Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Minnesota

Under the Mesquite

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Doug Wilhelm

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Throwing light on a dark problem

Parkland Middle School is a place the students call Darkland, because no one in it does much to stop the daily harassment of kids by other kids. Three bullied seventh graders use their smarts to get the better of their tormentors by starting an unofficial e-mail forum at school in which they publicize their experiences. Unexpectedly, lots of other kids come forward to confess their similar troubles, and it becomes clear that the problem at their school is bigger than anyone knew. The school principal wants to clamp down on the operation, which she does when the trio, in their zealousness for revenge, libel a fellow student in what turns out to have been a setup. Now a new plan of attack is needed . . .

This suspenseful story of computer-era underground rebellion offers fresh perspectives on some of the most enduring themes in fiction for young readers.

The Revealers is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

The Revealers

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Karla Kuskin

A Chanukah Story

On the first night of Hanukkah, a mother tells her family and a young guest the story of the holiday's origin.

A Great Miracle Happened There

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Brian Dennis

Mary Nethery

Kirby Larson

Discover the true story of a Marine and the fiercely loyal dog he befriends during the Iraq War. Over 100,000 copies sold!
 
Nubs, an Iraqi dog of war, never had a home or a person of his own. He was the leader of a pack of wild dogs living off the land and barely surviving. But Nubs's life changed when he met Marine Major Brian Dennis. The two formed a fast friendship, made stronger by Dennis's willingness to share his meals, offer a warm place to sleep, and give Nubs the kind of care and attention he had never received before. Nubs became part of Dennis's human "pack" until duty required the Marines to relocate a full 70 miles away--without him. Nubs had no way of knowing that Marines were not allowed to have pets.



So began an incredible journey that would take Nubs through a freezing desert, filled with danger to find his friend and would lead Dennis on a mission that would touch the hearts of people all over the world.



Nubs and Dennis will remind readers that friendship has the power to cross deserts, continents, and even species.

Nubs: the True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle

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Deborah Appleman

English

Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents

Offers strategies to guide students' review of literature; discusses the pros and cons of feminist, Marxist, deconstruction, and postmodern theories; and includes examples from a variety of literature types.

Critical Encounters in High School English

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Markus Zusak

After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness.

I Am the Messenger

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Colin Powell

In Life and Leadership

It Worked for Me

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Viki Woodworth

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

When no dalmatians apply for the job of firehouse mascot, a cow named Daisy takes the job.

Daisy the Firecow

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Katharine Holabird

A little mouse named Angelina becomes the famous ballerina Mademoiselle Angelina after much practice at Miss Lilly's Ballet School.

Angelina Ballerina

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Charles Schulz

Justine Korman

Ron Fontes

Lee Mendelson

Bill Melendez

A Charlie Brown Christmas

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Deborah J. Short

Josefina Villamil Tinajero

Alfredo Schifini

A Chinese American child fears that the food her parents are preparing to sell on the Fourth of July will not be eaten.

Library Book: Apple Pie 4th of July

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Michael Joseph Coles

Donna Jean Coles

Rob Cleveland

Ric Reitz

The Land of Caring Bou

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Dugald A. Steer

Mother Pig reads bedtime stories to her little pigs, including The Pig Prince, The Ugly Pigling, Piggerella, and the Prince and the Porker.

Just One More Story

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Deborah Ellis

On a military base in post-Taliban Afghanistan, American authorities have just imprisoned a teenaged girl found in a bombed-out school. The army major thinks she may be a terrorist working with the Taliban. The girl does not respond to questions in any language and remains silent, even when she is threatened, harassed and mistreated over several days. The only clue to her identity is a tattered shoulder bag containing papers that refer to people named Shauzia, Nooria, Leila, Asif, Hassan -- and Parvana.

In this long-awaited sequel to The Breadwinner Trilogy, Parvana is now fifteen years old. As she waits for foreign military forces to determine her fate, she remembers the past four years of her life. Reunited with her mother and sisters, she has been living in a village where her mother has finally managed to open a school for girls. But even though the Taliban has been driven from the government, the country is still at war, and many continue to view the education and freedom of girls and women with suspicion and fear.

As her family settles into the routine of running the school, Parvana, a bit to her surprise, finds herself restless and bored. She even thinks of running away. But when local men threaten the school and her family, she must draw on every ounce of bravery and resilience she possesses to survive the disaster that kills her mother, destroys the school, and puts her own life in jeopardy.

A riveting page-turner, Deborah Ellis's new novel is at once harrowing, inspiring and thought-provoking. And, yes, in the end, Parvana is reunited with her childhood friend, Shauzia.

My Name Is Parvana

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Anthony Horowitz

Thirteen-year-old Nick Diamond finds himself sharing a prison cell with Public Enemy Number One, Johnny Powers, after being framed for a jewel robbery and must depend on his older--and dimmer--brother Tim to break him out. Simultaneous.

Public Enemy Number Two

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Mark Svenvold

Chasing Tornadoes in the Heart of America

"Svenvold clearly paid his dues in Tornado Alley . . . Wherever he touches down, he informs and amuses, and marvels not only at the weather, but also at the stranger side of Middle America." "--National Geographic"
Why do some people chase the kind of storms that would send most people running for their lives? Why does devastating weather maintain a primal hold on our collective imagination?
With Matt Biddle, an Ahab-like veteran storm chaser, as his guide, Mark Svenvold draws a portrait of a culture enamored by extremes during a 6,000-mile journey through the heartland. Along the way, he encounters an assortment of eccentric characters, including a duo named the Twister Sisters and an IMAX filmmaker who drives an armor-plated truck. And they're all after one thing.
At the heart of the excitement are the awe-inspiring events themselves--a tornado that levels a small Nebraska town, wild twisters that spin cars into the air and, in the case of unlucky Donald Staley, destroy three of his homes in succession.
An entertaining narrative brimming with stylish prose, "Big Weather" is a wryly observed meditation on the weather and the subculture of catastrophilia, the culture and commerce of catastrophic weather.


Big Weather

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Monika Schroder

If the gods wanted Akash to have an education, he is told, they would give him one. But Akash has spent his entire twelve years poor and hungry. So he decides to take control of his own life and try for a scholarship to the city school where he can pursue his beloved math. But will challenging destiny prove to be more than he has bargained for? In this raw and powerful novel, fate and self-determination come together in unexpected ways, offering an unsentimental look at the realities of India. Saraswati's Way is a 2011 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year.

Saraswati's Way

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Samantha Abeel

A Memoir

In this beautiful and chilling memoir, twenty-five-year-old Samantha Abeel describes her struggles with a math-related learning disability, and how it forced her to find inner strength and courage.Samantha Abeel couldn't tell time, remember her locker combination, or count out change at a checkout counter -- and she was in seventh grade. For a straight-A student like Samantha, problems like these made no sense. She dreaded school, and began having anxiety attacks. In her thirteenth winter, she found the courage to confront her problems -- and was diagnosed with a learning disability. Slowly, Samantha's life began to change again. She discovered that she was stronger than she'd ever thought possible -- and that sometimes, when things look bleakest, hope is closer than you think.

My Thirteenth Winter

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Greg Gottesman

Daniel Baer

Totally updated by a fresh new team of student authors at colleges from Boston to Berkeley, here is a hip new guide to the joys and pitfalls of campus life. Illustrations.

College Survival

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Kevin Michael Connolly

All my life I've been an object of curiosity, the subject of a stare. So begins Connolly's account of his life as someone born without legs. This is his story of his journeys around the world and his discovery of what it truly means to be human.

Double Take

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Matthew Quick

Finley, an unnaturally quiet boy who is the only white player on his high school's varsity basketball team, lives in a dismal Pennsylvania town that is ruled by the Irish mob, and when his coach asks him to mentor a troubled African American student who has transferred there from an elite private school in California, he finds that they have a lot in common in spite of their apparent differences.

Boy21

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Carolivia Herron

A Remarkable Family History

Herron, a Jewish-American of African descent, tells the unique story of her family's history.

Always an Olivia

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Monique Felix

An illustrated version of the familiar poem describing the attributes of a child's shadow.

My Shadow

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E. D. Hirsch

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Reading & Language Arts

Fundamentals of a Good Third-Grade Education

Give your child a smart start with
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know
 
What should your child learn in the third grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American third graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Third Grader Needs to Know is designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of children have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This edition, featuring a new Introduction, gives today's generation of third graders the advantage they need to make progress in school and to establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime. In this book you'll discover
 
* Favorite poems--old and new, from the traditional rhyme "For Want of Nail" to Lewis Carroll's whimsical poem "The Crocodile"
* Literature--including Native American stories, African folktales, European fairy tales, classic myths from ancient Greece, stories from ancient Rome, and more
* Learning about language--the basics of written English, including sentence structure, parts of speech, and a first look at writing a report or letter
* World and American history and geography--journey down the great rivers of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, visit ancient Rome, and experience the earliest days of America with the Pilgrims and Native Americans
* Visual arts--an introduction to masterworks by Rembrandt, Henri Matisse, Mary Cassatt, and others, with full-color reproductions and fun, do-it-yourself activities
* Music--the fundamentals of appreciating, reading, and making music, plus great composers, instruments, and sing-along lyrics for songs such as "Bicycle Built for Two" and "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
* Math--stimulating lessons ranging from counting money to solving division problems, numbers through 100,000, graphs, and the metric system
* Science--fascinating discussions on the natural world, the cycles of life, the human body and its systems, and the environment, with accompanying activities and stories about famous scientists such as Copernicus and Alexander Graham Bell

What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised Edition)

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Melinda Gates

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