When their father fails to come home one day, Lola and Amit face a terrifying new reality. With no money and no idea how to look after themselves, they are made homeless and must find a way to survive
Two young friends are separated by unspeakable tragedy during the Greek Civil War, haunted by a vow to return to one another and their home on the island of Corfu where queens, villagers, and goddesses come together to prove there is no force more powerful than the magic of a mother's love.They wondered if they would ever find their way back―back to the village, back to a life of meaning, back to each other.Corfu 1946―In a poor Greek community, ten-year-old Marco is perhaps the poorest of them all. But it wasn’t always that way. His grandmother once worked for the royal family where Marco’s mother played alongside young Prince Phillip himself. Now Greece is on the brink of civil war, and Marco’s mother still clings to the desperate hope that somehow the royal family will save her own.As the war turns deadlier, Greece’s Queen Frederica takes a defiant stand against the communists, announcing that she will save the children of Greece by opening children’s villages. When the communist par
A kid-friendly introduction to invasive animal species.It might not seem like a big deal when a non-native animal species finds its way to a new environment. But it can be! Especially when these species end up destroying the ecosystem in their new neighborhood! Here are stories of 10 of these invasive species --- from tiny cactus moths to ginormous Burmese pythons --- from how they got to their current homes (it was always humans who brought them!) to the damage they're causing there. Who knew there were so many “aliens” living among us? Kids will want to find out more!A kid-friendly introduction to invasive animal species that explores how they got into new ecosystems and the damage they've caused.It might not seem like a big deal when a non-native animal species finds its way to another environment. But it can be! Invasive species reproduce quickly and often have no natural predators, allowing them to overtake native species, and even destroy the ecosystem of their new home. Here's a
Can the worst pirate ever find his way home from the Island of No Return? My stupid brother has tricked me into the worst holiday ever...on the Island of No Return. I'm stuck here with just a chicken
Revisiting once again the world of Raymie Nightingale and Louisiana's Way Home, No.1 New York Timesbestselling author Kate DiCamillo turns her focus to the tough-talking, inescapably tenderhearted Bev
From the creators of the award-winning When's My Birthday? comes an inspirational book that will comfort and support through any challenge. just in case you want to flyhere's some wind and here's the sky... What else might you need? A song.Your favourite giraffe. And a map to find your way home again. This tender, contemplative picture book is about growing up.It's about parents giving their children the gifts, no matter how quiet or small, to succeed and to navigate the world on their own. And it's about the connection that binds a parent and child ... because no matter how far they fly or who they become, they will always have home.
Thrown forward in time to Mars' dark future, Dejah finds a world all but conquered by invaders from the planet Earth. With no way home, she joins a rebel army of Green and Red men that is led by her o
Desk drowning in papers? No room for the car in the garage? Santa still sitting on the roof in May? A less-is-more philosophy is great, but we all still have way too much stuff. The home office swall
While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers, in a beautifully illustrated retelling of the classic
Three gangs. Five girls. No way out.Machete Betty leads a small gang of women under the self-appointed task of protecting their home of Old Beach, one of three boroughs surrounding a posh metropolitan
Subject: You. Missing. Ezra wakes one day to find his sister gone.No note, no sign, nothing but an email address hidden somewhere only he would find it. Escaping their toxic home life, Bea finds herself alone in a new city - without friends, without a real plan - chasing someone who might not even want to be found. As things unravel at home for Ezra, Bea confronts secrets about their past that will forever change the way they think about their family.Separated by distance but connected by love, this brother and sister must learn to trust themselves before they can find a way back to each other. From the New York Times bestselling authors of All the Bright Places and Every Day comes a story of hope, family, and finding your true home in the people who matter the most.
A boxed set of five vibrant, witty board books from multi-award-winning author-illustrator Chris Haughton. In these five stories, join a lost Little Owl trying to find his way home, George the dog and his attempts to be good, a band of adventurers sneaking up on a tropical bird, a bear and his woodland animal friends getting ready to sleep, and Little Crab learning to be brave. As pithy as fables and as laugh-out-loud funny as knock-knock jokes, this collection of sturdy and stylish board books is a must-have gift for new arrivals, and the perfect addition to a toddler's first library.INCLUDES: A BIT LOST - OH NO, GEORGE! - SHH! WE HAVE A PLAN - GOODNIGHT EVERYONE - DON'T WORRY, LITTLE CRAB
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is playing baseball like no other since the legendary Babe Ruth. Ohtani's dominance as a two-way player, one that pitches and bats effectively, has taken the Major League by storm. Since entering the league, he won the 2018 AL Rookie ofthe Year, competed in the 2021 Home Run Derby, started in the 2021 All Star Game as both a pitcher and hitter (the first player to ever do so), won the 2021 Most Valuable Player award, and was named to Time 100's list of most influential people of 2021. The question on everyone's mind is how is this Japanese phenom doing this? And how far can he go? As the next generation of baseball superstars cement themselves, Ohtani, who can pitch a 100mph fastball and was a Top 3 home run leader at the end of the season, stands out amongst them all. Major League Baseball has found the new face of the sport. In Sho-time, Jeff Fletcher will examine the player's path from his early days in Japan, his transition to the MLB, and a
Teach the top sight words with these entertaining activities young learners can do all by themselves! Kids read and sort must-know words from the Fry List then practice writing those words on companion pages. Along the way, they boost essential reading, classifying, writing, AND fine-motor skills. These playful reproducible pages are no-prep and perfect for seatwork, centers, or send-home.
Set the stage for reading success with these entertaining no-prep activity pages! Kids read, sort, and write words related to key word families. Along the way, they boost a network of essential literacy skills. These playful reproducible pages are no-prep and perfect for seatwork, centers, or send-home.
It's every brother's worst fear: As Aiden and his sister Meg are walking home from school one day, a van pulls over and Meg is kidnapped. There's no way for Aiden to stop it from happening. He's the o
Dr. Amelia Crockett's life was going exactly the way she had always planned—until one day it wasn't.When Mia's career plans are shattered, the always-in-control surgeon has no choice but to head home
A Paperback Original―Also Available as a Hardcover Library EditionFrom New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes a friends-to-frenemies-to-sisters story… And then add in a love story (okay, two love stories). Shake. Stir. Read on a lazy summer day at the beach.Brynn Turner desperately wishes she had it together, but her personal life is like a ping-pong match that’s left her scared and hurt after so many attempts to get it right. In search of a place to lick her wounds and get a fresh start, she heads back home to Wildstone.And then there’s Kinsey Davis, who after battling serious health issues her entire twenty-nine years of life, is tired of hoping for . . . well, anything. She's fierce, tough, and pretty much the opposite of Brynn except for one thing: they're half-sisters. Kinsey is keeping this bombshell, and a few others as well. Long time frenemies from summer camp, there’s no way she’s going to tell Brynn they’re related.But then Brynn runs into Kinsey's lifelong bes
The next call you take could be your last in this terrifying #1 New York Times bestseller by master storyteller Stephen King!On October 1, God is in His heaven, the stock market stands at 10,140, most of the planes are on time, and graphic artist Clayton Riddell is visiting Boston, having just landed a deal that might finally enable him to make art instead of teaching it. But all those good feelings about the future change in a moment thanks to a devastating phenomenon that will come to be known as The Pulse. The delivery method is a cell phoneeveryone's cell phone. Now Clay and the few desperate survivors who join him suddenly find themselves in the pitch-black night of civilization's darkest age, surrounded by chaos, carnage, and a relentless human horde that has been reduced to its basest nature...and then begins to evolve. There's really no escaping this nightmare. But for Clay, an arrow points the way home to his family in Maine, and as he and his fellow refugees make their harrow
While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers, in a beautifully illustrated retelling of the classic
