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Salt In His Shoes: Michael Jordan In Pursuit Of A Dream
by Kadir Nelson Deloris Jordan Roslyn M. JordanMichael Jordan. The mere mention of the name conjures up visions of basketball played at its absolute best. But as a child, Michael almost gave up on his hoop dreams, all because he feared he'd never grow tall enough to play the game that would one day make him famous. That's when his mother and father stepped in and shared the invaluable lesson of what really goes into the making of a champion -- patience, determination, and hard work. Deloris Jordan, mother of the basketball phenomenon, teams up with his sister Roslyn to tell this heartwarming and inspirational story that only the members of the Jordan family could tell. It's a tale about faith and hope and how any family working together can help a child make his or her dreams come true. Image descriptions present.
Salt Magic
by Hope LarsonThe epic, Eisner Award-winning graphic novel about a jealous witch, a withering curse, and one girl's journey to save her family-- no matter the cost.Recipient of the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids ages 9–12When Vonceil's older brother, Elber, comes home to their family's Oklahoma farm after serving on the front lines of World War I, things aren't what she expects. His experiences have changed him into a serious and responsible man who doesn't have time for Vonceil anymore. He even marries the girl he had left behind.Then a mysterious and captivating woman shows up at the farm and confronts Elber for leaving her in France. When he refuses to leave his wife, she puts a curse on the family well, turning the entire town's water supply into saltwater. Who is this lady dressed all in white, what has she done to the farm, and what does Vonceil's old uncle Dell know about her?To find out, Vonceil will have to strike out on her own and delve deep into the world of witchcraft, confronting dangerous relatives, shapeshifting animals, a capricious Sugar Witch, and the Lady in White herself--the foreboding Salt Witch. The journey will change Vonceil, but along the way she'll learn a lot about love and what it means to grow up.Hope Larson is the author and illustrator of the Eisner Award nominated All Summer Long and the illustrator of the Eisner Award winning A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel. Salt Magic is an utterly unique graphic fairy tale complete with striking illustrations by Rebecca Mock.An ALSC Notable Children's BookAn ALA Graphic Novel's & Comics Round Table Top Ten Best Graphic Novels for Children SelectionA Mighty Girl Best Book of the YearA Booklist Editors' Choice
Salt of the Earth
by Janet J. KoskyStaszek is nervous for his first day on the job. He will be deep underground, mining salt, just as his father once did.
Salt of the Earth / Precious Pepper (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5)
by Louise HegazziNIMAC-sourced textbook
Salt to the Sea
by Ruta Sepetys<P>The author of <i>Between Shades of Gray</i> returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's most devastating--yet unknown--tragedies. <P>In 1945, World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia, and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, almost all of them with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested with each step closer toward safety. Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people aboard must fight for the same thing: survival. <P>Told in alternating points of view, and perfect for fans of Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning <i>All the Light We Cannot See</i>, Erik Larson's critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller <i>Dead Wake</i>, and Elizabeth Wein's Printz Honor Book <i>Code Name Verity</i>, this masterful work of historical fiction is inspired by the real-life tragedy that was the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff--the greatest maritime disaster in history. As she did in <i>Between Shades of Gray</i>, Ruta Sepetys unearths a shockingly little-known casualty of a gruesome war, and proves that humanity can prevail, even in the darkest of hours.
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War
by Helen FrostAnikwa and James, twelve years old in 1812, spend their days fishing, trapping, and exploring together in the forests of the Indiana Territory. To Anikwa and his family, members of the Miami tribe, this land has been home for centuries. As traders, James's family has ties to the Miami community as well as to the American soldiers in the fort. Now tensions are rising—the British and American armies prepare to meet at Fort Wayne for a crucial battle, and Native Americans from surrounding tribes gather in Kekionga to protect their homeland. After trading stops and precious commodities, like salt, are withheld, the fort comes under siege, and war ravages the land. James and Anikwa, like everyone around them, must decide where their deepest loyalties lie. Can their families—and their friendship—survive? In Salt, Printz Honor author Helen Frost offers a compelling look at a difficult time in history.A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013A Frances Foster Book
Saltan chispas y pistas (Serie Perrock Holmes #Volumen 17)
by Isaac PalmiolaAquí huele a misterio... un nuevo caso para el detective más divertido y animal: ¡Perrock Holmes! ¡Alerta por FUEGO! Varios incendios han generado un gran caos en las calles, y es que además ¡han sido provocados! ¡Hay que pararle los pies al culpable! Estos son los HECHOS:Alguien ha quemado tres edificios de la ciudad... y ¡saltan chispas y pistas! Estas son las PISTAS:A pesar de que Lord Monty sigue libre, todo indica que esta vez no ha sido él. Pero entonces ¿quién podría estar detrás de este incidente? AQUÍ HUELE A MISTERIO... ¿O NO?
Saltasombras
by J M ForsterGANADOR DE LA MEDALLA DE ORO EN LOS PREMIOS LITERARIOS THE WISHING SHELF 2014 Un apasionante libro de misterio con acción, aventura, y temas contemporáneos. Ideal para adolescentes y niños con edades comprendidas entre los 10 y los 14 años. Una historia sobre amistad, familia, pérdida, valentía, y sobreponerse a la adversidad. La verdad está ahí fuera en algún sitio... ¿pero a qué distancia está Jack dispuesto a saltar para encontrarla? La alergia de Jack Phillips a la luz solar le tiene confinado a las sombras, haciendo que se sienta solo, con el riesgo de sufrir quemaduras mortales cada vez que sale a la luz. Saltar entre las sombras en los tejados al anochecer hace que se sienta vivo. Y libre. Pero la enfermedad de Jack empeora de repente más que nunca y solo su desaparecido padre científico puede salvarle. Cuando Jack y su nueva amiga Beth comienzan su frenética búsqueda, sumergiéndose en el pasado de su padre en busca de pruebas, no tienen ni idea de lo que están a punto de descubrir. Sorprendentes rumores y oscuros secretos les bombardean a cada paso. Jack es valiente en los tejados. ¿Pero puede encontrar el valor de enfrentarse a la verdad?
Salted Caramel Dreams: A Swirl Novel (Swirl #4)
by Jackie Nastri BardenwerperFriendship without drama? Dream on!Jasmine has always been best friends with Kiara. They have a secret handshake, plans to open a joint Etsy shop, and even invented a salted caramel drink together at the local cafe. But when Kiara joins the basketball team, she starts to become distant . . . and then she betrays Jasmine's trust. Jasmine has never felt so alone. Eventually, her mom forces her to join drama club—and it's much more fun than she expected! She starts to make new friends, including a very cute boy. Things are looking up! But just as Jasmine is getting used to her new normal, there's a crisis with the play—and Kiara suddenly reaches out. Can the former friends help each other when they need it most?
Salto (¡Me gusta leer!)
by Joe CepedaThis Theodore Geisel Honor book about a boy and his grandma is now available in Spanish!He gets cheese.He gets breadHe gets apples.Very simple text and fun pictures support Spanish vocabulary and grammar comprehension in this delightful and brightly illustrated book.Salto is a companion to Joe Cepeda's other ¡Me gusta leer! books, including Arriba, Veo, and Cavo, featuring the same curious, excited brothers exploring the world around them and celebrating the diversity of everyday life.¡Me gusta leer! provides emerging Spanish language readers with translations of popular I Like to Read® books. The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on books for kindergarten through first grade. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own!
Saltwater Crocodile: The World's Biggest Reptile
by Gabriel KaufmanIn Saltwater Crocodile, young readers follow crocodiles as they learn about their natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and predatory behavior. Saltwater Crocodile includes such useful and fun learning features as a detailed diagram that compares the animal's super size to something familiar in kids' own lives. Image descriptions present.
Saltwater Heart: A Salt & Storm Story
by Kendall KulperThe summer James lost his heart to Alice, Alice lost her heart to the sea. The confident and charming daughter of the town's most accomplished whaling captain, Alice changes James's life the moment she teaches him how to sail. But when her father needs to fill a spot on his ship, it's James who is offered the position, and the day he returns from his expedition, he discovers Alice has disappeared.In this companion novella to Salt & Storm and Drift & Dagger, James must search the world for his heart's desire, a journey that takes him from the strange and mysterious world of the infamous Roe witch to the deepest and most dangerous reaches of the ocean itself.
Saltwater Secrets
by Cindy CallaghanFrom the acclaimed author of Just Add Magic—now a hit streaming original series—comes a sweet novel about two sisters on summer vacation that explores the intricate bonds of a blended family.Stella and Josie live for their summers at the boardwalk—each one a carbon copy of the last. Josie lives in Australia most of the year; her half-sister, Stella, lives in New Jersey. But every year, they come together for a beach vacation with their dad, and to make more memories. The real excitement for them is their secret special place under the boardwalk, where they hide their sister scrapbook, adding memories from each summer. But this summer feels different. Josie isn&’t the same—she&’s turned into one of the popular girls that Stella can&’t stand. Despite the rocky start to their vacation, they still go to their secret, special place under the boardwalk, adding memories to their sister scrapbook once again. That is, until that place is discovered by the owners of the newest store—the Smoothie Factory, which replaced Josie&’s favorite sweet spot. Not only have the owners of the Smoothie Factory discovered the cove, they are exploiting the natural habitat, and endangering marine life and everyone at the beach! It&’s up to Josie and Stella to figure out how to stop their beloved boardwalk from disappearing for good.
Saltwater Taffy
by R. C. Nason Eric DelabarreEndorsed by Teachers of the Year around the country, Eric DelaBarre's Saltwater Taffy follows the lives of five friends as they uncover a treasure map that once belonged to the ruthless New Orleans pirate, Jean Lafitte. The discovery thrusts them from one treasure hunting adventure to the next as they try to out-wit, out-think and out-maneuver everyone from the one-legged junk-yard man and an overbearing town bully, to the creepy old man living at the top of the hill. Saltwater Taffy is a raceto-the-finish adventure that grabs the reader and never lets go.
Salty Dog (Wishbone #2)
by Brad StricklandBuried treasure is always a good reason to dig up adventure! There's treasure buried in Oakdale! To find it, Wishbone, Joe, Samantha and David must enter the condemned Trumbull barn.
Salute
by C. W. AndersonFrom the Book jacket: "If I only knew someone who would give him a good home." The owner of a fine horse, just crippled on the track, made the remark and Peter overheard him. Peter was ten and his father had taken him to his first race at Saratoga. He had always loved horses-Mohawk's owner could tell that from the way he acted. Could he take the horse? His father said he could, so a few days later Mohawk came home. Happy, busy days followed for both Peter and Mohawk, for no horse ever received more tender care. He grew strong and lively too. And when another year came around, he ran again and won $500. Perhaps you can guess what Peter did with his money. ... He bought a yearling, and, most exciting of all, Salute was a grandson of the great Man o' War. The artist's beautiful lithographs were all drawn directly on the zinc plates, a technique which gives them a rich depth in tone and quality. C. W. ANDERSON "Young horse lovers are extremely fond of C. W. Anderson's books. They have handsome horse portraits, and they tell in simple, straightforward fashion of the experience of children with horses." -New York Herald Tribune C. W. Anderson grew up in Wahoo, Nebraska, and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. His first book, Billy and Blaze, was published by Macmillan in 1936. Since then more than half a million Billy and Blaze Books have been sold, and Mr. Anderson has come to be recognized as America's foremost author- illustrator of horse stories. He has written such favorites for young readers as A Filly for Joan and High Courage, as well as books for horse enthusiasts of all ages such as Heads Up, Heels Down, C. W. Anderson's Complete Book of Horses and Horsemanship, and Twenty Gallant Horses. Horses still dominate Mr. Anderson's life as an artist and sportsman. He has a country home in Mason, New Hampshire, where he rides, and a studio in Boston.
Salva el árbol de Tato (¡Arriba la Lectura!, Level G #44)
by Jan Lieffering Abbey JacksonNIMAC-sourced textbook
Salvados por los pelos (Ojo, Piojo #Volumen)
by Georgia Costa Fernando Alcalá¡OJO, PIOJO! Un colegio, unos niños... ¡y esos bichitos tomando el control de sus cabezas! Una serie de primeras lecturas DESTERNILLANTE. Cosquillo y Picorina son piojos y exploradores, pero no solo de cueros cabelludos y pelos kilométricos, ¡también del mundo exterior! Necesitarán formarse para sobrevivir a los peligros que hay fuera de casa, aunque dentro, también puede pasar de todo y más si hay piojos piratas al acecho. ¿Conseguirán salir con vida después de un abordaje capitaneado por el piojo más letal del mundo peludo?
Salvage
by Alexandra DuncanSalvage is a thrilling, surprising, and thought-provoking debut novel that will appeal to fans of Across the Universe, by Beth Revis, and The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. This is literary science fiction with a feminist twist, and it explores themes of choice, agency, rebellion, and family. Ava, a teenage girl living aboard the male-dominated, conservative deep space merchant ship Parastrata, faces betrayal, banishment, and death. Taking her fate into her own hands, she flees to the Gyre, a floating continent of garbage and scrap in the Pacific Ocean. This is a sweeping and harrowing novel about a girl who can't read or write or even withstand the forces of gravity. What choices will she make? How will she build a future on an earth ravaged by climate change? Named by the American Booksellers Association as a Spring 2014 Indies Introduce Pick.
Salvage
by Keren DavidAidan Jones was my brother. But I couldn't really remember his face. I couldn't remember talking to him or playing with him. He was just a gap, an absence, a missing person.Before she was adopted by a loving family and raised in a leafy Home Counties town, Cass Montgomery was Cass Jones. Her memories of her birth family disappeared with her name. But when her adopted family starts to break down, a way out comes in the form of a message from her lost brother, Aidan. Having Aidan back in her life is both everything she needs and nothing she expected. Who is this boy who calls himself her brother? And why is he so haunted?I glance at the paper. There's a big picture on the front page. A girl with dark red hair. A girl with eyes that might have been green or they might have been grey. I sit down and stare at Cass, and it is her, it is. My stolen sister.Aidan's a survivor. He's survived an abusive stepfather and an uncaring mother. He's survived crowded foster homes and empty bedsits.He's survived to find Cass. If only he can make her understand what it means to be part of his family. . .
Salvation
by Anne OsterlundSalvador Resendez--Salva to his friends--seems to have it all. He's Student Body president, captain of the football team, and has a near-perfect GPA. Everyone thinks that he could have any girl, and go to any college, that he wants. But how could he ever leave his family? After the death of this mother, his father and younger sisters need him more than ever. Then the most unlikely girl in school--shy, quiet Beth--catches his eye, and with her help, Salva starts to see things differently. And when a tragic accident strikes, Salva is forced to accept that life is too short not to pursue your dreams. Thoughtful and romantic, this is a beautifully written story about following your heart and fulfilling your potential.
Salvation's Song
by Pearl LoveOnly a chosen few can prevent an ancient evil from overtaking the world: the Singers, the Seekers, and the Saviors…. Tyrell Hughes and Jeremy Michalak are both juniors at Winton Yowell High School in Chicago, and aside from sharing a homeroom, they couldn’t be more different. Tyrell is well-liked, surrounded by friends, popular with girls, and looking forward to a bright future. Jeremy transfers to Winton Yowell to escape the troubles of his past. He’s hoping to survive his last two years of high school by flying under his new classmates’ gaydar and indulging in his passion: playing clarinet. Tyrell and Jeremy struggle to ignore their attraction to each other. But that becomes increasingly difficult as young people across the city start dying. Both teens realize they alone know the true cause of the tragedies—and have the ability to put a stop to them. They’re the city’s only chance to defeat the dark forces threatening it, but to succeed, they’ll need to find common ground and reconcile the desires they’re trying to deny.
Salvats pels pèls (Pica, Poll #Volumen)
by Georgia Costa Fernando AlcaláPICA, POLL! Una escola, uns nens, i aquestes petites bestioles apoderant-se dels seus caps! Una sèrie de primeres lectures DIVERTIDÍSSIMA. El Pessigoi i la Picorina ja són exploradors, però no només de cuirs cabelluts i cabells quilomètrics, també del món exterior! Ara hauran de formar-se per sobreviure als perills que hi ha fora de casa, tot i que dins també pot passar de tot, i més si hi ha polls pirates a l'aguait. Aconseguiran sortir vius d'un abordatge capitanejat pel poll més letal del món pelut?
Salvezza
by Erica StevensDopo esser stata catturata da Caleb, Aria è ormai prigioniera del re, il quale le infligge torture così atroci da far vacillare la sua determinazione e il suo istinto di sopravvivenza. Nel frattempo, nella foresta, Braith deve scegliere se continuare a guidare la rivolta contro suo padre oppure se abbandonare la Ribellione e precipitarsi al castello per salvare la donna che ama. Più il tempo passa, più Braith rischia di essere sopraffatto dalla parte violenta e oscura della sua anima e di finire per assomigliare a colui che odia di più: suo padre. Impegnati ad affrontare sfide diverse, Braith e Aria sanno che l’imminente conflitto bellico tra i vampiri e i Ribelli potrebbe dividerli per sempre oppure permettergli di realizzare i loro sogni.