"Stranded in a volatile, ever-shifting family, saddled with a mercurial mother mired in crack addiction, and demeaned daily for his perceived weakness, Joseph Earl Thomas was under constant threat. Roaches fell from the ceiling, colonizing bowls of noodles and cereal boxes. Fists and palms pounded down at school and at home, leaving welts that ached long after they disappeared. An inescapable hunger gnawed at his frequently empty stomach, and requests...

Presents photographs of Star Wars characters and vehicles for identification.

Aurora decides to throw her fairy friends a party, but in order to keep her plans a secret, Aurora will need to keep them distracted while she prepares for the festivities.

Simone, seventeen, HIV-positive and in love for the first time, decides that facing potential bullies head-on may be better than protecting her secret. Simone Garcia-Hampton is starting over at a new school, making real friends, making a name for herself as student director of Rent, and making a play for Miles. The last thing she wants is for word to get out that she's HIV-positive, because last time things got ugly. As Simone and Miles start going...

Batman and the DC Super Friends must battle sharks and other underwater creatures in order to stop the villainous Black Manta.

Photographs and text introduce young readers to the concept of mass.

Explains to young readers why some things float, but others sink in liquids.

A simple introduction to up and down movement.

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate push and pull movement.