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The Endangereds
by Philippe Cousteau Austin AslanIt’s time for animals to take fate into their own paws! The Endangereds is the first book in a thrilling new adventure series by world-renowned environmentalist and Emmy-nominated host of Xploration Awesome Planet Philippe Cousteau and award-winning TURBO Racers author Austin Aslan. Innocent animals are in trouble: temperatures are climbing, tides are rising, and nature is suffering. Someone needs to step in to rescue animals from extinction. Someone needs to turn this mess around, before it’s too late.And that someone is . . . the Endangereds, the unlikeliest heroes you’ll ever meet—a superstrong polar bear, a pangolin with a genius for engineering, an extremely sarcastic narwhal, and an orangutan with a big dream. Together, these four daredevils are determined to save endangered species across the globe, no matter what the risk. Rappelling into an underground cavern to save the day? No problem. Looping video footage to sneak through buildings unnoticed? Got it covered. Opening a doorknob? Okay, pretty hard without thumbs. But don’t worry. No matter what it takes, the Endangereds will get the job done. But when two of their friends get kidnapped by a villain with a dastardly agenda, the team finds themselves up to their snouts in trouble. Can the Endangereds save the day? Or will this villain put humans and animals alike on the extinction list? The A-Team meets the animal kingdom in the first book in the thrilling new adventure series from the host of Xploration Awesome Planet Philippe Cousteau and award-winning author Austin Aslan.
The Endangereds: Melting Point
by Philippe Cousteau Austin AslanIt’s time for animals to take fate into their own paws! The Endangereds: The Melting Point is the second book in a thrilling new adventure series by world-renowned environmentalist and Emmy-nominated host of Xploration Awesome Planet Philippe Cousteau and award-winning TURBO Racers author Austin Aslan. Around the world, temperatures are rising, ice caps are melting, and innocent animals are in trouble. Humans had their chance to fix it and failed. It’s time for the animals to take their fate into their own paws. It’s time for . . . the Endangereds. When word reaches the Endangereds that one of the last of a species of nearly extinct sloths is in trouble, the team don’t hesitate to strap on their gear, fire up their helicopter, and rush off into action. But this time their mission is complicated by the appearance an unexpected foe—an animal faction bent on saving the world by making humans extinct. It’s the toughest assignment the Endangereds have faced yet as the faction will stop at nothing to take back the world, one biome at a time. It’s a rollicking new high-stakes turn in the thrilling environmental-adventure series by Philippe Cousteau, the world-renowned environmentalist and Emmy-nominated host of Awesome Planet, and Austin Aslan, the award-winning author of the TURBO Racers book series.
The Great UFO Chase (Thorne Twins Adventure Books, #17)
by Dayle Courtney John HamWhen the mysterious Mr. Kingsley comes to their home town of Ivy, Illinois, on government business, the Thorne twins are convinced that he has something to do with UFO's.
The House That Ate People (Thorne Twins Adventure Books. #20)
by Dayle CourtneyWhen a foreign dignitary is kidnapped during a stay in New York City, twins Eric and Alison try to solve the mystery of his disappearance. Eric and Alison's assignment in New York City was in trouble from the start. They had been asked to host a foreign VIP--16-year-old Prince Haroun al Azzam from the tiny Middle Eastern country of Hajar, who has come to America to inspect a beautiful old mansion his father wants to buy. But even before they arrive, they are being threatened to stay away. Then the man they are supposed to meet there disappears without a trace. The twins' search involves them with a beautiful reporter, a fashion photographer, the ghost of a wealthy recluse, Arab diplomats, FBI agents, a gangster, a lawyer, a city editor, a bodyguard, a real estate salesman from New Jersey, the fullback for the Chicago Bears, and a house from which people tend to disappear! Bookshare has well over 1/2 of the books in the 20 volume Thorne Twins Adventure series in which sixteen-year-old Eric and Alison face dangers and solve mysteries from tropical islands to the Scottish highlands. Look for: #1 Flight to Terror, #2 Escape From Eden, #3 The Knife With Eyes, #4 The Ivy Plot, #5 Operation Doomsday, #6 Omen of the Flying Light, #7 Three Ring Inferno, #9 The Foxworth Hunt, #12 Tower of Flames, #13 The Trail of Bigfoot, #14 Shadow of Fear, #17 The Great UFO Chase and #18 The Olympic Plot, with more on the way. Ages 12-16
The Olympic Plot (Thorne Twins Adventure Books #18)
by Dayle CourtneySome of Eric and Alison's adventures have resulted from the interesting people they've met through their grandfather, the Vice President of the United States. But famous people often attract some very unfriendly characters, too. as they discover in The Olympic Plot. At first, attending the Summer Olympics seems like a wonderful opportunity. The twins are honored even further to be allowed to greet their grandfather and the President during the opening ceremonies. But the trip turns sour from the very moment Alison steps into Olympic Village. Who are those guys posing as athletes? Who has kidnapped Alison, and what do they want with her? Eric works against the clock to free his sister, and a Yugarian athlete risks her life to help him. But they don't know the criminals' goal, and Alison is too confused to help them. Will anybody discover the truth in time to spoil The Olympic Plot? Pictures are described. There's nonstop action in all of the Thorn Twins Adventure books. Check out #1 Flight to Terror, #2 Escape From Eden, #4 The Ivy Plot, #5 Operation Doomsday, #6 Omen of the Flying Light , #7 Three Ring Inferno, #8 Mysterious Strangers, #9 The Foxworth Hunt, #12 Tower of Flames, #13 The Trail of Bigfoot, #14 Shadow of Fear and #17 The Great UFO Chase.
Shadow of Fear (The Thorne Twins Adventure Books #14 )
by Dayle CourtneyLisa Harwood had some wonderful news to tell her friend Alison Thorne. She had just inherited an estate in England! She was excited about making the trip there to see it, but a little worried. Along with the inheritance came an old family legend: "Every female heir under the age of 21 has been killed by a wolf." Lisa hadn't thought much about it at first. But then a wolf was seen prowling on the outskirts of town, the first ever in the memories of the people of Ivy. And soon after that came the appearance of Jeremy Taylor, a strange, wild boy who seemed more at home among wolves than among people. Was the legend coming back to haunt her, even here in Ivy?
The Trail of Bigfoot (The Thorne Twins Adventure Books #13)
by Dayle Courtney[from the back cover] "The twins' plane goes down in the wilderness of western Canada. They must struggle through snow and mountainous terrain to find a miners' camp and safety. But on their way, they are discovered by three people living in the middle of nowhere. The three are unfriendly and wary of outsiders. It soon becomes apparent that they have a secret to protect, and that there's something else nearby that they're very much afraid of. Eric and Alison find that their attempts to contact civilization are being frustrated. One by one, their links are cut off. Helpless and stranded, they are given no explanation for what is happening. Except for mysterious warnings about a legendary monster of the Northwest..."
The Kiss
by Lucy Courtenay'Aphrodite kissed a mortal once by the light of this moon, many thousands of years ago. It drove him crazy. The next person that he kissed - boum. The craziness travelled like this from person to person. It travelled through time. Everywhere - boum! Tu comprends?' 'Where did it end up?' I whisper. His lips are on my cheek now. 'It ended with me. And now I am going to pass it to you. You will like that, mermaid?' Imagine the perfect kiss. A legendary kiss that makes people crazy with love. Imagine a summer's night, on a moonlit beach in the South of France, as French boy Laurent kisses 16-year-old Delilah after the best chat-up line she's ever heard. BOOM! Delilah is pretty sure the Kiss is fiction, despite her head-spinning holiday fling. But with all the sudden crushes, break-ups and melt-downs happening back at home, the Kiss starts looking a little too real for comfort. If only Delilah could keep track of where it's gone ... Who knew one kiss could cause this much trouble? A hilarious rom-com that will delight Geek Girls everywhere!
WILD: Bear Hug
by Lucy CourtenayFeaturing tiger cubs, circus bears, swimming monkeys and cute koalas - this is a must-read series for all animal lovers!Twins Tori and Taya Wild disagree about almost everything ... except for their love of animals! That's a good thing, too, since their mother fosters all kinds of wild animals so their house is always full of them! And now their family has set up an 'animals on film' business their lives have become even WILDER. When her father has to find a cast of horses for a TV period drama Taya thinks it's finally her time to be the STAR. She's desperate to be the one in front of the camera for once. But she's in danger of being upstaged by Boris, the tiny Russian circus bear cub her mum is fostering, who could end up stealing the show ...
WILD: Koala Crazy
by Lucy CourtenayFeaturing tiger cubs, circus bears, swimming monkeys and cute koalas - this is a must-read series for all animal lovers!Twins Tori and Taya Wild disagree about almost everything ... except for their love of animals. Which is good since their mother fosters all kinds of wild animals so their house is always full of them! And now their family has set up an 'animals on film' business their lives have become even WILDER. It was only a matter of time before Tori and Taya had their chance to be on the set of a famous music video when Taya's baby croc is selected to star on a snappy rap video ... And when the twins aren't busy with crocs, it's cute Koco the-kangeroo-loving koala bear who is grabbing their attention. When he goes missing things at Wild World get a bit koala crazy!Check out these other titles in the series: Tiger Trouble, Monkey Magic, Bear Hug
WILD: Monkey Magic
by Lucy CourtenayFeaturing tiger cubs, circus bears, swimming monkeys and cute koalas - this is a must-read series for all animal lovers!Twins Tori and Taya Wild disagree about almost everything ... except for their love of animals - which is good since their mother fosters all kinds of wild animals so their house is almost always full of them! But now their house has gone up in flames and the family's animal film business is struggling to get off its feet. And as if Taya doesn't have enough to worry about, Tori is making new friends without her. But when a request comes in for a swimming troupe of monkeys, things are looking up. They've got the monkeys - now they have to train them. If only Taya could swim ... It's lights, cameras, MONKEYS!
WILD: Tiger Trouble
by Lucy CourtenayFeaturing tiger cubs, circus bears, swimming monkeys and cute koalas - this is a must-read series for all animal lovers!Twins Tori and Taya Wild disagree about almost everything ... except for their love of animals - which is good since their house is almost always full of them! Their mother fosters all kinds of wild animals and the adorable tiger cubs, Chips and Gravy, are the most recent animals keeping them busy.But when Dad falls ill and can no longer travel for work, mum's animal fostering days could be over. They need to think up a money making scheme fast and that's when they set up a new 'animals on film' business ... and soon their lives are about to get even wilder!
The Loudness: A Novel
by Nick CourageHenry Long doesn’t have a heart. Since the Tragedies, he doesn’t have much: just an annoying low-watt buzz from his makeshift transplant, skinny arms, and a dusty library attic from which he charts the slow progress of reconstruction in the Green Zone, the last habitable neighborhood of his troubled coastal city. While his parents work on making the Green Zone independent from a federal government that appears to have abandoned them, Henry himself feels increasingly left on his own—that is, until he discovers a refugee artists’ colony called the Other Side. When the federales don’t take kindly to the Green Zone’s attempts at secession and kidnap Henry’s parents, Henry and his new renegade friends are forced from the colorful streets and underground rock clubs of the Other Side to an overcrowded capital city on the verge of collapse. As Henry uncovers more about the conflicting forces that run his corner of the world, he realizes that not everyone is who they seem to be—himself included. His artificial heart may turn out to be more of a blessing than a curse. In this stunning, fast-paced, and punk rock–like first middle grade novel by author Nick Courage, young readers will be propelled into another world where superheroes emerge from the unlikeliest people.
Snow Struck
by Nick CourageAn historic blizzard is raging across the eastern seaboard, and three unsuspecting kids are about to find themselves smack in the middle of it! Perfect for fans of the I SURVIVED series who are looking for a high-stakes adventure!Neither Elizabeth norher little brother, Matty, have ever been north of Georgia. They&’re used to sandals and shorts, not boots and parkas. So when they fly to New York City to spend the holidayswith their cousin Ashley, they want to experience one thing: SNOW! Ashley can&’t wait to show her cousins how magical Manhattan is at Christmastime. But instead of a week of fun, what they get is an arctic blast that knocks out the power and plunges the skyscrapers into darkness. It&’s unreal: the blizzard covers the Statue of Liberty in ice and topples the famous Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center! When Ashley&’s dog, Fang, gets lost outside, the cousins take matters into their own hands. . . and are caught in the storm&’s dangerous path as they chase Fang across the frozen city. Can the little Pomeranian survive the cold, snow, and ice blanketing Manhattan? Can they?
Storm Blown (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Blue)
by Nick Courage"Beautiful, vivid writing and a power-packed plot . . . I truly loved it." --Lauren Tarshis, bestselling author of the I SURVIVED seriesA major hurricane is raging across the southern United States, and two unsuspecting kids are about to have the adventure of a lifetime! Perfect for kids who love high-stakes plots and natural disaster movies, and anyone interested in extreme weather!A little rain and wind don't worry Alejo--they're just part of life at the beach. As his padrino says, as long as there are birds in the waves, it's safe. When people start evacuating, though, Alejo realizes things might be worse than he thought. And they are. A hurricane is headed straight for Puerto Rico.Emily's brother, Elliot, has been really sick. He can't go outside their New Orleans home, so Emily decides to have an adventure for him. She's on a secret mission to the tiny island Elliot loves. She's not expecting to meet up with an injured goose or a shy turtle. And nothing has prepared her for Megastorm Valerie. Soon Alejo and Emily will be in Valerie's deadly path. Who will survive?
1621: A New Look At Thanksgiving
by Cotton Coulson Sisse Brimberg Margaret M. Bruchac Catherine O'Neill Grace Plimoth PlantationIn cooperation with the Plimoth Plantation, a living-history museum in Massachusetts, National Geographic has recreated the first Thanksgiving. Photographs by National Geographic photographers of the recreation at Plimoth Plantation illustrate this book. In 1621, in a small settlement on the edge of the sea, 52 English colonists celebrated their first harvest. The colonists were joined by 90 men of the Wampanoag tribe for a gathering that was to last three days in a town now known as Plymouth. Over the centuries, there have been countless versions of this story, creating a popular myth of the first Thanksgiving. Many Americans imagine brave, peaceful settlers inviting a few wild Indians over for a turkey dinner. But there was no pumpkin pie or cranberry sauce at this celebration. There were no Indians with woven blankets over their shoulders and large feathered headdresses. No pilgrims with somber black clothes and silver buckle hats either. The English didn't even call themselves Pilgrims. This book puts aside that myth and takes a new look at our American history. It questions what we know and recovers lost voices of the Wampanoag people. True history includes the voices of all its participants. 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving invites young people to read, listen, and think about our shared history. The book also features a foreword, a section on the actual reenactment and the concept of living history, a chronology, an index, and a bibliography.
Getting Near to Baby
by Audrey CouloumbisAudrey Couloumbis's masterful debut novel brings to mind Karen Hesse, Katherine Paterson, and Betsy Byars's The Summer of the Swans—it is a story you will never forget. <P><P> Willa Jo and Little Sister are up on the roof at Aunt Patty’s house. Willa Jo went up to watch the sunrise, and Little Sister followed, like she always does. But by mid-morning, they are still up on that roof, and soon it’s clear it wasn’t just the sunrise that brought them there. <P> The trouble is, coming down would mean they’d have to explain, and they just can’t find the words. <P> This is a funny, sometimes heartbreaking, story about sisters, about grief, and about healing. Two girls must come to terms with the death of their baby sister, their mother’s unshakable depression, and the ridiculously controlling aunt who takes them in and means well but just doesn’t understand children. Willa Jo has to try and make things right in their new home, but she and Aunt Patty keep butting heads. Until the morning the two girls climb up to the roof of her house. Aunt Patty tries everything she can think of to get them down, but in the end, the solution is miraculously simple.<P> A Newbery Honor Book<P> An ALA Notable Book<P> A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year<P>
Jake
by Audrey CouloumbisIt's a few days before Christmas when 10-year-old Jake's mom slips and breaks her leg. For as long as Jake can remember, it's just been him and his mom, so with no one else to look after him the hospital contacts the gruff granddad Jake only knows through awkward twice-a-year phone calls. When grandad shows up, he's nothing like Jake expected. But as Jake gets to know his grandfather and a makeshift family of friends and neighbors come together around him and his mom, he realizes that this might not be such a bad Christmas after all. <p><p> With beautiful spare writing that will appeal to fans of Because of Winn-Dixie and The Higher Power of Lucky, Newbery Honor—winning author Audrey Couloumbis tells a story as warm and welcome as a cup of hot chocolate on a cold day and shows that the best gift of all is the gift of family.
Not Exactly a Love Story
by Audrey CouloumbisIt's 1977. Fifteen-year old Vinnie isn't having a good year. He's recovering from the worst case of galloping acne his dermatologist's ever seen. His girl moved to California without even saying good-bye. And the ink on his parents divorce papers is barely dry, when his mom announces that they're moving from Queens to Long Island.The silver lining in all this is that they move next door to Patsy--everyone's dream girl. Not that she'd ever notice him. But when Vinnie calls Patsy one night, it leads to a chain of anonymous midnight conversations. Under the cover of darkness, Vinnie becomes Vincenzo, Patsy's mystery caller, and the two share a side of themselves they would never reveal in daylight and develop a surprisingly real connection (despite the lies it's built on). As Vinnie gets to know Patsy in real life though, it becomes clear both identifies can't survive and he'll have to find a way to hangup the phone and step into the daylight. Fraught with complications and crackling with witty dialogue, and all the angst and electricity that comes with always being just a phone wire away from the one you want, acclaimed author Audrey Couloumbis's YA debut is a smooth-talking Cyrano meets Saturday Night Fever and tells a quirky, flirty, and smart story that will appeal to fans of Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Frank Portman's King Dork, Natalie Standiford's How to Say Goodbye in Robot, and John Green's An Abundance of Katherines. It's not exactly a love story . . . but it's pretty close.
Summer's End
by Audrey CouloumbisIn the summer of 1965, teenaged cousins Grace, Dolly, and Theo are dealing with the fact their family has been torn apart by the Vietnam War. The idyllic days they used to enjoy are now marred by uncertainty and tension in this powerful novel by the Newbery Honor author.
Blaine for the Win
by Robbie CouchAfter being dumped so his boyfriend can pursue more &“serious&” guys, a teen boy decides to prove he can be serious, too, by running for senior class president in this joyful romp from the author of The Sky Blues.High school junior Blaine Bowers has it all—the perfect boyfriend, a pretty sweet gig as a muralist for local Windy City businesses, a loving family, and awesome, talented friends. And he is absolutely, 100% positive that aforementioned perfect boyfriend—senior student council president and Mr. Popular of Wicker West High School, Joey—is going to invite Blaine to spend spring break with his family in beautiful, sunny Cabo San Lucas. Except Joey breaks up with him instead. In public. On their one-year anniversary. Because, according to Joey, Blaine is too goofy, too flighty, too…unserious. And if Joey wants to go far in life, he needs to start dating more serious guys. Guys like Zach Chesterton. Determined to prove that Blaine can be what Joey wants, Blaine decides to enter the running to become his successor (and beat out Joey&’s new boyfriend, Zach) as senior student council president. But is he willing to sacrifice everything he loves about himself to do it?
If I See You Again Tomorrow
by Robbie CouchA New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a speculative young adult romance about a teen stuck in a time loop that&’s endlessly monotonous until he meets the boy of his dreams. For some reason, Clark has woken up and relived the same monotonous Monday 309 times. Until Day 310 turns out to be…different. Suddenly, his usual torturous math class is interrupted by an anomaly—a boy he&’s never seen before in all his previous Mondays. When shy, reserved Clark decides to throw caution to the wind and join effusive and effervescent Beau on a series of &“errands&” across the Windy City, he never imagines that anything will really change, because nothing has in such a long time. And he definitely doesn&’t expect to fall this hard or this fast for someone in just one day. There&’s just one problem: how do you build a future with someone if you can never get to tomorrow?
The Sky Blues
by Robbie CouchSky&’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the entire school in this witty, heartfelt, and ultimately hopeful debut novel for fans of What if it&’s Us? and I Wish You All the Best.Sky Baker may be openly gay, but in his small, insular town, making sure he was invisible has always been easier than being himself. Determined not to let anything ruin his senior year, Sky decides to make a splash at his high school&’s annual beach bum party by asking his crush, Ali, to prom—and he has thirty days to do it. What better way to start living loud and proud than by pulling off the gayest promposal Rock Ledge, Michigan, has ever seen? Then, Sky&’s plans are leaked by an anonymous hacker in a deeply homophobic e-blast that quickly goes viral. He&’s fully prepared to drop out and skip town altogether—until his classmates give him a reason to fight back by turning his thirty-day promposal countdown into a school-wide hunt to expose the e-blast perpetrator. But what happens at the end of the thirty days? Will Sky get to keep his hard-won visibility? Or will his small-town blues stop him from being his true self?
Can I tell you about Stammering?: A guide for friends, family and professionals
by Sue Cottrell Sophie KhanMeet Harry - a young boy who stammers. Harry invites readers to learn about what it is like to stammer from his perspective and how it affects his daily life and makes him feel. He talks about techniques that can help reduce stammering and describes how friends, family and others can help him to feel at ease and reduce his stammer further. This illustrated book is full of useful information and will be an ideal introduction for young people, aged 7 upwards, as well as parents, friends, teachers and speech therapists working with children who stammer. It is also an excellent starting point for group discussions at home or school.
Shackles From the Deep: Tracing the Path of a Sunken Slave Ship, a Bitter Past, and a Rich Legacy
by Michael CottmanA pile of lime-encrusted shackles discovered on the seafloor in the remains of a ship called the Henrietta Marie, lands Michael Cottman, a Washington, D.C.-based journalist and avid scuba diver, in the middle of an amazing journey that stretches across three continents, from foundries and tombs in England, to slave ports on the shores of West Africa, to present-day Caribbean plantations. This is more than just the story of one ship - it's the untold story of millions of people taken as captives to the New World. Told from the author's perspective, this book introduces young readers to the wonders of diving, detective work, and discovery, while shedding light on the history of slavery.From the Hardcover edition.