In 1952 eleven-year-old Azalea is sent to Paris Junction, Arkansas, to help out her grandmother who has injured her foot, but does not really seem to want her help; Billy Wong is a Chinese-American boy whose uncle owns the local grocery store, in town to attend the "white" school, since the Chinese mission school has closed, but frustrated by the overt prejudice of the local children--and over the summer the two begin to forge a friendship.

Tessa's role as the star player on her high school soccer team is her best hope of getting her into the college she wants to attend. But achieving her dreams of a scholarship could come with an ultimatum--ditch her high school boyfriend and join a snobby sorority--two things Tessa would rather not do.

After breaking his leg, eleven-year-old Nate feels useless because he cannot work on the family farm in nineteenth-century Nebraska, so when his father brings home an orphan boy to help with the chores, Nate feels even worse.

"Los Angeles, 1965. Tempers have boiled over in the Watts neighborhood, sparked by the traffic stop of two Black motorists, the Frye brothers, by the Highway Patrol. Freelance crime photographer Harry Ingram is on the scene, capturing images of the cops as they unleash batons, dogs, and water hoses on the predominantly Black crowd. When he snaps proof of an unarmed man being shot down by the LAPD, he winds up in the hospital, beaten, his camera confiscated....

Cinderella is so busy cleaning and fixing things that she runs out of time to get ready for the ball with her lazy stepsisters. But then her Fairy Godmother shows up to help the aspiring interior designer and Clementine go to the party.

"Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, each day brings new adventures! According to Stanley's second grade teacher, Ms. Root, everyone in classroom 2E is a scientist. That's good news for Stanley because he has a problem in need of solving! Both his classmate, Josie, and his little brother, Arthur, think he's been using his flatness to cheat during playground games. But Stanley can't help being flat! It's time to test how...

Describes how crystals form in nature, how crystals are grown artificially, and how crystals are used in industry. Numerous color photos with text identify the various gemstones. "Discover the beauty of emeralds, rubies, lapis lazuli, jade, silver, and gold in this glittering collection of precious stones and metals. Learn where crystals can be found, how they form, and what they are used for--from dazzling jewelry to diamond-cutting tools and the...

"Victor Dowd and the World War II Ghost Army continues the interactive Spy on History series, where middle grade readers get to experience history in a whole new way, now available in paperback. Meet Victor Dowd, illustrator and sergeant in the 603rd Camouflage Engineers, who along with other visual artists used his creative talents to defeat the Nazi Army, save countless lives, and help win the war in Europe. Read Dowd's heroic story--the 20 battlefield...

"500 years after the havoc in heaven, Xuanzang, the Tang Priest, is appointed by the Buddha to go to the West to fetch the Buddhist scriptures. By accident, Xuanzang undoes the Buddha's spell on Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. Wukong is brought under control by a gold hoop given by the Merry Goddess. He has no choice but to accept the mission to escort Xuanzang to the West. Despite his reluctance, Wukong cuts paths all the way and dutifully helps to...