Slumdog millionaire

Stunning a television audience of millions, Ram draws upon a store of street wisdom and accidental encounters that provides him with the essential keys not only to the quiz show but also to life itself.

Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?

Nate Wright’s a winner--in his own mind, anyway. So when things go wrong, he’s at a loss to explain why. How does his soccer team manage to lose to a school with a sixty-game winless streak? What’s he doing at the movies on a Friday night . . . with GINA? And why, oh why is one of his classmates (hint: she’s Nate’s dream girl) suddenly moving 3,000 miles away? It’s all enough to …

Big Nate Blasts Off

For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, here comes the eighth novel in the New York Times bestselling series Big Nate. BIG NATE IS BLASTING OFF! Nate has a crush on Ruby. But after his scrap with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the Weekly Bugle, he's got a problem WAY worse than detention! Can Nate bounce back? And will the annual Mud Bowl be a blast . . . or a bust? …

Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory

When George and the man with the yellow hat stop to shop at a chocolate factory store, George becomes curious about how chocolates are made. Though he begins to follow the factory tour, George is soon off on his own to investigate. The adventures of Curious George continue in an all-new series beginning in fall 1998 with eight new stories. Written and illustrated in the style of Margret and H. …

Haveli

Having relented to the ways of her people in Pakistan and married the rich older man to whom she was pledged against her will, Shabanu is now the victim of his family's blood feud and the malice of his other wives. Sequel to "Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind."

And Here's To You!

AND HERES TO YOU!

Maul lockdown

To fulfill his do-or-die mission for the dark masters he serves, the dreaded Darth Maul must take on a bloodthirsty prison warden, a cannibal gang, cutthroat crime lord Jabba the Hutt, and an unspeakable alien horror in order to capture the ultimate weapon: an object that will enable the Sith to conquer the galaxy. Set before the events of Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace.

Shabanu: Daughter of the wind

When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father's wishes.

Night fires

In 1922, thirteen-year-old Woodrow Harper and his recently-widowed mother move to his father's childhood home in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he is torn between the "right people" of the Ku Klux Klan and those who encourage him to follow the path of his "nigra-loving" father.

Grandad Pot

The story about Polly and her friends who are off to visit Grandad Pot. How will Grandad Pot cope with all these visitors? As it turns out, Polly's friends are all soft toys. Siobhan Dodds has illustrated "Words and Pictures" and "Wake up Dad!", which won the Best Book for Babies Award.

Noddle pie

When Andy's father, a former refugee, returns to Hanoi for the first time in over twenty years, Andy goes with him. But only to discover that Vietnam is a shock.

Hard truth

Two children who mysteriously disappeared twenty-one years ago are the last thing on Lorna Temple's mind when she returns to her Pennsylvania hometown to sell the old family property in the wake of her parents' passing. But instead of memories, the fields where Lorna grew up yield something utterly chilling. All those years ago, when nine-year-old Melinda Eagan vanished on her birthday, her fou…

Beware the Buffalogre!

As newly appointed mapmaker for Admiral Rupert Lilywhite, Hugo Bailey is about to set sail for the very edges of the known world. But even in his wildest

Gossamer

While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.

The dark-thirty: Southern tales of supernatural

Ten suspenseful, supernatural tales inspired by African American history from the time of slavery to the civil rights era.

Ben-Hur: A tale of the Christ

The classic story of a wealthy Jew and his family who are affected by the life and teachings of a Nazarene named Jesus Christ.

The restoration of Rome

The compelling sequel to Peter Heather's critically acclaimed international bestseller, The Fall of the Roman Empire.

Days that changed the world: The 50 defining events of world history

On September 28, 480, the Athenian navy destroyed the Persian invasion fleet in the Bay of Salamis. Had the Persians won, such noted figures as Plato, Aristotle, and Alexander along with democracy itself might have been erased from history. This original survey charts 50 such defining and revolutionary moments from the annals of history, concluding with September 11, 2001, and shows how the eve…

Looking for Alibrandi

During her senior year in a Catholic school in Sydney, Australia, seventeen-year-old Josie meets and must contend with the father she has never known.

The fugitive

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Tales of the Greek heroes

A collection of nineteen Greek myths and legends

Stormbreaker

After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.

Cry freedom

They said Steve Biko was a man of violence; then why did he talk of peace? They said he wanted revolution; so why did he talk of friendship? They said he died of hunger; why was his body broken and bruised? This is the story of a man's fight with the government of South Africa. It is the story of all people who prefer truth to lies. It is the story of all people who cry 'Freedom', and who are n…

Winter's kiss

The ex games: When Hayden wins the girls' division of a local snowboarding competition, her ex-boyfriend Nick claims she wouldn't have a chance against a guy, prompting a battle of the sexes.rnThe twelve dates of Christmas : Lexi is bored with her boyfriend, Cameron, so she sets him up with another girl, Jaylene, only to discover that she wants him back.

Good Morning to Me!

Rise and shine—ready or not! A cheerful parrot pushes the limits of early-morning energy in this exuberant picture book from the author-illustrator of Red Sled and Flight School. Good morning, Mouse! Good morning, Kitty! Good morning, Gracie! And GOOD MORNING TO ME! It’s a sleepy morning in the cottage, but Beatrix the parrot is wide AWAKE…and she can’t wait to start the day with …

Revolt in paradise

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Daisy the Doughnut Fairy (Fairy Picture Books)

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Little Library: Space

The only way a spacecraft can get into Space is on top of a rocket. Rockets are used to travel into Space because no plane has yet been built which has the power or the speed, to climb that far above the earth. Also, rocket engines are specially made to work in space where there is no air.

We were liars

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Out of my mind

Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.