and the native Timucua in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565 with a feast that may have included a pork stew, wild turkey, corn, and beans.
Date Published:2007

The world in 1565 -- Uncharted lands -- Spain in the 1560s -- Florida in the 1560s -- The Timucua, St. Augustine's Native Americans -- The founding of St. Augustine, 1565 -- Day of thanksgiving -- St. Augustine today -- Cocido Recipe. Horn Book, October 2007. Provides an account of America's first real Thanksgiving, celebrated by the Spanish and the native Timucua in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565 with a feast that may have included a pork stew, wild turkey, corn, and beans.

Date Published:2007

Kimchi & calamari

Kent, Rose


Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. Booklist, February 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Kirkus Review, April 2007. Multicultural Review, December 2007. Kliatt, March 2007. After getting caught lying on a school project about who his grandfather was, fourteen-year-old Joseph Claderno is forced to redo the assignment and learns more about his adopted Italian-American family and Korean heritage than he ever thought possible.
Date Published:2007

Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. Booklist, February 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Kirkus Review, April 2007. Multicultural Review, December 2007. Kliatt, March 2007. After getting caught lying on a school project about who his grandfather was, fourteen-year-old Joseph Claderno is forced to redo the assignment and learns more about his adopted Italian-American family and Korean heritage than he ever thought possible.

Date Published:2007

New kid

Craft, Jerry.


School Library Journal starred, November 2018. Booklist starred, November 2018. Pub Weekly, November 2018. Kirkus Starred, November 2018. New York Times, March 2019. Horn Book, January 2019. "Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his friends and staying true to himself?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2019

School Library Journal starred, November 2018. Booklist starred, November 2018. Pub Weekly, November 2018. Kirkus Starred, November 2018. New York Times, March 2019. Horn Book, January 2019. "Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his friends and staying true to himself?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2019

Gray whales

Becker, John E., 1942-


Gigantic creatures -- Whaling almost leads to extinction -- Gray whales come back -- The future for gray whales. Presents a study of gray whales, their habitat, size, and what they eat, migration patterns, breeding, whaling, and the effort to keep them from extinction.
Date Published:2005

Everything softball

Shapiro, Sean.


What is softball? -- The first game -- Underhand pitching -- Tools of the trade -- Olympic softball -- The World Series -- Dynasties -- The long ball -- Small ball -- The professional game -- Softball legends. Teaches readers about the history of softball, its top teams and players, and the skills young players may need to compete.
Date Published:2025

Empire of ancient Egypt

Christensen, Wendy.


Egypt before the empire -- Imperial Egypt -- Egypt's long decline -- Egyptian society -- Everyday life in Egypt -- Egyptian religion, science, and culture. Library Media Connection, October 2005. Presents a brief summary of the history of Egypt and describes the life of the ancient Egyptians, their religion, science, and culture, and the decline of the empire.
Date Published:2005

Weapons of war


Nuclear weapons pose a grave threat / Malcolm Fraser - Nuclear weapons are a necessary deterrent / John Hutton - Biological weapons pose a serious threat / Bob Graham, interviewed by Matt Korade - Terrorists may use advanced conventional weapons / James Bonomo et al. - The United States should sign the Ottawa Convention / Trevor Holbrook - Landmines protect vulnerable populations / Shelby Weitzel - Improvised explosive devices are a threat to US armed forces / Rick Atkinson - The United States is developing precision weapons of war / Sharon Weinberger - Music can be used as a weapon of war / David Yearsley - Non-lethal weapons of war may soon be in use / Randy Roughton - The remote control killing device is a new weapon of war / Jonathan Cook - Laser weapons will defend ships at sea / Grace V. Jean - Aerial drones serve as weapons of war / Dan Murphy - Cyber weapons pose a serious threat to the United States / The Economist. Authors present differing opinions on whether nuclear weapons are a necessary deterrent, whether biological weapons pose a serious threat, and whether cyber weapons pose a serious threat to the United States.
Date Published:2012

Nuclear weapons pose a grave threat / Malcolm Fraser - Nuclear weapons are a necessary deterrent / John Hutton - Biological weapons pose a serious threat / Bob Graham, interviewed by Matt Korade - Terrorists may use advanced conventional weapons / James Bonomo et al. - The United States should sign the Ottawa Convention / Trevor Holbrook - Landmines protect vulnerable populations / Shelby Weitzel - Improvised explosive devices are a threat to US armed forces / Rick Atkinson - The United States is developing precision weapons of war / Sharon Weinberger - Music can be used as a weapon of war / David Yearsley - Non-lethal weapons of war may soon be in use / Randy Roughton - The remote control killing device is a new weapon of war / Jonathan Cook - Laser weapons will defend ships at sea / Grace V. Jean - Aerial drones serve as weapons of war / Dan Murphy - Cyber weapons pose a serious threat to the United States / The Economist. Authors present differing opinions on whether nuclear weapons are a necessary deterrent, whether biological weapons pose a serious threat, and whether cyber weapons pose a serious threat to the United States.

Date Published:2012

The Titan's curse

Riordan, Rick.


Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal, May 2008. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Booklist starred, May 2007. Horn Book Starred, October 2007. Pub Weekly, April 2008. Kirkus Starred, April 2008. Booklist, May 2007. Horn Book, July 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2008. The disappearance of the goddess Artemis while out hunting a rare, ancient monster, prompts a group of her followers to join Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.
Date Published:2007

Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal, May 2008. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Booklist starred, May 2007. Horn Book Starred, October 2007. Pub Weekly, April 2008. Kirkus Starred, April 2008. Booklist, May 2007. Horn Book, July 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2008. The disappearance of the goddess Artemis while out hunting a rare, ancient monster, prompts a group of her followers to join Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.

Date Published:2007

Tennessee Williams's A streetcar named Desire


Title from Web page (viewed on June 1, 2009). Presents a collection of ten critical essays on Williams's play "A Streetcar Named Desire" arranged in chronological order of publication.
Date Published:2009

Hamlet

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.


Title proper from title frame. Presents the original text, side-by-side with an English translation, of Shakespeare's tragedy in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost, and includes a brief synopsis of the plot and action, character profiles, a cycle-of-death graphic, and discussion questions.
Date Published:2006

Tennessee Williams's The glass menagerie


The glass menagerie / Nancy M. Tischler -- Tennessee Williams, theatre poet in prose / Frank Durham -- The glass menagerie : "It's no tragedy, Freckles" / Thomas E. Scheye -- The composition of The glass menagerie : an argument for complexity / Brian Parker -- The glass menagerie (1944) / Roger Boxill -- "More than just a little Chekhovian" : The sea gull as a source for the characters in The glass menagerie / Drewey Wayne Gunn -- Entering The glass menagerie / C.W.E. Bigsby -- "Where memory begins" : new Texas light on The glass menagerie / Gilbert Debusscher -- The Blue Rose of St. Louis : Laura, romanticism, and The glass menagerie / Bert Cardullo -- Tennessee Williams's Tom Wingfield and Georg Kaiser's cashier : a contextual comparison / William Fordyce -- Flying the Jolly Roger : images of escape and selfhood in Tennessee Williams's The glass menagerie / Lori Leathers Single. Contains eleven critical analyses of Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie;" and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom and a chronology of the author's life.
Date Published:2007

The glass menagerie / Nancy M. Tischler -- Tennessee Williams, theatre poet in prose / Frank Durham -- The glass menagerie : "It's no tragedy, Freckles" / Thomas E. Scheye -- The composition of The glass menagerie : an argument for complexity / Brian Parker -- The glass menagerie (1944) / Roger Boxill -- "More than just a little Chekhovian" : The sea gull as a source for the characters in The glass menagerie / Drewey Wayne Gunn -- Entering The glass menagerie / C.W.E. Bigsby -- "Where memory begins" : new Texas light on The glass menagerie / Gilbert Debusscher -- The Blue Rose of St. Louis : Laura, romanticism, and The glass menagerie / Bert Cardullo -- Tennessee Williams's Tom Wingfield and Georg Kaiser's cashier : a contextual comparison / William Fordyce -- Flying the Jolly Roger : images of escape and selfhood in Tennessee Williams's The glass menagerie / Lori Leathers Single. Contains eleven critical analyses of Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie;" and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom and a chronology of the author's life.

Date Published:2007

Moon over Manifest

Vanderpool, Clare.


Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. School Library Journal, November 2010. Booklist starred, October 2010. Pub Weekly, September 2010. Kirkus Starred, September 2010. Horn Book, May 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2010. Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out some things about his past.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. School Library Journal, November 2010. Booklist starred, October 2010. Pub Weekly, September 2010. Kirkus Starred, September 2010. Horn Book, May 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2010. Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out some things about his past.

Date Published:2010

Medieval castles

Stokstad, Marilyn, 1929-


Reference and Research Book News, February 2006. Presents an overview of the medieval castle, providing an examination of how they were employed in battle as walled fortresses, as well as their role as a symbol of a power and social control. Includes glossary, chronology, and index.
Date Published:2005

The Star Cloak

Rodda, Emily


Sequel to: The unicorn. When Giff the elf comes asking for Jessie's help, she returns to the Realm on a quest to have the fairies mend the Star Cloak in time for Wish Night.
Date Published:2005

Enchanted glass

Jones, Diana Wynne


Wilson's Junior High School, October 2010. School Library Journal, April 2010. Booklist starred, February 2010. Publisher's Weekly, February 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), August 2010. Kirkus Review, March 2010. Library Media Connection, March 2010. Andrew Hope inherits a house in an English village from his late grandfather and things are going well until orphan Aidan shows up, trailing a host of magical townsfolk and interlopers in his wake.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Junior High School, October 2010. School Library Journal, April 2010. Booklist starred, February 2010. Publisher's Weekly, February 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), August 2010. Kirkus Review, March 2010. Library Media Connection, March 2010. Andrew Hope inherits a house in an English village from his late grandfather and things are going well until orphan Aidan shows up, trailing a host of magical townsfolk and interlopers in his wake.

Date Published:2010

Morocco

Seward, Pat, 1939-


Geography -- History -- Government -- Economy -- Environment -- People -- Life style -- Religion -- Language -- Arts -- Leisure -- Festivals -- Food. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Horn Book, October 2006. Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Morocco.
Date Published:2006

Jack Gantos : an author kids love /

Parker-Rock, Michelle.


"This book is based on a live interview with Jack Gantos on June 14, 2005." Kitty Carew and Rotten Ralph, too! -- School daze -- Real stories -- Jack Henry and Joey Pigza -- Back at the library -- Little black books. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, September 2008. Booklist, April 2008. Horn Book, October 2008. Library Media Connection, March 2008. Catholic Library World, December 2008. A biography of children's author Jack Gantos, based on a personal interview, discussing his childhood in Pennsylvania, Barbados, and Miami, his decision to become a writer, his marriage and daughter, his writing process, and the sources of his inspiration.
Date Published:2008

"This book is based on a live interview with Jack Gantos on June 14, 2005." Kitty Carew and Rotten Ralph, too! -- School daze -- Real stories -- Jack Henry and Joey Pigza -- Back at the library -- Little black books. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, September 2008. Booklist, April 2008. Horn Book, October 2008. Library Media Connection, March 2008. Catholic Library World, December 2008. A biography of children's author Jack Gantos, based on a personal interview, discussing his childhood in Pennsylvania, Barbados, and Miami, his decision to become a writer, his marriage and daughter, his writing process, and the sources of his inspiration.

Date Published:2008