The Wichita Kid is a coming-of-age novel about golf, friendship, and family. It centers on a fatherless 12 year-old boy named Kevin, who has just moved from Kansas to the "big city"
In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerkNand a lot about t
"Funny, poignant, sad and wistful…This is a very fine bookabout a person, and a city, growing up."Philadelphia Inquirer"This delightful yet poignant memoir is highly recommended for
During the 1950s upstate New York was a frequented summer vacation spot for those who lived and worked in the city. Thousands of bungalow colonies had sprung up and with them some of the fondest memor
After knowing friends with anorexia and being baffled by their behavior, Laura Moisin suddenly found herself prone to the same disease—not eating at all and going weeks at a time consuming noth
Venture back into Dean Motter and Michael Lark's Terminal City in this oversized library edition!The city has been in decline since a group of celebrated adventurers--Kid Gloves, the boxer; Monty Vick
The coolest kid-friendly Minecraft projects If you have a Minecraft fanatic on your hands, you're about to be the most popular adult on the "block." Offering young Minecraft enthusiasts the ultimate s
A little girl's belief in Santa is restored in this ode to the magic of Christmas. It's two weeks before Christmas, and Deja is worried that Santa might not be able to visit her--after all, as a city kid, she doesn't have a chimney for him to come down and none of the parking spots on her block could fit a sleigh, let alone eight reindeer But with a little help from her family, community, and Santa himself, Deja discovers that the Christmas spirit is alive and well in her city.
Meet middle schooler Jake McQuade. Jake became the smartest kid in the universe when he accidentally ate a jarful of ingestible knowledge jelly beans. But what happens when those jelly beans fall into the wrong hands?! Readers who enjoy the action of the Last Kids on Earth books will love this fast-paced, spy-packed series that's a "rollicking good time" (New York Times) by the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library! Jake McQuade's the smartest kid in the universe--or at least he was. But just as his training with the secret agency known as the Consortium is about to start, Jake's jelly beans go missing! And to make matters worse, they (and Jake's genius!) might be wearing off right when he needs his smarts most! Jake needs to solve this mystery fast. Who stole the jelly beans and why? Can Jake figure out what's going on, recover the missing jelly beans, and stop a high-tech heist before it's too late?! From top-secret hideouts to New York City penthouse apartments
Meet middle schooler Jake McQuade. Jake became the smartest kid in the universe when he accidentally ate a jarful of ingestible knowledge jelly beans. But what happens when those jelly beans fall into the wrong hands?!Readers who enjoy the action of the Last Kids on Earth books will love this fast-paced, spy-packed series that's a "rollicking good time" (New York Times) by the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library!Jake McQuade's the smartest kid in the universe—or at least he was. But just as his training with the secret agency known as the Consortium is about to start, Jake's jelly beans go missing! And to make matters worse, they (and Jake's genius!) might be wearing off right when he needs his smarts most!Jake needs to solve this mystery fast. Who stole the jelly beans and why? Can Jake figure out what's going on, recover the missing jelly beans, and stop a high-tech heist before it's too late?!From top-secret hideouts to New York City penthouse apartments to th
Brandon Blake, the tough and resourceful kid from the Portland waterfront, has made it. He's been hired by the Portland Police Department, partly as payback for stopping a vicious cop killer in PORT C
DO YOU KNOW.WHAT most people think a Chicago-style hot dogdoesn't need?(Hint: Your taste buds may disagree!)WHICH states are represented by the four pairs ofbronze seahorses in Buckingham Fountain?(Hi
DO YOU KNOW.WHY the Ohio Village Muffi ns' baseball games areso special?(Hint: Their equipment bags are very light!)WHAT other name was favored before Columbusbecame the city's offi cial name?(Hint: C
Imagine being thirteen, in a strange city, hundreds of miles away from home, and your mom abandons you at a bus station, driving off into the night with her lover. It's a miracle Jimmy Wayne survived
Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and your mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover.That’s the r
DO YOU KNOW.WHY people flock to the Congress Avenue Bridge onmany spring and summer evenings?(Hint: It's not to see the people!)WHAT nickname Zilker Park has earned because ofits size?(Hint: Even New
DO YOU KNOW.WHAT the elephants (and other animals!) at theRiverbanks Zoo and Garden are doing to inspire greaterstewardship of the Earth?(Hint: It's a special kind of "Green Movement!")HOW city planne
DO YOU KNOW. HOW a 17-pound rock helped make the Charlotte area famous in the early 1800s? (Hint: It was a very expensive doorstop!) WHAT historic event took place in Charlotte on June 19, 1949? (Hint
DO YOU KNOW.WHAT Texas-sized symbols stand at the North StarMall in San Antonio?(Hint: They're too big to two-step!)WHY worldwide attention was focused on San Antonioin 1968?(Hint: Six million visitor
