Aaron Haberman is having the best day of his life. After his sixth-grade teacher assigns his crush Kristin Kramer to his project group, he can hardly believe his luck. This is the moment he has been waiting for since fourth grade. Unfortunately, he has no clue how to even talk to her. Aaron is a regular kid who likes basketball, goofing around with friends, and avoiding homework, but the idea of approaching Kristin, a cute and competitive soccer player,...

Groucho's name is obvious to Kristie when she names her new kitten. He's as white as a cloud everywhere except for those two black smudges above his eyes. What other name could she have given him? Kristie and Groucho become fast friends and playmates, reading together, snuggling under the quilt, and playing hide and seek or tracking games in the snow of a far north winter.  When Groucho wanders away one wintery day, Kristie must rely on her Alaskan...

Recommended by The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In the United States suicide is the third leading cause of death for those between the ages of 10 and 24 and the second leading cause of death for American college students. The children's book, My Uncle Keith Died describes the symptoms of depression. It also helps children understand why a depressed person may not seek help. By reading Cody's questions and his mother's answers about...

Yeong-chul and Sun-ja are underage youth that serve in the Korean War without official military recognition. These fictional characters are inspired by true-life survivors. The Korean War is referred to as the Forgotten War, but these heroes need to be remembered.

Mes genoux se plient pour le grand saut. C'est ainsi que j'ai décidé de terminer mon histoire, ma vie. Dans un très beau et très grand saut. Depuis la mort de son père, son seul confident, Marie-Eve a la rage de vivre mais le coeur rempli de chagrin. Sa famille, ses amis, ses amours ne sont que déception. Sa mère ? Elle fait vivre un cauchemar quotidien à Marie-Eve. Son chum Simon ? Il ne peut pas comprendre son besoin de fuir...Fuir très...

The Adventures of Eli and Jake begins with the boys moving to their new house and Buddy the Dog and Doolie the Cat making a new friend, Squeaky the Mouse. While having great fun with Buddy, Doolie, and Squeaky, the boys learn valuable lessons. Moving Day, Buddy Gets Lost, Grandma Moves In, Trick or Treat, and The Christmas Star will keep readers and their children entertained for hours. Readers will fall in love with the boys and their pets.

Momma knows best, but what happens when Susie gets a very bad haircut? She doesn't want to go to school, but Momma told her it would be okay. What really happened when Susie went to school and her classmates and teacher saw her very bad haircut? Was Momma right? Was it okay? Many years later, Susie found out what Momma did to take care of her. Momma knows best! 2

The Tale of HiberNation, the Odd Chipmunk deals with problems encountered in life due to one being "different." This was the case of HiberNation, a chipmunk who was shunned and laughed at becuase of his habit of sleeping almost all of the time. Becoming lonely and depressed, HiberNation started to withdraw from the the world. He started to hate school. He didn't want to participate in any activities. But, life, being life, came to his assistance...

While the other kids happily bound into the classroom, Gabe stands with his mother outside the door, timid and unsure about walking into school. That's because Gabe is the new kid at school and he doesn't speak English. Gabe is from another country. With English as a second language, starting school felt scary and intimidating. How would he know what to do? What would the other kids think? The teacher goes out of her way to make Gabe feel welcome...

"I want all the books in the land burned to ashes!" shouted Queen Rinalda to King Leon, "Anyone who disobeys will be severely punished!" Mya Webster, a young local village girl, chooses to defy the queen's orders and is taken by force to the castle. While there, Mya learns of a deep, dark secret the queen has kept to herself since childhood. Will Mya be able to stop Queen Rinalda from destroying all of the books and will she ever be reunited...