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Mallory in the Spotlight (Mallory #14)
by Laurie FriedmanThe world is a stage for Mallory McDonald!When Mallory tries out for a part in the school play and gets the lead, she is super excited. But not everyone shares her enthusiasm, especially her best friend Mary Ann. In fact, the more excited Mallory gets, the less excited Mary Ann becomes. Mallory can't understand why Mary Ann is acting so strange. Even though the lights are shining bright, is there something Mallory's not seeing? Can Mallory find a way to play the roles of leading lady and best friend?
Mariah Carey
by Kerrily SapetMariah Carey's life is a Cinderella story. She began as a poor, hard-working beauty who endured harsh discrimination for being biracial. As in a fairy tale, her amazing singing talent helped her escape her tough neighborhood. Soon, she had transformed into a world-famous star. Mariah has captured music's most prestigious awards, along with honors for her charity work. Her first five singles topped the music charts, setting a new record. With 18 number-one hits she has more chart-topping singles than any solo artist in the United States. Her career shows no sign of slowing. Many expect her to challenge The Beatles' World record of 20 number-one hits.This book tells Mariah's tale. It weaves together her challenging biraciai childhood, divorce, and breakdown with her career and personal triumphs. Mariah Carey not only thrills the world with her five-octave voice, but she also helps needy children overcome their obstacles, just as she did.
Masters of Disaster
by Gary PaulsenTwelve-year-old Henry's grand adventures spell disaster for best chums Riley and Reed, who always seems to land in a pile of smelly goo.
Math at Home
by RemediaWatch math skills improve as students work through activities that involve everyday activities such as comparison shopping, using coupons, buying in quantity, learning about budgets, withholding tax, and so much more. A really practical application of math!
Math in the Mall
by RemediaWatch math skills improve as students work through more than 100 real-life math word problems! Math in the Mall takes students on a shopping tour of 28 different shopping mall stores, where they practice additions, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentage discounts to find the cost of items purchased, calculate per-item prices, determine savings, and figure change. These real-life word problems are sure to add relevance and interest to the learning experience and help students become confident consumers.
MCI Comprehension, Level Crimson
by Kay Kovalevs Alison DewsburyStudent Editions contain fiction and nonfiction texts designe for struggling readers. Students interact with and mark texts, providing a concrete representation of the strategies used by active purposeful readers. Multiple opportunities to develop, practice, and master comprehension skills and strategies are provided to each text.
Mealtimes and Milestones: A Teenager's Diary Of Moving On From Anorexia
by Constance BarterAn astonishingly moving and mature account of a young woman's struggle with anorexia nervosa, a serious mental illness affecting 1.1 million people in the UK. At fourteen years of age, Constance Barter was admitted as an in-patient to a specialist eating disorders unit where she remained for seven months. During that time, she kept a diary which sheds light on what it means to have anorexia, how it affects your life, and how it is not just a faddy diet or attention seeking disorder. Constance is an example to anyone suffering from this potentially life-threatening illness that with perseverance and support it can be beaten and sufferers can go on and lead a fulfilling, everyday life. This inspirational diary will help and inspire other sufferers to seek help and overcome their illness as well as providing an invaluable insight into the nature of the illness to families and friends.
Meanicures
by Catherine ClarkWhen three best friends get together, the first thing they talk about these days is always the mean girls in their lives. They decide to banish their enemies by holding a ceremony and burning slips of paper with the mean girls' names on them. But soon afterwards, they discover themselves becoming mean, and they must find a way--with a little help from the owner of their local beauty shop--to reverse the ceremony and revert to the sweet (mostly), kind (if slightly imperfect) personalities. Catherine Clark's first middle-grade novel is a humorous look at the mysterious--and wonderful--nature of friendship.
Meet Me in Horrorwood: Meet Me In Horrorwood (Creepella von Cacklefur #2)
by Geronimo StiltonThis NEW Geronimo Stilton series spinoff stars spooky, silly Creepella von Cacklefur!<P> Gorgo, the monster in Cacklefur Castle's moat, is in love with the famouse monster movie star Blobbina. When Creepella helps Gorgo write Blobbina a love letter, they discover that Blobbina has disappeared! Creepella heads to Horrorwood to search for the missing monster, but will she be able to find her?<P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these. </i>
Megawords 1: Decoding, Spelling, and Understanding Multisyllabic Words, Syllable Types and Syllabication Rules
by Kristin Johnson Polly BayrdNIMAC-sourced textbook
Megawords 2: Decoding, Spelling, and Understanding Multisyllabic Words, Common Prefixes and Suffixes
by Kristin Johnson Polly BayrdNIMAC-sourced textbook
Mia, Matt and the Lazy Gator (Formac First Novels)
by Annie LangloisTwins Mia and Matt can't wait to get to their uncle's summer cottage and find out what animal will be the star of their vacation. Uncle Orlando is the best animal trainer in the country for movies and television. Last time, they helped him train a group of pigs to sing. This year turns out to be a challenge—get an alligator, the slowest and laziest animal on the planet, to dance! All Nestor the Gator will do for Orlando is bathe in the sun. Will the twins get bitten, or will Matt's breakdancing skills help Nestor learn some moves? Suddenly, a strange thing happens the gator starts making a sculpture out of mud and grass. What is he up to? Mia and Matt are in for a surprise! The alligator turns out to be female, and soon thirty baby alligators, nesting in the sculpture, hatch from their eggs.
Mice Take the Stage (Thea Stilton Mouseford Academy #7)
by Thea StiltonJoin Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure through Mouseford Academy!The Most Famouse band on the Mouse Island, the Ratstreet Boys, is performing at Mouseford Academy! The band's producer, Mark Mousington, is auditioning student bands as the opening act. Can the Thea Sisters win the spot as the opening band?
The Mighty, Mighty Daffodils (Houghton Mifflin Leveled Books #Level 1, Book 3)
by Brad Miller Anni MatsickNIMAC-sourced textbook <p><p> This is Grade 5, Level 1, Book 3 in the Houghton Mifflin Leveled Books series. The book info is as follows: Level: Q / DRA: 40 / Genre: Realistic Fiction / Strategy: Infer/Predict / Skill: Compare & Contrast / Word Count: 1,373
Migrating to Michigan (Professor Tuesday's Awesome Adventures in History #2)
by Jeffery L SchatzerReturning safely from their adventures through time to learn about Chief Pontiac's rebellion (Book One), several members of Miss Pepper's class again need Professor Tuesday's help with their studies of Michigan history.In Book Two of the Professor Tuesday series, readers travel with several of Miss Pepper's students and Professor Tuesday as they dodge problems and overcome difficulties while learning firsthand how immigrants struggled to live and work in Michigan. Through it all, they discover that although people have many differences, they are all very much the same.
Mike's Mystery (Boxcar Children #5)
by Dirk Gringhuis Gertrude Chandler WarnerHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer out west on Mystery Ranch. The excitement begins when they meet their old friend, Mike. When Mike is blamed for starting a fire, the Boxcar Children know he's innocent. But can they discover who's really behind Mike's Mystery - before it's too late?
A Million Shades of Gray
by Cynthia KadohataA boy and his elephant escape into the jungle when the Viet Cong attack his village immediately after the Vietnam war.
A Million Shades of Grey
by Cynthia KadohataEver since Tin can remember he's wanted to be an elephant trainer. At twelve years old, he's the youngest - and in his eyes the best - elephant handler in his village. Tin can think of nothing he'd rather do that spend all day with his elephant, Lady, looking after her and playing together. But Tin's peaceful, idyllic life is changed dramatically when the Viet Cong attack his village and he finds himself held hostage by the terrifying soldiers who don't care if he lives or dies. Can Tin find the courage to escape from his captors and save not only his own life, but his precious elephants too?