Mrs. Harkness and the Panda
Written by Alicia Potter
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $19.99
In 1934, Ruth Harkness had never seen a panda bear. Not many people in the world had.
But soon the young Mrs. Harkness would inherit an expedition from her explorer husband: the hunt for a panda. She knew that bringing back a panda would be hard. Impossible, even. But she intended to...
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Mrs. Harkness and the Panda
Written by Alicia Potter
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $16.99
In 1934, Ruth Harkness had never seen a panda bear. Not many people in the world had.
But soon the young Mrs. Harkness would inherit an expedition from her explorer husband: the hunt for a panda. She knew that bringing back a panda would be hard. Impossible, even. But she intended to...
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Teen Angst? Naaah . . .
Written by Ned Vizzini
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 29, 2012
Price: $8.99
“The events in these stories are real. Some names have been changes so I don’t get yelled at.” —Ned Vizzini
Ned Vizzini writes about the weird, funny, and sometimes mortifying moments that made up his teen years. With wit, irony, and honesty,
Teen Angst? Naaah . . . invites you into Ned’s...
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Henry Aaron's Dream
Written by Matt Tavares
Illustrated by Matt Tavares
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2012
Price: $6.99
Matt Tavares hits one out of the park with this powerful tale of a kid from the segregated south who would become baseball’s home-run king.Before he was Hammerin’ Hank, Henry Aaron was a young boy grow ing up in Mobile, Alabama, with what seemed like a foolhardy dream: to be a...
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There Goes Ted Williams
The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived
Written by Matt Tavares
Illustrated by Matt Tavares
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2012
Price: $16.99
A lively picture book biography of Ted Williams from a master of the genre — just in time for Fenway Park's centennial.Ted Williams lived a life of dedication and passion. He was an ordinary kid who wanted one thing: to hit a baseball better than anyone else. So he practiced his...
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Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner
Written by Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Richard Walz
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $3.99
Francis Scott Key was a very busy man. He and his wife had 11 children. He was a lawyer and many people came to him for advice. But whenever he had a moment, he would jot down a line of poetry. He loved writing poems. When the War of 1812 broke...
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Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner
Written by Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Richard Walz
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $12.99
Francis Scott Key was a very busy man. He and his wife had 11 children. He was a lawyer and many people came to him for advice. But whenever he had a moment, he would jot down a line of poetry. He loved writing poems. When the War of 1812 broke...
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Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner
Written by Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Richard Walz
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $3.99
Francis Scott Key was a very busy man. He and his wife had 11 children. He was a lawyer and many people came to him for advice. But whenever he had a moment, he would jot down a line of poetry. He loved writing poems. When the War of 1812 broke...
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Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me
Written by Condoleezza Rice
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $8.99
In this captivating memoir for young people, looking back with candor and affection, Condoleezza Rice evokes in rich detail her remarkable childhood.
Her life began in the comparatively placid 1950s in Birmingham, Alabama, where black people lived in a segregated parallel universe to their white neighbors. She grew up during the violent...
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They Stood Alone!
25 Men and Women Who Made a Difference
Written by Sandra Mcleod Humphrey
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 29, 2011
Price: $11.99
Imagine this: For centuries everyone has believed that the sun and all the planets revolve around the earth. But by studying the old books and observing the heavens, you have concluded that the earth and all the other planets revolve around the sun. Your theory is so radical that you are...
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