Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - General (see also headings under Family)

Secrets taken to the grave don't always stay buried.

In No Time to Die, Jenny is devastated by the recent death of her sister, Liza. Looking for a sense of closure, she secretly signs up for the drama camp where Liza died. Jenny knows that someone here holds the key to what really happened to Liza that night, but if she doesn't find out the truth soon, she may become the next victim.

In The Deep End of Fear, Kate has tried to bury the horrible memories associated with the Westbrook estate. After her best friend Ashley drowned on the estate, Kate vowed never to return....

From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes Out of My Mind, the story of a brilliant girl who cannot speak or write.

"If there is one book teens and parents (and everyone else) should read this year, Out of My Mind should be it" (Denver Post).

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroom--the very same classmates who dismiss her as mentally...

Join the Berenstain Bears on their latest lift-the-flap adventure

Gracie the kitten has gone missing.

Did she go inside the haunted house on top of Spook Hill?

Brother and Sister gather up their courage to find out.

They had best beware

Keena Ford is excited to go on a field trip to the United States Capitol with her second-grade class. Keena tries to be on her best behavior, but that mean Tiffany Harris keeps teasing her. And Keena does not like to be teased. Illustrations.

A humorous chapter book about a fourth-grade boy, full of the fun of growing up in Hawaii.

Calvin Coconut lives near the beach in Kailua, Hawaii, with his mom and his little sister. All his friends live there, too.

Mom says: "You're the man of the house, Cal." Which means: Be responsible. Calvin tries, but fun--and trouble--follows him wherever he goes, even in the classroom, also known as Mr. Purdy's Fourth-Grade Boot Camp. And how can he be the man of the house after teenage Stella-from-Texas arrives to be the live-in babysitter and steps all over Calvin's turf?

Award-winning...

How do you tell a child born on Feb. 29 that his birthday is only on the calendar once every four years? Mommy, Where's My Birthday? is a children's story that answers this prickly question. Jamar is a curious and friendly little boy who asks his mother this question after attending a friend's birthday party. Just when should Jamar celebrate his birthday? His mother's efforts to explain leap years and how our calendar works will be informative for everyone, not just "leap babies." Author Lakisha Cornell's oldest son was born on leap day and she is often asked when her family celebrates it....

Is it really true that life is like a merry-go-round? And do you like to ride the carousel? This is a story all about reaching for the brass ring. Have you ever wondered what you would win if you grabbed the brass ring off the carousel? Well, this is the story of one girl who did exactly that She grabbed the brass ring only to find the result was not as she had expected. Once again Penelope Dyan takes a walk through childhood as she remembers when her daughter grabbed for the brass ring. While it is true her daughter had a different reaction than the heroine of this book, this book still...

Lovely little Libby isn't so pretty when she is mean and yells at her mother. Her mother says she is just a drama queen, and is afraid to say no to Libby who wants everything she sees. Libby had a terrible problem with being mean; and something had to be done. What do you think happened that helped to solve Libby's problem? Do you sometimes have a problem like Libby's? Penelope Dyan explores one more facet of growing up as only she can. An award winning author and poet, former teacher, and an attorney, Dyan puts her pen and skills to the page and creates yet another kid-friendly, funny book...

This trio of finely crafted novellas charts the emotional ties that bind a boy with a dog.176 pp.

Sometimes boys have gas, and they have to let it out. Girls try to hide these things, but boys think it is funny. This is why Penelope Dyan added this book to her For Boys Only (R) series of books. The whole point of buying a book is to read it, and if kids like the books they read, they will read even more books Penelope Dyan gets boys and she has a sense of humor about who they really are. So have a laugh and have some fun while you read this book. Penelope Dyan is a former teacher, an award winning author and an attorney, and one of her For Boys Only (R) books is even on display in the...

Follow a young boy's heartfelt and informative adventures in The Roly-Poly Princess. When Luke discovers a roly-poly during a walk in his local park, he can't begin to imagine how important the small creature is. Suddenly, the Roly-Poly Princess appears and takes Luke on a wondrous journey. Will Luke gain a new understanding of how important even the smallest creature can be? What will the Roly-Poly Princess reveal to him? Jennifer Lehnertz grew up in Brooklyn, New York and currently lives in Manassas, Virginia. She is the director of a child development center, a professional storyteller, a...

Samuel is a fourteen-year-old enslaved African American in Brooklyn in 1776 when the fighting between the British and the colonists reaches his doorstep. -Liberty ain't for Africans,- says fellow servants. -It got nothin' to do with us.- But his friend Sana says, -Nobody here's gonna be free unless they take the risk.- Soon the well-equipped Redcoats have trapped ragged American soldiers, who have no boats to escape, and a terrible storm blows up. Samuel, a strong boatman, must decide what he should do.

Little Plastic Cup and her friends Soda Can and Little Paper Bag have the adventure of their lives as they journey through the city sewer. Discarded by unthinking citizens and washed down the drain by floods, Cup, Can and Bag meet several unlikely inhabitants of the underworld. Children's bilingual text in Spanish and English that promotes civic responsibility and cleanliness.

As a young orphan, Pip encounters an escaped criminal while living with his cruel sister. He is then sent to spend time with the eccentric Miss Havisham and her cold, beautiful ward, Estella, who enchants Pip. As a young man, Pip is given money by a mysterious benefactor, who turns out to be both the convict and Estella's father. With the hopes of winning Estella's love and becoming a gentleman in London, Pip is tasked with many -great expectations.-

An easy-to-read picture book about a teacher and her class exploring the concept of the word hero, with a special focus on everyday heroes. First book in the Early Heroes Series.

The final assault on Longview was going to do more than just destroy the town -- it was going to rip open the world. In the blackness surrounding the town he thought he could see Rangda's enormous maw, open and hungry, ready to devour.

Jesse is a boy with a mysterious past. In and out of foster homes his whole life, he believes he was abandoned in Los Angeles as a baby. When he comes under the scrutiny of Homeland Security in an incident involving a mistaken identity, he starts learning some unsettling facts about himself.

Now he is living with the Mindells in a small Midwestern town,...

Adri's mama and papa share some of the wisdom they have gained through the years with their eager son. Their words, simple and powerful, are meant to comfort and guide him as he goes about exploring the world. Kranz s uniquely painted rockfish and honest insights will inspire parents and children of all ages as they swim through life.

Introducing Squish--a hilarious, action packed graphic novel series from the award-winning creators of Babymouse Filled with superheroes, comics within comics, and gross-out science, Squish is perfect for fans of Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants, Dan Gutman's Weird School, and Jarrett Krosoczka's Lunch Lady.

Beep Beep Squish can't get enough of his awesome new video game Mitosis (Mitosis is what happens when cells divide. Who says video games can't be educational?) In fact, he may even be obsessed He plays at home . . . at school. . . even in his sleep Are video games taking...