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A Day with Dad (Step into Reading)
by RH DisneyThis Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on Disney/Pixar Onward--in theaters March 6, 2020!Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney/Pixar's Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. The voice cast includes Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy), Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep), and Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water). Directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae, the team behind 2013's Monsters University, Onward is slated to release in theaters on March 6, 2020. Girls and boys ages 5 to 7 will love this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on Disney/Pixar Onward! Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. For children who are ready to read on their own.
A Day with Nellie
by Marthe JocelynWake up, Nellie! The fun is about to begin. First, there’s deciding what to wear. Then there’s breakfast with all kinds of shapes and textures and tastes. From indoor play in a made-up train, to a trip to the park and a bedtime cuddle with Daddy, Nellie’s day is full of discoveries.Marthe Jocelyn’s bright collages incorporate a feast of concepts for small children to explore. With so much to look at and talk about, A Day with Nellie is sure to be a favorite with the very young and with the people who take care of them.
A Day with No Crayons
by Elizabeth RuschLiza loved her crayons. She treasured turquoise, adored apricot, and flipped over fuchsia. When Liza's mother takes away her beloved crayons her world suddenly goes gray. How does the budding artist respond? She squirts her toothpaste angrily and stomps through mud puddles. Through these acts, Liza inadvertently creates art--and eventually discovers color in the world around her.
A Day with Splosh
by David MellingJoin Splosh on his busy day in this fun story from the bestselling creator of Hugless Douglas. Splosh has a busy day at Little School planned - there's all his fluffy duck friends to see, kites to fly and painting to be done. Will he be able to do everything?This adorable story will introduce the daily routine to the youngest of readers.
A Day with a Doctor (Hard Work)
by Jan KottkeStudents will learn about the exciting aspects of a given job from the point of view of a professional in the field. Original, dynamic photographs illustrate text exactly to ensure young readers' comprehension.
A Day with a Mail Carrier (Hard Work)
by Jan KottkeStudents will learn about the exciting aspects of a given job from the point of view of a professional in the field. Original, dynamic photographs illustrate text exactly to ensure young readers' comprehension. Image descriptions present.
A Day's Work
by Eve BuntingFrancisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his Mexican grandfather find work. The old man cannot speak English and knows nothing about gardening, but Francisco talks fast and gets him hired as a gardener. The resulting mistakes teach Francisco an important lesson about honesty.
A Day's Work
by Eve Bunting Ronald HimlerFrancisco, a young Mexican-American boy, helps his grandfather find work as a gardener, even though the old man cannot speak English and knows nothing about gardening.
A Dazzling Display of Dogs
by Betsy Franco Michael WertzFrom the award-winning team behind A Curious Collection of Cats comes a new collection of visual poems celebrating all things canine--from obedience school, to backyard break outs, to flatulent Fidos. Whether your best friend is a plucky Jack Russell, an indecisive basset hound, or a poodle with an indiscriminate appetite, you're sure to find this dazzling display doggone delightful.From the Hardcover edition.
A Dead Man's Secret (Sir Geoffrey Mappestone Mysteries #8)
by Simon BeaufortThe new 'Sir Geoffrey Mappestone' mystery - When the former crusader knight Geoffrey Mappestone is ordered by King Henry to deliver a series of mysterious letters to the restless western reaches of Wales, he agrees only reluctantly. His conviction that the simple mission hides something more sinister is strengthened when the letters' scribe is murdered before the journey begins. Then one of Geoffrey's travelling companions is killed, and he knows he must uncover the secret behind the letters before more victims are claimed . . .
A Deadly Distance
by Heather Down"Startled, Mishbee gasped, frozen with horror. She was staring down the barrel of a musket and was familiar with the sound those weapons made. The young girl knew muskets meant death." At the beginning of the nineteenth century in Newfoundland, the Beothuks, a First Nations people, have been decimated by disease, and their numbers dwindle further as they are hunted and persecuted relentlessly by European settlers. Young Mishbee, her older sister Oobata, and Oobata’s baby struggle courageously on Exploits Island against tuberculosis, misunderstanding, and prejudice. Mishbee tries to maintain the traditions of her people as she slowly befriends a young settler named John and attempts to bridge the deadly gulf between their two cultures. But has the friendship blossomed too late? Will Mishbee and John be able to show the settlers that the Beothuks arent a threat before they disappear completely?
A Deadly Game of Magic
by Joan Lowery NixonSeeking shelter from a fierce Texas storm, four teens are trapped inside a strange house as unwitting players in a magician's evil games. The phone goes dead. A plaster head suddenly appears. A disembodied hand taps the mantel. Then the magic turns even more sinister, leading inevitably toward murder.
A Deadly Little Collection: Collecting Deadly Little Secret, Deadly Little Lies, and Deadly Little Games (A Touch Novel)
by Laurie Faria StolarzFeaturing Books I???III of the Touch series, this Deadly Little Collection follows the supernatural romance of sixteen-year-old Camelia. Beginning with Deadly Little Secret, Camelia meets a mysterious boy named Ben???who is rumored to have been responsible for his ex-girlfriend's death. Then, the mystery continues in Deadly Little Lies when Camelia starts dating her hot new coworker, Adam. But after a chilling sequence of events upturns secrets from Ben's past???and Adam's???it is up to Camelia to figure out who is lying. Then, in Deadly Little Games, mysterious clues continue to pile up, leaving Camelia with the decision to help Ben...or risk losing him and suffer the consequences. Don't miss this suspenseful collection of novels by Laurie Faria Stolarz!
A Deadly Mistake (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Red #Level M)
by Carmen MoraisWhen graduate student Donald Currey cut down an ancient tree to find out how old it was he learned that he had killed the oldest known living thing on Earth. Could anything good come out of such a mistake?
A Deadly Promise
by Joan Lowery NixonSarah risks her life to clear her murdered father's name and expose big-time criminal activity in the lawless mining town of Leadville. Sequel to "High Trail to Danger."
A Deadly Secret
by Jim Boulden Torrey DouglasDiana and Ronnie are forced to re-examine their values and life styles when an eating disorder leads to a potentially terminal illness
A Deal is a Deal
by Adrienne BetzRabbit makes several deals with Bear and each time he tricks Bear into giving him the best part of the bargain.
A Death-Struck Year
by Makiia Lucier<P>For Cleo Berry, the people dying of the Spanish Influenza in cities like New York and Philadelphia may as well be in another country--that's how far away they feel from the safety of Portland, Oregon. And then cases start being reported in the Pacific Northwest. <P>Schools, churches, and theaters shut down. The entire city is thrust into survival mode--and into a panic. Headstrong and foolish, seventeen-year-old Cleo is determined to ride out the pandemic in the comfort of her own home, rather than in her quarantined boarding school dorms. <P>But when the Red Cross pleads for volunteers, she can't ignore the call. As Cleo struggles to navigate the world around her, she is surprised by how much she finds herself caring about near-strangers. <P>Strangers like Edmund, a handsome medical student and war vet. Strangers who could be gone tomorrow. And as the bodies begin to pile up, Cleo can't help but wonder: when will her own luck run out? <P>Riveting and well-researched, A Death-Struck Year is based on the real-life pandemic considered the most devastating in recorded world history. <P>Readers will be captured by the suspenseful storytelling and the lingering questions of: what would I do for a neighbor? At what risk to myself? <P>An afterword explains the Spanish flu phenomenon, placing it within the historical context of the early 20th century. Source notes are extensive and interesting. <P>A Spring 2014 Indies Introduce New Voices selection
A Debt of Honor: The Story Of Gerald Lane's Success In The Far West (Classics To Go)
by Jr. AlgerGerald Lane heads west to seek his fortune and claim the money owed his father by an unscrupulous former business partner.
A Delicious Story
by Barney Saltzberg"You ate the story?" says one mouse to the other in this funny, heartfelt read-aloud with pitch-perfect repartee and Barney Saltzberg's signature take on the joys of creativity.Two mice—one big and one small—have a terrible problem. Little Mouse is looking for a story—they&’re in a book, after all!—and Big Mouse has to admit the truth. The story is gone. And (gasp!) he ate it. That is not okay with Little Mouse, who is all ready to hear a story and will settle for nothing less. Saltzberg's improvisational dialogue showcases both the patience required of true creativity and the dazzling on-the-spot storytelling that can happen when you get in the flow. In the end, these endearing mice work out their conflict— and make the reader realize that they&’ve been delivering a story all along. Parents and children will want to take this satisfying comedic journey together again and again.
A Desert Scrapbook: Dawn To Dusk In The Sonoran Desert
by Virginia Wright-FriersonIn the early morning hours, an artist stirs. Gathering her paints and notebook, she heads into the Arizona Sonoran Desert to explore its treasures. Sketching, painting, and writing, she records all that she sees and as night falls, she spreads out her pictures to make this scrapbook of her day, from dawn to dusk.
A Desert Torn Asunder
by Bradley BeaulieuThe final book in The Song of the Shattered Sands series closes the epic fantasy saga in a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action.The plans of the desert gods are coming to fruition. Meryam, the deposed queen of Qaimir, hopes to raise the buried elder god, Ashael, an event that would bring ruin to the desert.Çeda and Emre sail for their ancestral home to bring the traitor, Hamid, to justice. To their horror, they discover that the desert tribes have united under Hamid's banner. Their plan? A holy crusade to annihilate Sharakhai, a thing long sought by many in the tribes. In Sharakhai, meanwhile, the blood mage, Davud, examines the strange gateway between worlds, hoping to find a way to close it. And King Ihsan hunts for Meryam, but always finds himself two steps behind.When Meryam raises Ashael, all know the end is near. Ashael means to journey to the land that was denied to him an age ago, no matter the cost to the desert. It now falls to Çeda and her unlikely assortment of allies to find a way to unite not only the desert tribes and the people of Sharakhai, but the city's invaders as well. Even if they do, stopping Ashael will cost them dearly, perhaps more than all are willing to pay.
A Desire So Deadly
by Suzanne YoungIn this 50-page digital original novella, Suzanne Young extends the dazzling world of A Need So Beautiful and A Want So Wicked. Eighteen-year-old Claire Becks leads a charmed life surrounded by her loving family, great friends, and sexy boyfriend, Ezra. Claire is known for her great advice--and for how easily she puts others at ease. And although she feels occasional bouts of sadness she cant quite place, she is otherwise happy. Then one day a mysterious stranger walks into her familys bakery. Claire immediately senses something about Harlin--something tortured and dark. Even after he leaves, she cant stop thinking about him, inexplicably feeling like there is unfinished business between them. When Lucy, the new girl in town, starts to draw Claire into her world of darkness, Harlin realizes who Claire really is. But Claire will have to realize it too if she hopes to escape the fate of the Shadows. HarperTeen Impulse is a digital imprint focused on young adult short stories and novellas, with new releases the first Tuesday of each month.