Award-winning journalist and ESPN personality Mike Lupica crafts a moving tale of perseverance, loyalty, and of the hope that rides on one pressure-packed football toss. If 13-year-old Nate Brodie can throw a football through a small target at a Patriots game, he will win a million dollars. Since his dad just lost his job, Nate welcomes the opportunity at first. Yet as he practices for the big day, he faces great pressure and must draw strength from his dear friend Abby, who never complains-even though she's slowly losing her sight.
When Shawn and Daniel witness a gang beating behind the local mall they flee the scene, terrified that they've been seen. They recognize one of the attackers as a locally infamous gang member. When they learn that the kid who was attacked is in critical condition, Shawn wants to go to the police, but Daniel convinces him that they are in more danger if they speak up. The threats they receive from other members of the gang reinforce the boys' fears. When the gang attacks Daniel, Shawn has to put his own safety at risk to help his friend.
Tiger Ann Parker is smart in school and good at baseball, but she's forever teased about her family by the girls in class. Tiger Ann knows her folks are different from others in their small town of Saitter, Louisiana. They are mentally slow, and Tiger Ann keeps her pain and embarrassment hidden as long as her strong and smart Granny runs the household. Then Granny dies suddenly and Aunt Dorie Kay arrives, offering Tiger Ann a way out. Now Tiger Ann must make the most important decision of her life.
Elliot Moose is on the loose once more. As he jumps aboard his bright red fire truck and takes off to the next rescue, he feels courageous. All his friends want to ride on the truck and be firefighters too. Nobody wants to be rescued. One by one, Elliot’s friends climb aboard until there is no more room on the truck. When suddenly they all need a rescue for real, it is his two youngest and smallest friends who save the day. This lively new addition to the Elliot Moose series is a charming tale of friendship and fair play.
When a tornado leaves a farmer with a heap of scrap metal and no animals, his neighbors are sure it's all over for him. But the determined farmer refuses to admit defeat. His plans are big, and when his neighbors dismiss them with the words, "When pigs fly," they grow bigger still. The farmer sets to work to turn that scrap metal into some rather surprising creatures. Mechanimals will help all of us believe in our dreams, despite what the neighbors may say.
The Meet Your Community Workers illustrated nonfiction book Nurses at Work teaches young readers about the education, tasks, tools, and role in society of nurses. Easy-to-read text combines with colorful illustrations to provide entertainment and facts for even the youngest audience. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades PreK-4.
One day, Lindsay Scott is basking in the glow of being TV's most popular child star. And the next day, her joy turns to torture. Somehow she can hear everything that's being said about her-all the time, and from every place on the globe. After her apparent nervous breakdown, Lindsay disappears from the public eye until-years later-a tabloid claims her father is holding her hostage. Although the truth is actually much stranger, the article triggers a series of events that forces the 16-year-old Lindsay to finally confront who she really is. The acclaimed young adult author of Among the Hidden, Margaret Peterson Haddix-winner of American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and International Reading Association Children's Book Awards-consistently captivates listeners with her enthralling tales. Jennifer Ikeda's magnificent narration helps make Claim to Fame an unforgettable audio experience.
Her mom long gone, her father turned zombie, life just didn't turn out the way teen Dru Anderson thought it might. But then Dru's not your ordinary girl-a fact made all the more apparent by the discovery that she's got nonhuman blood coursing through her veins. Thrust into a school for teens of her particular (supernatural) calling, Dru finds herself surrounded by cute boys. Being the only girl in her class certainly has its advantages, but then, as always, there seems to be a problem. One of the boys is out to get her, and the lady killer in question means quite emphatically to see her dead. Lili St. Crow staked her place among writers of dark fantasy with the release of Strange Angels, the first book featuring night hunter Dru Anderson. Here teen Dru returns, a little wiser but still beset by supernatural terrors that would have most girls her age running for cover. What else would you expect for someone with nonhuman blood coursing through her veins? ". grabs readers by the throat, gets hearts beating loudly and never lets go,."-Kirkus Reviews
Tin is known throughout his Vietnam village as being brave, possessing the calm and courage needed to expertly train wild elephants. But when American troops-who Tin's tribe, the Dega, have been helping-pull out of the Vietnam War and his village is occupied by Viet Cong forces seeking revenge, twelve-year-old Tin watches his life change in a million terrible ways. His bravery is put to a new test: He must choose between staying captive or saving his elephant's life by fleeing into the dangerous depths of the jungle.
At once heartbreaking and full of hope, A Million Shades of Gray brings listeners close to a world few know about-and no one will ever forget.
The Meet Your Community Workers illustrated nonfiction book Police Officers at Work teaches young readers about the education, tasks, tools, and role in society of police officers. Easy-to-read text combines with colorful illustrations to provide entertainment and facts for even the youngest audience. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades PreK-4.
In this set of exciting, dramatized audio stories, you'll enjoy hearing the adventures of the dynamic Theodore Roosevelt, pioneering scientists like Wilhelm Roentgen and Alexander Fleming, and more. Our stories that demonstrate courage, determination, and problem-solving are great listening and entertainment for the whole family.
In this set of exciting, dramatized audio stories, you'll enjoy hearing the adventure of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, the classic stories of the Golden Locket and Alone for Christmas, and other heart-warming stories of courage and character. Our stories that demonstrate honesty, forgiveness, obedience, and faith are great listening and entertainment for the whole family!
