Do you know what an emirp is? I do because I read the book “Pick Me Up” from DK Publishing. It is a book with a whole bunch of information about a wide variety of topics.
I will admit the plot is captivating—Brown keeps the reader constantly wondering what will happen next— but while the book does have a few unpredictable twists, in general it seems like just another version of the same formula.
Christine Lee is a sophomore at Marina Vista High School. As the new school year starts, things aren’t going well for Christine. It’s only been a year since her mother passed away in a car accident, and Christine finds it harder and...
Travel back 1250 b.c. to the ancient land of Egypt. What do you envision? The hundreds of gods that filled the land? Pyramids, mummies and tombs? Maybe so.
Ever wonder who invented duct tape? Do you catch yourself thinking about who the first comic strip superhero was? Then “109 Forgotten American Heroes” is for you! With its colorful and creative backgrounds, this book definitely caught...
Paper Towns is the story of Quentin Jacobsen, a lower rung on the high school social ladder who hangs out mostly with the band geeks. Quentin, or Q, isn’t very sociable, and doesn’t stray far from his tight-knit group, which includes...
Stephenie Meyer's best-selling book “Twilight” has captured the hearts of many readers. When 17-year-old Bella Swan leaves Arizona to live with her father in Forks, Wash., her expectations are low. She soon makes friends at her new...
Have you ever wondered why blood is red or why identical twins look exactly the same? “Ask Me Anything” by D.K. Publishing has the answer to every question you’ve ever wanted to ask, from how old the universe is, to which century had...
Exciting and action packed, this historical novel makes you want to keep reading because you never know what will happen next. Two 13-year-olds wander around Brooklyn and Manhattan, spying, chasing and healing people.
What would you do if you were a part of the dadas, a group of people who others make fun of because of your poofy hair?
In the book Zahrah the Windseeker, the main character, Zahrah, has to face this ridicule.
In The Slippery Slope, the Baudelaires themselves on their own. They are trying to discover the headquarters to V.F.D., a mysterious organization that their parents supposedly belonged to. Violet and Klaus are determined to find out why...
Ann's story is told in Howard Greenfeld's book, After the Holocaust, a historical work set in the 1930's and 1940's. It is a moving historical collection of maps, photographs and stories of real people who went through horrible situations....