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Just Kids
Patti Smith
Poetry / Memoir
In Just Kids, Patti Smith's first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies. An honest and moving story of youth and friendship, Smith brings the same unique, lyrical quality to Just Kids as she has to the rest of her formidable body of work--from her influential 1975 album Horses to her visual art and poetry.
Kids of Appetite
David Arnold
Young Adult / Contemporary
The bestselling author of Mosquitoland brings us another batch of unforgettable characters in this tragicomedy about first love and devastating loss.
Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco have a story to tell.
It begins with the death of Vic’s father.
It ends with the murder of Mad’s uncle.
The Hackensack Police Department would very much like to hear it.
But in order to tell their story, Vic and Mad must focus on all the chapters in between.
This is a story about:
A coded mission to scatter ashes across New Jersey.
The momentous nature of the Palisades in winter.
One dormant submarine.
Two songs about flowers.
Being cool in the traditional sense.
Sunsets & ice cream & orchards & graveyards.
Simultaneous extreme opposites.
A narrow escape from a war-torn country.
A story collector.
How to listen to someone who does not talk.
Falling in love with a painting.
Falling in love with a song.
Falling in love.
Magical Kids II: The Smallest Girl Ever and the Boy Who Could Fly
Sally Gardner
Children's Books / Literature & Fiction
Sally Gardner expands her Magical Kids series with two more delightfully quirky chapter books, packaged together in this fun “flip” format for twice the magic! Fans of Judy Moody and My Weird School are sure to snatch this one up!
The Ugly Kids
Renee Adams
Romance
All Lily wanted was to be a normal high school student. Well, the most normal a six foot, three inch tall girl who was bigger and stronger than the average football player could be. And it really was wonderfully normal...until a Goblin fell in love with her. Now Lily is dodging Goblins, Ogres, and table cutlery in this amusing misadventure of awkward high school romance.O Goddess sing of how the Pink House wentFrom being fairly clean to state unkempt.A tale of debauchery, lies and television. A story about booze, drugs, sex, war, money, and burger boxes. A novel about a house. A Pink House that starts off structurally sound and then falls into millions of beautiful pieces.If you like this book, please donate to Giving What We Can top recommended charities:- Schistosomiasis Control Initiative- Against Malaria Foundation
Ten Kids, No Pets
Ann M. Martin
Children's Books / Young Adult
Newbery Honor medalist Ann M. Martin's funny, insightful take on pets and family -- now with a spectacular new cover.
There are ten siblings in the Rosso family. Ten individuals with ten different ways of looking at things. But they all have one thing in common: Each of them wants a pet. The only problem is that their mom does not: "No pets," she has always said. "Ten kids is enough."
But now that the Rosso family is moving from the big city to the country, there are big changes ahead, including a new farmhouse and lots of nature. But the Rosso kids will still need to figure out a plan to change mom's mind. . . .
Eleven Kids, One Summer
Ann M. Martin
Children's Books / Young Adult
Fans of Martin looking for more books by the bestselling author of The Baby-sitters Club will enjoy this humorous middle-grade novel about a chaotic and memorable vacation with the Rosso family--all 13 of them.
Halloween: Scary Halloween Stories for Kids
Arnie Lightning
Childrens
10 Spooky Halloween Stories for Kids!Read 10 bone-chilling Halloween stories from the best-selling author, Arnie Lightning! These Halloween short stories are quick and easy to read and enjoy. You and your children will enjoy the spooky tales!10 Spooky Halloween Stories for Kids!Read 10 bone-chilling Halloween stories from the best-selling author, Arnie Lightning! These Halloween short stories are quick and easy to read and enjoy. You and your children will enjoy the spooky tales!This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and reading aloud at home!* 4,300+ words* 10 spooky and scary Halloween stories* Perfect for early and beginner readers* Super fun to use as campfire ghost storiesStory List:Night LandscapeThe PhoneThe House PartyUnder the BedThe Thing in My DreamsBehind YouThe Man in the Dark Blue SuitDo Not LookDon't Believe in GhostsA Familiar HouseKids and children can practice their reading skills and enjoy a few great stories all at once! These spooky short stories about Halloween will give you chills up and down your spine!Best-Selling Children's Book Author, Arnie LightningArnie Lightning is a best-selling children's book author with a straightforward goal. He wants his work to create a positive impact in the lives of others through children's books. Learning morals, lessons, and good character can start at a young age. Arnie's books reflect this. By providing a comfortable and entertaining environment, learning can be a fun activity!Scroll up and click 'buy' to crack open these scary stories!
Putting Kids to Sleep
Hiranya Borah
The book is based on some bed time stories which I heard from others or read as a student. To make it suitable for present generation, I have changed the stories up to an extent. Every story is carrying some moral teachings and expected to inspire the young generation to do something good for the society.I have not claimed originality and authenticity of the stories.Hope,kids will like these.The book is based on some bed time stories which I heard from others or read as a student of a school. To make it suitable for present generation, I have changed the stories up to an extent. Every story is carrying some moral teachings and expected to inspire the young generation to do something good for the society.These stories are bed time stories and therefore, I am not claiming any originality nor I am claiming any authenticity of the original stories. In other words, the origins of the stories are from some famous books but now I am presenting those in my own language and along with my own interpretation, with few twist and turn.
Take Me To Your Leader: Science Fiction Stories for Kids
Dan Mazur
Sequential Art / Comics / Nonfiction
Tales about space, robots, aliens, and astronauts for children.This book is a collection of 3 short stories about outer space, aliens, astronauts, and robots. Each story using science fiction to teach a valuable life lesson. The protagonists include children, a hotshot astronaut, a weird looking alien, and a homemade robot.
The Legend of the Lightkeeper's Gold - A Summer Camp Mystery Kids Adventure
Ginny Lassiter
Mystery / Novels / Childrens
The kids from Miss Shoe’s Orphanage get caught up in another adventure when they uncover a hidden map of a lost treasure! Their suspenseful journey takes them from the Lightkeeper’s cottage to a forgotten vault buried deep inside the island! But they need to watch out for a suspicious old fisherman who will do anything to keep it for himself!The kids from Miss Shoe’s Orphanage get caught up in another adventure when they uncover a hidden map of a lost treasure! Their suspenseful journey takes them from the Lightkeeper’s cottage to a forgotten vault buried deep inside the island! But they need to watch out for a suspicious old fisherman who knows the legend of the lost gold and will do anything to keep it for himself! Help the kids solve the mystery and uncover the Legend of the Lightkeeper’s Gold!
Weird Wild Stuff: Short Stories for Kids
Dan Mazur
Sequential Art / Comics / Nonfiction
A collection of short stories for kids featuring elves, gnomes, fairies, leprechauns, dinosaurs, superheroes, and other supernatural themes. These are fantasy tales grounded in reality.This is a collection of six short stories for children. The stories contain ghosts, a creepy old house, dinosaurs, superheroes, elves, fairies, a gnome, and a leprechaun but at it's heart, they are about the child protagonists and the lessons they learn or the changes they bring out. The stories are about the children and what they learn and the change that they can inspire..
Scrub Kids: Molding Destiny
Zachery Lee
A group of kids find themselves on a wild adventure through/between space and time, meeting all kinds of creatures (friend and foe) as they fight to bring balance back to the universal planes so they may find and bring their lost friend back home.
Funny Stories for Kids: Family Wars Episode I: The Forced Dinner
Dexter Dweezel & Parnassus Pallie
Dark Zader was one of the most powerful men in the galaxy, but when he threw his emperor down a shaft he found himself out of a job. Now he only has one solution, beg for his old job back from the very emperor he thought he'd killed. Unfortunately his rebel family is along for the ride.Includes simple but hilarious illustrations![For those of you who downloaded this before 12/18/15: We apologize for the mixup on book content. The problem is now corrected! Please download again and enjoy the hilarity.]In a galaxy ravaged by tyranny, planets are destroyed at the push of a button and empires are brought down by farm boys and scoundrels. Dark Zader was one of the most powerful men in the galaxy, but when he threw his emperor down a shaft, he found himself without a job.Living with his kids and down on his luck, he finds that he only has one solution, beg for his old job back from the very emperor he thought he'd killed.Read as this family of rebel scum scrambles to prepare a dinner fit for an emperor in the most ridiculous culinary experience ever.Double the excitement.Triple the laughs.Paintbrush illustrations.This is...Family Wars Episode I: The Forced Dinner
Charmed by the Cook’s Kids
Melinda Curtis
A cook rediscovers her passion... Thanks to a new chef in town
If she’s to keep her diner afloat, single mom Ivy Parker must overhaul her menu. When high-profile chef Cam Monroe comes to Second Chance, she’s wary of asking for help. Would a perfectionist like him approve of the corners she cuts to find time for her children? But as Cam helps her rediscover her love for cooking, Ivy finds they have more in common than she expected...
books for kids,minecraft adventure fiction
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If that creature enters the earth he will destroy everything except water because are allergic to water (except the water ghosts.) Will Maureen, Luke and Abigale, the three friends, be able to capture the powerful demon in time?This story is about a seventeen year old girl Abigale who has planned for a road trip with her friends Luke and Maureen. She is really excited for this trip and Luke drives the car. They decide that they would go to the corn maze first. They are on their way to the corn maze when they see a sudden end of the road. This was really surprising for the three friends. They get out of the car to explore the surroundings and solve the mystery of the sudden end of the road. They see a small hut and go in there and see a man. That man tells the three friends that he is the governor of the mystic world. First the three friends did not believe the man but then they did because a simple man could not make a sudden end to the road. The governor tells the three friends that it is their mission to save the earth along with the mystic world. He told them that like humans some ghosts are good and some are bad. The worst ghost of the mystic world is the DEMON WITH YELLOW EYES and they have to capture him. If three friends won’t be able to capture the demon in time the demon will find the biggest Diamond of the universe from the coal mines and enter the earth (because the portal to Earth is made of different stones including the diamond. there are only two of the diamonds. The governor has one of it and the has not been found yet). If that creature enters the earth he will destroy everything except water because are allergic to water (except the water ghosts.) Will Maureen, Luke and Abigale, the three friends, be able to capture the powerful demon in time?
Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids
Chinelo Anyadiegwu
Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Igbo heroes, deities, creatures, folktales, and myths, including Chineke the creator, Ana, Igwe, Anyanwu, Ekwensu, and more, plus the story of the first mermaid, the legend of Udenolu the shapeshifting crow, and the story of the tortoise and the Lion King.The first definitive collection of Igbo legends and traditions for kids, this book explores the mythological origins of the Igbo people, the ancient Nri Kingdom, and Igbo cosmology before delving into the Alusi, or the core Igbo deities. Following this introduction to the pantheon of gods and goddesses, a collection of the most popular Igbo myths, folktales, and legends will immerse kids in exciting stories of tricksters, shapeshifters, and heroes, including: The Wrestler Whose Back Never Touched the Ground Ojiugo, the Rare Gem The Tortoise and the Birds, or The Origin Story of Sea Turtles Ngwele Aghuli, Why the Crocodile Lives Alone...
St Patricks Day Storybook for Kids
Creative Dream
St Patrick's Day Storybook for Kids Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this charming collection of Christian short stories for kids.This book is the perfect way to teach children about the holiday's history and significance in a fun and engaging way. This book helps your kids to: Develop reading skills with excellent stories for early and beginning readersEnjoy bedtime with cute and short stories perfect for a quick readShare with friends and family by reading aloud these great tales20 Magical and Adventures Leprechauns Stories for your ChildWhy buy this book? It's the perfect way to share St. Patrick's Day traditions with your kids and encourage their love for reading and storytelling.
Aussie Kids: Meet Eve in the Outback
Raewyn Caisley
Hi! I'm Eve.I live at a roadhouse in the Nullarbor. We don't get many visitors. But today my cousin Will is coming. We'll have so much fun!
The Math Kids: A Sequence of Events
David Cole
The Math Kids Club is back! After solving the case of the prime-time burglars, The Math Kids, Jordan, Justin, and Stephanie are ready to return to the original purpose of their club: solving math problems. And the district Math Olympics is the perfect opportunity to do just that. But before they can enter the competition, they need a fourth teammate. The Math Kids set their sights on Catherine Duchesne. Even though Catherine has been quiet in class, she knows some really cool math tricks that are sure to help The Math Kids win the competition. But when Catherine doesn't show up for school and Jordan, Justin, and Stephanie find out her father's been kidnapped, the group springs into action to help their new friend. The Math Kids: A Sequence of Events, is the second book in David Cole's fast-moving math adventure series
Space Kids
Aleesah Darlison
Childrens / Picture Books
Get ready to blast off on a fun-filled, fast-paced adventure that's out of this world!It's the inaugural Milky Way Space Race and teams from around the world converge on race host, Misty Space Station, to compete. When billionaire inventor, Cooper Borgstein and his son, Finn, invite the Space Kids to race with them in their blaster ship, Ventura, it's an opportunity too good to pass up. But when competitors take it too far and push the rules and each other to the limit, lives are put in danger. Things spiral out of control and its up to Nash and the other Space Kids to save the day.
Buddhist Stories for Kids
Laura Burges
A wise and colorful collection of ten Buddhist fables, this modern telling of ancient Indian stories, centering around animals and nature, teaches vibrant and timeless life lessons. (Ages 4-8)Long ago, the Buddha told his followers Jataka Tales, or “birth stories,” about the many lifetimes he lived before he was born as Prince Siddhartha. In this beautiful retelling of ten such stories, the Buddha is introduced as the Queen of the Dogs, a loyal Parrot, a mischievous Monkey, a wise Lion, a brave Forest Owlet, and more. Each story conveys important morals that are short, sweet, and to the point, giving children a handful of useful lessons to apply to their lives, like “Always try to do the right thing, even when no one else is watching.” These tales are brought to life with stunning and dreamlike illustrations by Sonali Zohra (illustrator of Ashoka the Fierce), exploring in vivid detail how one’s actions...
The World Series Kids
David A. Kelly
Mystery / Sports
Batter up! Get ready to watch the kids' baseball team from Cooperstown compete in this Super Special edition of the Ballpark Mysteries—fun, accessible early chapter books that cross baseball action with puzzling whodunits! Catch a baseball mystery with the World Series Kids! The kids of Cooperstown made it to the World Series! Technically, Mike and Kate are just there to support their friend Colin and his teammates as they play for the championship. But the competition gets tricky when someone starts trying to sabotage Cooperstown's team—they punch holes in the tires of their bus, and the team's equipment goes missing! Can Mike and Kate find the trickster before it's too late? Or will these shenanigans cost Cooperstown the series?A longer story, plus bonus back matter with amazing baseball facts, make The World Series Kids a truly Super Special addition to the Ballpark Mysteries.
Poppy Mayberry, a New Day
Part #3 of "Nova Kids" series by Jennie K. Brown
After defeating Power Academy twice, Poppy's ready to kick back and relax! But when Logan finds a mysterious note from his parents, Poppy and her crew spring into action.This time, the search takes Poppy, Logan, Ellie, Sam, and Mark beyond NOVA and into the real world, where everyone is powerless and everything they know it about to be challenged. If Poppy can help Logan find his parents, they'll finally get answers about NOVA, cusp powers, and how it all started. But someone has secretly followed them, and he will go to great lengths to destroy anyone or anything that could expose him. Soon, Poppy will learn she may be more connected to NOVA's origins than anyone could ever imagine, and now, they're running out of time. If only there were more hours in a day.
After defeating Power Academy twice, Poppy’s ready to kick back and relax! But when Logan finds a mysterious note from his parents, Poppy and her crew spring into action. This time, the search takes Poppy, Logan, Ellie, Sam, and Mark beyond NOVA and into the real world, where everyone is powerless and everything they know it about to be challenged. If Poppy can help Logan find his parents, they’ll finally get answers about NOVA, cusp powers, and how it all started. But someone has secretly followed them, and he will go to great lengths to destroy anyone or anything that could expose him. Soon, Poppy will learn she may be more connected to NOVA’s origins than anyone could ever imagine, and now, they’re running out of time. If only there were more hours in a day.
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Beverly Daniel Tatum
The classic, bestselling book on the psychology of racism—now fully revised and updated
Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy?
Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling communication across racial and ethnic divides. These topics have only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious.
This fully revised edition is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the dynamics of race in America.
"An unusually sensitive work about the racial barriers that still divide us in so many areas of life."-Jonathan Kozol
Healthy Kids, Happy Moms
Sheila Kilbane, MD
In Healthy Kids, Happy Moms, integrative pediatrician Sheila Kilbane, MD, shares the methodology she's developed over almost twenty years of practicing medicine: a seven-step process that can begin to heal your child's chronic illness from the inside out.This book will equip you with the information and tools you need to transform your child's health, including:how to understand your child's medical history and how seemingly different issues are relatedthe role of inflammation in recurrent childhood illnesseshow to uncover the root of your child's inflammation, which drives recurrent illnessesthe important role gut health plays in overall healthwhat nutrients your child might be deficient in and what foods he or she may need more ofhow to find good quality supplements for your child when neededthirty-two kid-friendly recipes to help even the busiest families make significant changesIf you're weary from...
Emma McKenna, Full Out (The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #1)
Kate Messner
From a New York Times bestselling author, cheerleader Emma McKenna is thrilled for her first day at a new school–but when her former best friend (now her enemy) shows up in class, Emma’s quest to start over socially may take a tumble. Emma McKenna can’t wait for third grade at the brand-new Curiosity Academy. She’ll have a cool teacher who wears high-tops and science earrings. She’ll meet interesting classmates from all over Peppermint Falls. Best of all, she’ll get a fresh start after last year’s talent-show disaster left her with that awful nickname. It’s going to be the best year ever! Then Lucy walks into Mrs. Z’s room. Lucy, Emma’s best-friend-turned-enemy. Lucy, who gave Emma that nickname and spread it all over school! Emma’s fresh start is doomed . . . unless she can make friends before Lucy ruins everything. So Emma sets out to be pals with...
Dead Kids Don't Leave Camp
Birdy Slade
"Sunday didn't start well for Seth or me. That's because I had a hangover, and Seth's dead body woke me up by banging into the dock I slept on last night..." Jack Foxworth escaped the UK by landing a job at Camp Joseph in Maine, USA. He falls in love with Virginia, the beautiful 'Southern Belle' working in the exclusive boy's summer camp kitchen. Star swimmer and award-winning rugby player Jack peels away layers of guilt with the help of Virginia and the hectic life of a summer camp counsellor.Just two weeks before his summer job ends, Jack discovers the dead body of one of the four campers assigned to his tent on the Island in the middle of a lake. No one else saw the body and didn't miss Seth, as camp Director, Monte, said the unpopular boy was picked up by his parents in the early morning.Jack doesn't know who to trust, especially himself. Virginia said she saw Seth leave camp. Only Jason, the bright but lonesome camper, believes Jack and helps him...
New Kids and Underdogs
Margaret Finnegan
When perpetual new kid Robyn signs up her special needs dogs for agility training, she gets an unexpected lesson in friendship in this funny and moving novel from the author of We Could Be Heroes and Susie B. Won't Back Down.Robyn Kellen has been the new kid six times. She's practically an expert on the subject and has developed foolproof rules to help her get by: Blend in, don't go looking for trouble, and move on. Unfortunately, Robyn's mom has a rule, too: Robyn must do an after-school activity. When Robyn discovers a dog agility class, she thinks she's found the perfect thing—but then her dogs, Sundae and Fudge, are rejected from the class. Sundae won't do anything without Fudge, and Fudge is deaf and blind, and the instructor refuses to change the rules to fit their needs. Luckily, the instructor's grandson, Nestor—a legend at Robyn's new school—offers Robyn a deal: If she helps him with math, he'll train Sundae and Fudge....
The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class
Karina Yan Glaser
In the exciting new KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS chapter-book series, every book is written by a different beloved children's author and stars a different kid in the class. For Book Three, Poppy Song must navigate both a tricky candy recipe and her grandmother’s increasing forgetfulness in a heartwarming tale written by New York Times bestselling author Karina Yan Glaser (The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street). When Poppy Song joined Mrs. Z's third-grade class at Curiosity Academy, she knew just how to connect with her classmates: baked goods. Her beloved grandmother Po Po used to own her own bakery, and Poppy has inherited Po Po's gift for making pineapple buns, egg tarts, and other sweets, which she gladly shares with the other kids in Mrs. Z's class. After her classmates hear about a fancy treat called Dragon's Beard candy, they can't wait for Poppy to make some and bring...
A Hole in the Fence - Christian Fiction for Kids
Diane Adams
Gay and Lesbian / Romance / Paranormal
Christian Fiction. Neal's father was killed during the 9/11 attacks in New York. Rose hasn't ever met her father. They're both staying with their grandparents while their mothers try to mend. They are drawn together by a tiny white creature which is neither bird nor bug. It lures them to a hole in the fence where they get a glimpse of God's garden.This story is meant for kids who have been separated from a parent, especially through death or divorce. It takes place soon after the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City.Pops and Meemaw are caretakers of a dilapidated mansion and its enormous garden, which is hidden behind a tall privacy fence. None of their grandchildren are allowed to enter the garden, but no one will tell them why. Though they can look down on it from the third floor balcony, the garden has so many trees and bushes, they can never discover whatever they aren't meant to see.Ten-year-old Rose is living with Pops and Meemaw while her mom is in the hospital. Rose has never met her dad, and now she is afraid her mother isn't ever going to come back for her.Eleven-year-old Neal is staying with his grandparents next door. Neal’s father was one of the policemen who died on 9/11. In need of solitude, his mother has gone to California, hoping Neal and his Missouri grandparents will be a comfort to one another.Rose arrives home from school and finds that her cousin Alexandria has come to spend the long weekend. The two girls catch Neal gazing at the garden through a hole in the fence. He admits that he has been stalking some small, white, winged creatures. Are they birds or bugs? The children can never get close enough to say for sure.
No More Dead Kids
Thomas Marshall
Although Alexander, a Japanese-American teen living in a small Southern-California beach town, enters his junior year of high school apathetically, he is soon thrust out of this ennui when he begins a secret relationship with Lila, his teacher's daughter, as well as when he befriends a troubled freshman, Kenneth. Things finally seem to be looking up for Alex, all until Kenneth forms reluctant plans to bring a gun to school and Alex must act fast to stop this new friend from doing the unimaginable.No More Dead Kids is a firebrand call to action regarding the United States' adolescent mental health epidemic and the seemingly endless cycle of school shootings and violence, examining American adolescent life through the eyes of three teenagers discovering love, music, sexuality, and personal identity during a tumultuous and uncertain time both at home and during a cross-country road trip.
The Ugly Kids: To Hell in a Handbasket
Renee Adams
Romance
In this sequel to The Ugly Kids short story, Lily finds herself roped into a formal dinner with Gohber's family, the Goblin king and queen. Gohber's brother Tog, however, has other plans for the couple, and everything goes to Hell in a handbasket.INSIDE: UPDATE — Why Brandon Buddy Had To Leave One Life! His Arrest —And Day in Court! Manager: Why Judith Light Can’t Return to One Life! The Latest on Robin Strasser! One Life: Agnes Nixon hired as head writer! Exclusive — Dirty Soap’s Brandon Beemer on Fary, Nadia and B&B! Plus: Which Hot B&B Story Is CBS Kibosh-ing? Is Brian Frons An Evil Genius? Inside Investigation: Is Disney Selling ABC? Plus: GH Axed in May, Susan Batten, Brandon Buddy and Jessica Tuck Returning to One Life! Plus: Brian Kerwin Hits Llanview! Is Crystal Chappell next as Maggie Carpenter? How about Kish? Also: Are Cutter and Kim Max Holden’s twins? Source: Did Robin Strasser Decline To Come Back To One Life Before The Finale? One Life To Continue Filming at ABC Studios Post-Broadcast? Who’s Coming Back to DAYS Now? Will Franco Rape Sam on GH? Why B&B’s Jacob Young Only Signed a six-Month Contract! AMC’s Darnell Williams Exclusive: “I Haven’t Signed with Prospect!” Kim Zimmer on Rosie! Which Actor Was On A Bender? Last week’s Soap Reviews; Next Week’s Preview Cheat Sheet! And every week: Unbelievable Blind Items!
Everything Kids' Magical Science Experiments Book
Tim Robinson
The Everything Kids' Magical Science Experiments Book is filled with over 50 science experiments that bend the rules of time, space and logic so far, they appear to be magical. Kids can conduct these experiments safely in the home, unlocking the mysteries of experiments that:you can create using common food items;will help you explore the "magic" of heating and cooling;you can conduct in your front or back garden;have to do with the senses and human body; probe physical processes and changes;delve into chemical and biological processes and changesPacked with 30 "magical" science-related puzzles and over 50 experiments that are sure to get kids excited about chemistry, science and physics, The Everything Kids' Magical Science Experiments Book is the perfect tool for anyone who is awed by the magic of science.
The Golden Book of Bright Ideas, Surprising Stories and Imagination
Meltham Kids
This is a collection of short, illustrated stories by a group of talented and creative Meltham children, that varies so wildly, it will leave you wondering how they all started with the same brief!This is a collection of short, illustrated stories by a group of talented and creative Meltham children, that varies so wildly, it will leave you wondering how they all started with the same brief!Over the space of eight weeks, working through the various elements of story writing, our intrepid new authors wrote under the guidance of author Martin Rothery to produce this, their first entertaining published piece of work.A strictly limited publication, only the people involved in the project have copies of this book making it extremely rare. So hold on to your precious copy.
Smart Money Smart Kids: Raising the Next Generation to Win With Money
Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze teach parents how to raise money-smart kids in a debt-filled world.In Smart Money Smart Kids, financial expert and best-selling author Dave Ramsey and his daughter Rachel Cruze equip parents to teach their children how to win with money. Starting with the basics like working, spending, saving, and giving, and moving into more challenging issues like avoiding debt for life, paying cash for college, and battling discontentment, Dave and Rachel present a no-nonsense, common-sense approach for changing your family tree.
**Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze teach parents how to raise money-smart kids in a debt-filled world.**
Euphoria Kids
Alison Evans
Ever since the witch cursed Babs, she turns invisible sometimes. She has her mum and her dog, but teachers and classmates barely notice her. Then, one day, Iris can see her. And Iris likes what they see. Babs is made of fire.Iris grew from a seed in the ground. They have friends, but not human ones. Not until they meet Babs. The two of them have a lot in common: they speak to dryads and faeries, and they're connected to the magic that's all around them.There's a new boy at school, a boy who's like them and who hasn't yet found his real name. Soon the three of them are hanging out and trying spellwork together. Magic can be dangerous, though. Witches and fae can be cruel. Something is happening in the other realm, and despite being warned to stay away, the three friends have to figure out how to deal with it on their own terms.Anyone who loves the work of Francesca Lia Block and delights in Studio Ghibli films will be entranced by this gorgeous and gentle young adult...
Aussie Kids: Meet Katie at the Beach
Rebecca Johnson
Hi! I'm Katie.I have a wobbly tooth that won't come out! But it's not going to spoil my trip to the beach. We're going to eat mangoes and play beach cricket!
Halloween: Scary Short Stories for Kids
Arnie Lightning
Childrens
Halloween is upon us. For most, it's a fun time of year where we dress up in our favorite costumes and get lots of candy. For others, it can be the most frightening time of year. In these five scary stories that's the case. Prepare yourself. You have been warned!-5 scary stories for kids-Just for fun activities included for extra fun-100+ spooky Halloween jokes for kidsScary Halloween Stories for Kids!Halloween is upon us. For most, it's a fun time of year where we dress up in our favorite costumes and get lots of candy. For others, it can be the most frightening time of year. In these five scary stories that's the case. Prepare yourself. You have been warned!-5 scary stories for kids-Just for fun activities included for extra fun-100+ spooky Halloween jokes for kidsThese spooky ghost stories are great for reading aloud with friends and family. You will creep everyone out and scare the living daylights out of them with these scary stories. This book is lots of fun for Halloween!These stories are especially great for campfire tales and to be read late at night!Story & Activity List:-The Old Bradbury House-Just for Fun Activity-Maryanne-Just for Fun Activity-The Transformation Tank-Trick or Treat-The Clay Jack O’Lantern-Just for Fun Activity-Halloween Jokes-Your Gift-About the AuthorBest-Selling Children's Book Author, Arnie LightningArnie Lightning is a best-selling children's book author with a straightforward goal. He wants his work to create a positive impact in the lives of others through children's books.Arnie has published over 100 children's books and counting!Scroll up and click 'buy' to get your hands on these spooky stories!
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books for kids:kids fiction LINDE AND ANDREA ( BOOK ONE )
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Once upon a time in a place called Consolacion, a peaceful place full of happy thoughts and very loving neighbors, lived a girl named Linde. Everybody in her village knew her because she was so lovely, bubbly, and a charming kid.Once upon a time in a place called Consolacion, a peaceful place full of happy thoughts and very loving neighbors, lived a girl named Linde. Everybody in her village knew her because she was so lovely, bubbly, and a charming kid. She was willing to help everyone as much as she could. Her family was not as rich as Piah’s family. Piah was Linde’s best friend. They knew each other since they were 4 years old. Linde’s mother worked as cook in Piah’s mother’s house.Linde’s parents were not well off. Linde’s father had been relieved of his work at a certain government institution. This led to the mother opting for a house help job at one of their neighbor’s house. Comparing the two families it was clear that their existed a very huge gap between the two. Pia’s father owned big firms in town and the mother also worked at a certain company. It was then that they decided to seek assistance from Mrs. Mayers, Linde’s motherIt was difficult to turn the offer down considering the family’s financial status. Mrs. Mayers woke up every morning to go to work while her husband and Linde who had just completed her high school stayed behind to take care of other duties back at home. Because of Linde’s good behaviors, everyone in the village had come to love her. She did everything to ensure that her siblings enjoyed every bit of it. There was Jao, Acy and Yuel to take care of and this she did without relenting until one day when things seemed to take another turn.
Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds
David C. Pollock
For nearly a decade, *Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds* has been the authority on the experiences of "third culture kids"--children who grow up or spend a significant part of their childhood living abroad. Early on, TCKs were identified as the prototype "citizen of the future." That time is now, as more and more children are growing up among worlds, creating a culturally rich and diverse world.
This expanded edition profiles the personal challenges that third culture kids experience, from feelings of rootlessness and unresolved grief to struggles with maturity and identity. It also profiles the benefits of the unique third culture lifestyle, producing extraordinary people with well-rounded skill sets. Highlighting dramatic changes brought about by instant communication and new mobility patterns, the new edition shows how the TCK experience is becoming increasingly common and valuable. The authors also introduces "CCKs" cross-cultural kids, children of biracial or bicultural parents, immigrants and international adoptees--all of this bringing hidden diversity to our world and challenging our old notions of identity and "home".
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Earth Kid Hero Book 1: Lift Off (A Sci-Fi Series for Kids 9-12)
Korey Troyer
Children's / Science Fiction / Humor and Comedy
Earth Kid Hero is a youthful sci-fi adventure about Tyler Parker, a brilliant six-year-old boy with undiscovered powers. Tyler has an unexpected run in with a strange boy. Tyler learns he has special abilities that are needed by planet on the other side of the galaxy. Tyler goes on an exciting journey with the alien boy to save a planet and realize his destiny as a hero.Earth Kid Hero book series chronicles the adventures of a young earth boy named Tyler Parker. Tyler is asked by an alien boy named Ethan to accept a serious mission which will project him across the galaxy to a distant star. The quest is not all fun and games as he and his crew become runners in an effort to escape the robot ship chasing them. Tyler has a hunger for adventure but an aversion to risk. He makes his way through a maze of obstacles during his journey with untapped bravery. After reading several books with my oldest son, including Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon and more, I thought it would be a novel idea to develop my series of children’s alien books. The first book begins on earth and ends with a cliff hanger on the way to planet Ganrea.
Good Kids, Bad City
Kyle Swenson
From an award-winning investigative journalist—the dramatic story of the longest wrongful imprisonment in the United States to end in exoneration, and the city that convicted themIn the early 1970s, three African African American men—Wiley Bridgeman, Kwame Ajamu, and Ricky Jackson—were accused and convicted of the brutal robbery and murder of a man outside of a convenience store in Cleveland, Ohio. The prosecution's case, which resulted in a combined 106 years in prison for the three men, rested on the testimony of Ed Vernon, a preteen with questionable motives of his own. The actual murderer was never found. Almost four decades later, Vernon recanted his testimony, and Wiley, Kwame, and Ricky were released. Theirs was the longest wrongful imprisonment to end in exoneration in American history, and in Good Kids, Bad City, investigative journalist Kyle Swenson tells their story, and that of the city that wrongfully convicted...
The Kids of Cattywampus Street
Lisa Jahn-Clough
Lovers of Roald Dahl and Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School will be captivated by the adventures of this very special group of friends who live on the same street.In this delightful chapter book filled with black-and-white pictures, you'll meet Jamal, Lindalee, Hans, Matteo, and others—the kids who live on Cattywampus Street, not far from the Waddlebee Toy Store. Each of the eleven chapters in this magical, mysterious, silly, scary, happy, and sometimes sad chapter book tells an utterly unforgettable tale about one of the kids. Whether it's about Jamal and his magic ball, which knows how to find him after its been stolen away; or Charlotta, who shrinks so small that she can fit inside her dollhouse; or Rodney, whose pet rock becomes the envy of all the kids on Cattywampus Street, here are stories sure to charm, captivate, and engage all readers of chapter books, even the most reluctant.
Anxiety-Free Kids
Bonnie Zucker
Anxiety-Free Kids (2nd ed.) offers parents strategies that help children become happy and worry free, methods that relieve a child's excessive anxieties and phobias, and tools for fostering interaction and family-oriented solutions. Using a unique companion approach that offers two books in one-a practical, reader-friendly book for parents and a fun workbook for kids-this solutions-oriented guide utilizes the cognitive-behavioral approach to therapy and integrates the parent in the child's self-help process. Research has shown that if left untreated, children with anxiety disorders are at higher risk to perform poorly in school, to have less-developed social skills, and to be more vulnerable to substance abuse. Covering the six most commonly occurring anxiety disorders-generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, specific phobias, social phobias, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder-this book gives kids and parents successful strategies for achieving relaxation,...
Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me
Kate Clanchy
'The best book on teachers and children and writing that I've ever read. No-one has said better so much of what so badly needs saying.' Philip PullmanKate Clanchy wants to change the world and thinks school is an excellent place to do it. She invites you to meet some of the kids she has taught in her thirty-year career.Join her as she explains everything about sex to a classroom of thirteen-year-olds. As she works in the school 'Inclusion Unit', trying to improve the fortunes of kids excluded from regular lessons because of their terrifying power to end learning in an instant. Or as she nurtures her multicultural poetry group, full of migrants and refugees, watches them find their voice and produce work of heartbreaking brilliance.While Clanchy doesn't deny stinging humiliations or hide painful accidents, she celebrates this most creative, passionate and practically useful of jobs. Teaching today is all too often demeaned, diminished and drastically...
Christmas Stories: Fun Christmas Stories for Kids
Uncle Amon
Childrens / Business / amazon
Merry Christmas! Your child will enjoy this cute Christmas book full of fun stories and Christmas jokes.* Excellent for early and beginning readers* Great for reading aloud with friends and family* Christmas stories and adventures about Christmas* Funny and Hilarious Christmas jokes & illustrations for kids* Christmas coloring book downloads includedMerry Christmas! Your child will enjoy this cute Christmas book full of fun stories and Christmas jokes.This is an excellent read for early and beginning readers. Big and bright illustrations for younger readers!* Excellent for early and beginning readers* Great for reading aloud with friends and family* Christmas stories and adventures about Christmas* Funny and Hilarious Christmas jokes & illustrations for kids* Christmas coloring book downloads includedThese stories are great for quick bedtime stories and cute tales to be read aloud with friends and family!
Dawn and the We Love Kids Club
Ann M. Martin
Children's Books / Young Adult
Dawn's California baby-sitting club is perfect for her. The We Love Kids Club holds informal meetings, they eat healthy snacks, and they don't keep records. And now, after being interviewed by the local newspaper and TV station, the We Love Kids Club is famous!
But fame is not easy for Dawn and her friends. Their laid-back club is swamped with business. And Dawn's father has just sprung a gigantic - and awful - surprise on her.
Dawn thought that moving back to California was going to be a good thing. But now there's not one good thing about it.
Raising Securely Attached Kids
Eli Harwood
“A comprehensive road map for parents who want to raise securely attached, emotionally healthy children. A parenting must-read.” —Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed., author of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions______Learn how to create a lifetime of connection, trust, and open communication with your children through connection-focused parenting. Though there have been countless studies on how attachment styles affect our romantic relationships, Raising Securely Attached Kids is the first book to reframe the subject for caregivers and children, and brings transformative change to your relationships of all stripes. Therapist and wildly popular attachment research expert Eli Harwood (@attachmentnerd) illuminates the science that explores our innate human need to bond with other humans, and helps us harness it as the only parenting approach proven to have a lasting impact. Her loyal following—fast approaching the...
The Kids Are All Right
Gabrielle Stanley Blair
From Design Mom blogger Gabrielle Blair and her husband, Ben Blair, a unique guide that subverts the concept of "perfect parenting" by embracing uncertainty. Gabrielle and Ben Blair have been raising kids for over two decades. Through the years, they’ve charted their own unconventional path: working from home before remote work was a thing; uprooting their kids four, five, six times – including a move to France where they enrolled in local schools without knowing the language. It’s been a unique parenting journey characterized by experimentation, trial and error, decisions prompted by financial or psychological necessity, varying levels of anxiety and tension, despair, and hope. This unique path turned out to be fertile soil for growing independent, resilient, and creative kids, and a family that is genuinely close and truly enjoys each other’s company. With this book they share how they did it, and how we...
Aussie Kids: Meet Matilda at the Festival
Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern
Hi! I'm Matilda!Today there's a festival at the Japanese Embassy. That's where my friend Hansuke lives. We'll have lots of fun.But Hansuke is going back to Japan soon. How will I be able to say goodbye?
Really Stupid Stories for Really Smart Kids
Alan Katz
Poetry / Childrens / Picture Books
For fans of Rob Elliott and Jon Scieska, this collection of ridiculous stories will have readers rolling on the floor with laughter. A collection of twenty outrageously funny short stories for younger middle grade readers, Really Stupid Stories for Really Smart Kids is full of puns, "bad" jokes, and tall tales that will have you rolling on the floor with laughter. From "snowpeople" falling from the sky to a boy who only communicates through singing, there's a story for every fan of Alan Katz's signature humor.
French Kids Eat Everything
Karen le Billon
Moving her young family to her husband's hometown in northern France, Karen Le Billon is prepared for some cultural adjustment but is surprised by the food education she and her family (at first unwillingly) receive. In contrast to her daughters, French children feed themselves neatly and happily—eating everything from beets to broccoli, salad to spinach, mussels to muesli. The family's food habits soon come under scrutiny, as Karen is lectured for slipping her fussing toddler a snack—"a recipe for obesity!"—and forbidden from packing her older daughter a lunch in lieu of the elaborate school meal. The family soon begins to see the wisdom in the "food rules" that help the French foster healthy eating habits and good manners—from the rigid "no snacking" rule to commonsense food routines that we used to share but have somehow forgotten. Soon, the family cures picky eating and learns to love trying new foods. But the real challenge comes when they move back to North America—where their commitment to "eating French" is put to the test. The result is a family food revolution with surprising but happy results—which suggest we need to dramatically rethink the way we feed children, at home and at school.
Aussie Kids: Meet Zoe and Zac at the Zoo
Belinda Murrell
Children's / Fantasy
Hi! I'm Zoe and this is Zac.We're so lucky we live at the zoo!As a birthday treat, we're helping out with the animals.We can't wait!
Everything Kids' Astronomy Book
Kathi Wagner
Aliens, space ships, constellations, oh my! The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book will give kids all of the information they need to know about the sun, moon, stars and planets. With 30 puzzles and activities, The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book offers astronomers-in-training information, facts and trivia about:galaxies like the Milky Way and the Big Bang Theory;the sun, its energy and it's 20,000-50,000 Farenheit-degree surface;the earth, gravity and how comets and asteroid impacts change the surface of the planets;why Mars is so hot and what those rings around Saturn are;and, the mystery of Pluto and how to identify constellations.
101 Stories of Changes, Choices and Growing Up for Kids Ages 9-13
Jack Canfield
Nonfiction / Self Help / Inspirational
From remembering their own life experience or to watching their own children grow, most people recognize that the preteen years, ages nine to thirteen, can be one of the most awkward times in life-a period of tremendous physical and emotional change. At this age, youngsters are eager to leave the "kid" stage, yet are uncertain about what adolescence will bring; they'd rather listen to peers over parents, and hear all too often to "wait until you're older." Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul will guide kids through this transition.
Written by and for preteens, this uplifting collection of stories touches on the emotions and situations they experience every day: making and losing friends, fitting in while keeping their personal identity, discovering the opposite sex, dealing with pressures at school including violence, and coping with family issues such as divorce.
Chapters include: On Love, On Family, On Friendship, On Choices, On Changes, On Overcoming Obstacles, Eclectic Wisdom, Tough Stuff, Attitude and Perspective and Achieving Dreams. Contributors indclude: *NSYNC, Mia Hamm, Beverley Mitchell and Karl Malone.
Whether first-time Chicken Soup readers or "graduates" of the bestselling Kid's Soul book, preteens are sure to include this in their backpacks and book bags.
Book Details: Format: Paperback Publication Date: 10/12/2000 Pages: 380 Reading Level: Age 9 and Up
The Last Kids on Earth: June's Wild Flight
Max Brallier
The New York Times bestselling Last Kids on Earth series presents June Del Toro in her very own adventure!Told from June's point of view—and set between the shattering events of The Midnight Blade and the upcoming 6th book in the series—June's Wild Flight brings new characters, high-stakes action, and stunning revelations in an adventure that could only be June's. An essential Last Kids story that readers won't want to miss!The Midnight Blade ended with a shocking twist: a long-missing villain has returned and now has an army of the dead at his command! Jack, June, Quint, and Dirk have battled the worst kind of monsters, zombies, and cosmic servants, but an endless horde of animated skeletons is next-level. While the kids plan their next move, an unexpected threat emerges and June gets separated from her friends, dragged miles away from Wakefield to a town overgrown with monstrous...
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A Warrior's Survival (A Short Story for kids)
Rita Hestand
Romance
Joe Daniel Baker was a computer geek. Despite the fact that his father tried to train him about living in the wilds of British Columbia. When Joe's house burns down while his mother and sister are gone, and his father on a business trip, Joe must figure out how to survive.Joe Daniel's father had given him a computer when he was eight. Now at eleven he was a gaming expert. It was his life, since his father began traveling in his business and his mother and sister always hung out together. When the house catches fire, while everyone is gone but Joe Daniel, he awakes for find himself in great peril. His leg is injured and he has to figure out how to survive until his parents arrive.Joe Daniel quickly puts his computer experts to work for him.
Sugar Kids
Taslim Burkowicz
Baby's a skater girl trying to get through high school like everyone else. Except she loves Victorian gothic fiction, experiences violent tremors, and gets visits from the ghost of her twin. Ravi never really died for her, not like her mom did last year. When Baby gets kicked out of the house for not conforming with her Indo-Canadian family's gender expectations, everything changes. Her new, glamorous friend Delilah introduces her to all-night parties held in exclusive clubs, abandoned warehouses, and magical cornfields—the underground rave scene in 1990s Vancouver.But how will Baby fit into this new world?Join Baby on her wild search for belonging through the landscape of acid house, complete with extraordinary music, retro fashion, and copious substance use. Alongside eccentric DJs, misanthropic skaters, and denim-clad ghosts, Baby explores her sexual and cultural identity. A coming-of-age tale, Sugar Kids is an homage to the subcultures animating the nineties.
Those Kids From Town Again
Adrian Alington
Some further incidents in the lives of the children and grown-ups, whose previous adventures were recorded in the These Our Strangers and the film Those Kids from Town.Those Kids from Town is a 1942 British comedy-drama film, directed by Lance Comfort and starring George Cole, Harry Fowler and Percy Marmont. The film was adapted for the screen by Adrian Alington from his own topical novel These Our Strangers, dealing with the experiences of a group of wartime evacuee children from London, sent to safety in a rural village, and their interaction with the host community.
Bedtime Stories for Kids
Uncle Amon
Childrens / Business / amazon
You and your child will enjoy these cute bedtime stories. They are a perfect read before bed!* 5 cute bedtime stories for kids* Excellent for beginning and early readers* Cute short stories that are great for a quick bedtime storyAre you looking for a children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories? This children's storybook has it all!This is an excellent read for beginning and early readers. Each story is easy to read and exciting. Cute and bright illustrations for younger readers!This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and read aloud at home.* 5 cute bedtime stories for kids* Excellent for beginning and early readers* Cute short stories that are great for a quick bedtime storyThis story is great for a quick bedtime story and to be read aloud with friends and family.
Kudo Kids--The Mystery of the Masked Medalist
Maia Shibutani
From two-time Olympic bronze medalists and social media stars Maia and Alex Shibutani comes a fun-filled, fast-paced middle-grade mystery set at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Andy and Mika are going to Tokyo! The Kudo Kids have never been to Japan before, so they can't believe they get to attend the Summer Olympics there. The siblings plan to eat tons of delicious Japanese food, watch every event they can, and win a super popular new game called OlympiFan. Developed by a mysterious former medalist, OlympiFan brings players together from all over the world to search Tokyo for virtual medals and clues to the secretive creator's identity. Andy loves puzzles, and he's determined to crack this one, especially since the winning team will get to be beta testers for the Masked Medalist's future games!Mika wants to find as many clues as she can, but she also has a secret goal of her own—one that could get her into big trouble. But when someone sabotages the...
Christmas Stories: Cute Stories for Kids Ages 4-8
Uncle Amon
Childrens / Business / amazon
Merry Christmas! Your child will enjoy this cute Christmas book full of fun stories and Christmas jokes.* Excellent for early and beginning readers* Great for reading aloud with friends and family* Christmas stories and adventures about Christmas* Funny and Hilarious Christmas jokes & illustrations for kids* Christmas coloring book downloads includedMerry Christmas! Your child will enjoy this cute Christmas book full of fun stories and Christmas jokes.This is an excellent read for early and beginning readers. Big and bright illustrations for younger readers!* Excellent for early and beginning readers* Great for reading aloud with friends and family* Christmas stories and adventures about Christmas* Funny and Hilarious Christmas jokes & illustrations for kids* Christmas coloring book downloads includedThese stories are great for quick bedtime stories and cute tales to be read aloud with friends and family!
Extra Nutty Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids
Bob Phillips
This is no ordinary collection of knock-knock jokes. It's extra crazy. Extra hilarious. Extra spontaneous. And this new offering from master of laughter Bob Phillips will require extra stamina from parents whose kids own this fantastically funny joke treasury. When kids get squirrely on road trips, in waiting rooms, or during family game night, Extra Nutty Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids will make everything all better. In the world of knock-knock books, this one demands to be answered, again and again, for a giggle-a-thon suited for all ages.
Sporty Kids
Felice Arena
Lucy willed herself to run faster. But the girl was sprinting ahead of her! This can't be happening, she thought. Lucy loves being a champion at Little Athletics. But what if she can't win first place?
The Hellandback Kids: Be Careful What You Wish For
LL Helland
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult / Mystery & Thrillers
This book has won: The Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Mom's Choice Award and The Royal Dragonfly Award. When the four Hellandback kids visit their great-grandmother in a strange Scottish hospital, they unknowingly fall into a series of bizarre adventures in an alternate reality. Once the reader is introduced to the four very different personalities of the Hellandback Kids the fun begins.Rating: 5.0 stars Reviewed by Anne B. for Readers FavoriteAfter realizing a Bundlebob was in Chris’ closet, the Hellandback parents decided it was time to send their 4 children to Scotland for the summer; they would be staying with their 83 year old great-grandmother in a large building that used to be a hospital. The kids were dreading the trip that seemed to offer only boredom. Unbeknownst to them it would be anything but dull for the house had a mystical quality. During their visit each of the Hellandback children were transported to a different realm where they learned a life lesson centering on their greatest weakness and strength. They quickly learned they had to take their scenario seriously. Chris ended up in the land of the Bundlebobs and had several interesting conversations with his great grandfather. Brittany was transported to the 14th century where the Black Plague was at its worse, Trisha was transported in the 18th century where she was about to be married and Jon’s scenario placed him in a corporate jungle complete with backstabbers and sharks, it was each man for himself. The Hellandback Kids: Be Careful What You Wish For is a great read. Laura L Helland has combined just the right amount of action, adventure, humor, paranormal characters and fantasy to keep readers not only interested but eager to continue reading. The author developed the characters personalities in the first few chapters allowing the reader to understand the importance of the scenario the character faces. Helland has included plenty twists and turns. The author has cleverly included ghosts, vampires, and some very original creatures that exist only in the mind of the author. There are several life lessons to be learned from this tale. This book is based on real people, the author’s children. I’d be remiss if I did not mention the marvelous cover; it fits in well with the plot and just begs to be read. Even the title of this book is well done and humorous. I hope the author is planning series of Hellandback books and I would love to see this tale on the silver screen. Well done MS Helland.
Aussie Kids: Meet Dooley on the Farm
Sally Odgers
Hi! I'm DooleyMy cousin is visiting our farm.We'll swim in the river, feed the calves and collect berries. But best of all, we're going to sleep out in the barn!
The Black Kids
Christina Hammonds Reed
"Should be required reading in every classroom." —Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin "A true love letter to Los Angeles." —Brandy Colbert, award-winning author of Little & Lion "A brilliantly poetic take on one of the most defining moments in Black American history." —Tiffany D. Jackson, author of Grown and Monday's Not Coming Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots.Los Angeles, 1992 Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It's the end of senior year and they're spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. They can already feel the sunny days and endless possibilities of summer. Everything changes one afternoon...
Facing Us (Kids of the District #1)
Nicci Harris
IN A CORRUPT AREA OF AUSTRALIA, A YOUNG WOMAN TRIES TO FORGET HER TRAGIC PAST WHILE THE CHARISMATIC MAN SHE HAS JUST MET WOULD DO ANYTHING TO REMEMBER HIS.
BLESK Bellamy is a beautiful 21-year-old musician with a dark past that always seems to taint her future. She is starting her first year of university and has secured a job playing at the local campus bar. Her brother and father worship her, and although she has suffered loss, things are finally looking up…
When Blesk sees Konnor for the first time she finds his presence captivating. He is gorgeous, intense, cheeky, and enigmatic.
KONNOR Slater is a charismatic 22-year-old grad-student who spends his spare time drinking and screwing his problems away. Konnor is a popular, attractive, university rugby player who hides his scars behind a wall of charm. But in truth, he is completely lost…
When Konnor sees Blesk for the first time he finds himself in a strangely familiar daze. She captures his attention and makes him feel something he thought he’d never feel again.
The attraction between the two is undeniable. It borders on frenzy. Crazy. Impulsive. Two people who have worked their whole lives to find freedom and peace, seem to have found the opposite within each other. Intensity. Volatility. And it all threatens to expose what they have tried to escape.
QUOTES:
Jealousy...
"Where are you going with Drake tonight?” Her lips part and she’s sucking extra air in. Her chest rises and falls with more need. My eyes dart to her mouth to watch her tongue run along her lower lip, and I’m overwhelmed with the urge to taste that lip and that tongue."
Violence...
"As I pick up the switch knife and feel the cold metal in my palm, I run my finger over the blade, the rigid edge grating my pad. The excitement of the following five-minutes forces blood directly to my groin and I find myself in a state of impatience, eager to show - "
Sex...
"My lips trail their way desperately down her chin, down to my favourite part of her neck where her pulse throbs frantically, and all over the delicate skin around her chest."
Romance...
"When I hear that sweet voice, my arms tighten around her, twitching with the need to protect her, and clutching with the need to keep her."
The League of Unexceptional Children--The Kids Who Knew Too Little
Gitty Daneshvari
Humor and Comedy / Chick Lit / Children's
The final book in a smart, funny, and exceptional middle grade series about unexceptionals from author Gitty Daneshvari! When unexceptionals Jonathan and Shelley travel to Europe to infiltrate a secret society and kind of maybe sort of accidentally save the day one last time, everything comes to a head in this action-packed finale of the League of Unexceptional Children series!
The Kids Are Gonna Ask
Gretchen Anthony
"A sparkling tale about fame and family... Fans of Elizabeth Berg and J. Ryan Stradal will relish the novel's humor, spark, and verve." —Booklist"Smart yet surprisingly sweet, this meditation on family and media is as captivating as a favorite podcast." —Shelf Awareness"Moving, humorous, and briskly-paced." —J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest and The Lager Queen of MinnesotaA whip-smart, entertaining novel about twin siblings who become a national phenomenon after launching a podcast to find the biological father they never knew.The death of Thomas and Savannah McClair's mother turns their world upside down. Raised to be fiercely curious by their grandmother Maggie, the twins become determined to learn the identity...
The Dollar Kids
Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Children's
When a family buys a house in a struggling town for just one dollar, they're hoping to start over — but have they traded one set of problems for another?Twelve-year-old Lowen Grover, a budding comic-book artist, is still reeling from the shooting death of his friend Abe when he stumbles across an article about a former mill town giving away homes for just one dollar. It not only seems like the perfect escape from Flintlock and all of the awful memories associated with the city, but an opportunity for his mum to run her very own business. Fortunately, his family is willing to give it a try. But is the Dollar Program too good to be true? The homes are in horrible shape, and the locals are less than welcoming. Will Millville and the dollar house be the answer to the Grovers' troubles? Or will they find they've traded one set of problems for another?
Kids Are Americans Too
Bill O'Reilly
European Literature / Fiction
Four-time #1 bestselling author and veteran television news journalist Bill O'Reilly has more than 5 million copies of his books in print to date! His first book for younger fans, The O'Reilly Factor for Kids, held the honorable distinction of being the #1 bestselling nonfiction title for kids in 2005 according to Nielsen's The Book Standard.Back again with a dialogue on rights that will have everyone talking, O'Reilly and his coauthor Charles Flowers dole out the kind of blunt, cogent, commonsense commentary you count on them for. Together they explore timely questions being debated in and out of courts today including:Can a kid wear an antigay T-shirt on campus?Does a school newspaper have the right to bad-mouth a principal?Does a mother have the right to eavesdrop on her daughter's telephone conversations? Some of the answers will surprise you. Some will empower you. All of them will make you think.
Hollywood Kids
Jackie Collins
Literature & Fiction / Romance
At the novel's core is the Hollywood Five, a clique of jaded twenty-somethings whose parents (all major players) thought that child-rearing ended with naming their offspring after themselves. Jordanna Levitt is the wildly beautiful daughter of a powerful producer and legendary movie star mother. Even though she flaunts a coltish bad-girl image, Jordanna yearns for more than lounging behind the velvet ropes in chi-chi clubs and existing on a diet of Midnight Cowboys. Jordanna's best friend, Cheryl Landers, is a sassy, leggy redhead, who is equally idle. Cheryl fills her days doing lunch and buying up Rodeo Drive until a Hollywood Madam asks her to mind shop while she's out of town. Pandering to the rich and famous goes so smoothly that she can't resist turning a trick herself. Grant Lennon, Jr., the son of the last generation's wildly handsome icon, is a junior agent at International Artists Agents. Not satisfied with the number of starlets he can get on his own, he agrees to "test-run" women for Cheryl's fledgling entrepreneurial venture for a fee. Marjory Sanderson is a dreamy-eyed head case. Barely recovered from anorexia, she invents one phobia fast on the heels of the last one in order to keep her television magnate father's attention. Shep Worth, the effeminately beautiful son of a sex-symbol mother, who won't publicly acknowledge her age, is a man who won't publicly acknowledge his alternative sexual preference. These Hollywood kids have been given everything money can buy except a raison d'Être. Though their attitudes are large enough to fill any room, these offspring of privilege are all desperately trying to figure out what to do with themselves. However, life among the rich means life among the damned. A recently released psycho-killer, erotically propelled by blood-lust, is determined to wreak havoc and revenge on the kids' lives.
The World Almanac 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on America's Past, Present, and Future
World Almanac Kids™
From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac™ comes a full‑color, full‑of‑fun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about America—everything about the 50 states and beyond. Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about about the United States, from its natural resources and landmarks, to the first peoples to inhabit and explore the Americas, to the innovation and diversity of the nation in the 21st century––and everything in between. Kids, teachers, and families will find timely and timeless information on an enormous variety of subjects. It will give readers hours and hours of fun while it educates and illuminates.
Sick Kids In Love
Hannah Moskowitz
Young Adult / Children's Books / Gay & Lesbian
Isabel has one rule: no dating.
She’s got issues. She’s got secrets. She’s got rheumatoid arthritis.
But then she meets another sick kid.
He’s got a chronic illness Isabel’s never heard of, something she can’t even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick.
He’s gorgeous, fun, and foul-mouthed. And totally into her.
Isabel has one rule: no dating.
But she might just consider breaking that rule for him.
Love And The Single Mom (Singles.... With Kids #1)
Part #1 of "Singles.... With Kids" series by C. J. Carmichael
Overcoming Her Ex-Factors Took Perserverance...She was an ex-wife, ex-lawyer and soon-to-be ex-owner if her restaurant didn't turn around. To top things off, Margo Evans's ex was getting married again. What if her two children preferred their new stepmom?But all was not lost. A new lunchtime regular, Robert Brooks, seemed likely to add some spice to her life--or he would if a single mom hadn't recently left him standing at the altar, wrenching away the child he'd begun to love. Could Margo coax the conservative banker to swallow his fear of women with kids? And show him to a table for four?Is it really possible to find true love when you're. . . Single—With Kids?
Tangle Art and Drawing Games for Kids
Jeanette Nyberg
Tangle Art and Drawing Games for Kids is perfect for families who want to sneak a little more creativity into their lives and have fun doing it. It's about exploring, experimenting, and getting lost in creativity. It's not focused on goals, but on enjoying the process.Professional artist Jeanette Nyberg brings to life 46 drawing games that offer playful, easy ways to get a pen moving across a page, help keep the mind focused, and provide hours of edifying entertainment. Move through the book at your own pace. Start with basic drawing games, followed by a section of activities that can be done with friends, then work with some mixed-media activities, and end with awesome tangle art games. Each activity includes ideas for how to "Make it Silly," and ways to vary the themes so you can play the games over and over.Families will make exciting discoveries, find creative ways to spend their time, master visual and manual skills, and most importantly, have fun!
BRAT and the Kids of Warriors
Michael Joseph Lyons
Adventure, spies, dealing with bullies, and serious ingenuity abound in this fascinating story of Army brat Jack McMasters and his sisters. The author is a master at bringing to life the unique lifestyle of kids growing up in a military family overseas, tightly bound by strict discipline and enjoying great freedom. Any infraction reflects upon, and can influence, their parents' careers, but none of that limits these kids, whose fathers fought in World War II and are now back in Germany facing an enemy that all the parents are determined to keep secret from the children. When attacked by a bully and his thugs on his first day at yet another new school, Jack quickly teams up with other brats to figure out a way to overcome their common adversaries. Always ready to explore and invade their enemies' territory, the brats pursue one adventure after another, building toward a grand quest in answer to a challenge issued by a disgruntled teacher. Those who are not familiar...
The Fantastic Flatulent Fart Brothers Go to the Moon!: A Spaced Out Comedy SciFi Adventure that Truly Stinks (Humorous action book for preteen kids age 9-12); US edition
M. D. Whaleb
Willy and Peter need to get as far as possible from their sister’s dumb kindergarten pageant. But they never expected to be blasting their butts into space! There they make a disgusting discovery that could wipe out the Moon in one gross stink bomb.
Do they have enough gas in their guts to repel an alien invasion from Uranus? Can farts alone rocket them back to earth? And how did their sister’s hamster get on board and chew up all the cables?
Note that this is the US spelling edition.