Caught by the Sea
My Life on Boats
Written by Gary Paulsen

Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.50

Another such wave could easily be the end of us. I had to do something, fix something, save the boat, save myself.

But what?

Gary Paulsen takes readers along on his maiden voyage, proving that ignorance can be bliss. Also really stupid and incredibly dangerous. He tells of boats that have owned him—good... Read more >

Every Young Woman's Battle
Guarding Your Mind, Heart, and Body in a Sex-Saturated World
Written by Shannon Ethridge and Stephen Arterburn

Format: eBook
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $13.99

Guys Aren’t the Only Ones Fighting a Battle for Purity.

The world you live in promotes sex as the answer to just about everything. The pressure to go along with the crowd is greater than ever before, and it’s easy to compromise in little ways that are a lot more harmful... Read more >

30 Days to Getting over the Dork You Used to Call Your Boyfriend
A Heartbreak Handbook
Written by Clea Hantman

Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $7.99

BEING DUMPED HURTS. But you know what? It happens to everyone. Even Gwyneth, even Cameron, even Madonna have been on the losing end of love. The part you might not believe is that no matter how brutally your heart’s been broken, those wounds will heal. But the longer you dwell on... Read more >

Chewing the Cud
An Extraordinary Life Remembered by the Author of Babe: The Gallant Pig
Written by Dick King-Smith

Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $16.95

A candid and very funny memoir from beloved children’s book author Dick King-Smith.
Before he was a children’s book author, Dick King-Smith was a soldier, a farmer, a salesman, a factory worker, and a teacher. But he was always a devoted family man who loved the countryside he lived in and the... Read more >

China's Son
Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution
Written by Da Chen

Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $6.50

A candid memoir about growing up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, adapted by the author from his Colors of the Mountain, published by Random House.

Da Chen was born in China in 1962. The grandson of a landlord, he and his family were treated as outcasts in Communist China. In school, Da... Read more >

Chinese Cinderella
The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
Written by Adeline Yen Mah

Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2009
Price: $6.99

A riveting memoir of a girl's painful coming-of-age in a wealthy Chinese family during the 1940s.

A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the... Read more >

Footprints on the Roof
Poems About the Earth
Written by Marilyn Singer
Illustrated by Meilo So

Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $14.95

This provocative collection of poems ranges from such lofty subjects as an astronaut’s view of Earth to the burrows of worms and little creatures within the earth, “where I try to tread softly: a quiet giant leaving only footprints on the roof.” Marilyn Singer’s lilting free verse offers visual images that... Read more >

The Full Spectrum
A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities
Written by David Levithan and Billy Merrell

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $9.95

Teens are more aware of sexuality and identity than ever, and they’re looking for answers and insights, as well as a community of others. In order to help create that community, YA authors David Levithan and Billy Merrell have collected original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in their teens... Read more >

Horses

Written by Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Betina Ogden

Format: eBook, 24 pages
On Sale: June 3, 2009
Price: $3.99

There’s a new horse on the farm! He was just born yesterday, but he already weighs 100 pounds and can stand all by himself.

Kids will love following this little colt through his first two years of life in this very young nonfiction Pictureback that’s simple and fun enough to be... Read more >

Knots in My Yo-Yo String

Written by Jerry Spinelli

Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: January 21, 2009
Price: $10.95

"A master of those embarrassing, gloppy, painful, and suddenly wonderful things that happen on the razor's edge between childhood and full-fledged adolescence" (The Washington Post),  Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli has penned his early autobiography with all the warmth, humor, and drama of his best-selling fiction. From first memories through high school, including... Read more >