Sydney Sage is main hero of the novel. She is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives

Two is a crowd when Peter and his little brother, Fudge, are in the same room. Grown-ups think Fudge is absolutely adorable, but Peter and his pet turtle, Dribble, know the truth. From throwing temper tantrums to smearing mashed potatoes on the wall, Fudge causes mischief wherever he goes. What will the tiny terror do next?

This book combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into a complex and atmospheric novel. The heroes of the book - a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they trap into a vein of iniquity and corruption

The main character of this book Rebecca Bloomwood, is America’s favorite shopaholic—a young woman with a big heart, big dreams…and just one little weakness

This book will help to teach students about history and its effectson life today. The book is set in the summer of 1935 which was during the Great Depression.This book will give kids a great insight on what life was like as an eleven year old during this time in the history, the hardships that lie within and how good life was as well. "Turtle in Paradise" starts with a young heroine named Turtle. She is living with her mom who is a single mother...

It is an action-packed middle grade novel by Robert C. O"Brien. It"s a story about mice and rats - but they"re very human little things, even though the main characters are rats and mice, each chapter is full of surprises, emotion, plot twists, and exciting events

The book was awarded the 2011 Newbery Medal for excellence in children"s literature. The story follows a young and adventurous girl named Abilene who is sent to Manifest, Kansas by her father in the summer of 1936. The author"s note at the end of the book states that the fictional town of Manifest, Kansas, is based on the real town of Frontenac, Kansas

This is well-crafted, realistic, and heartwarming story. A totally lovable dog and likable characters are part of this humorously gentle, warm, enthralling story about all sorts of friendships. The writing is clear, simple and high quality

This story grips you from the first moment when Fadi and family lose six year old Mariam as they are trying to escape from war-torn Afghanistan. Not only a great lesson on the challenges faced by immigrant families, but a truly heartwarming and emotional story

Quebrado has been traded from pirate ship to ship in the Caribbean Sea for as long as he can remember. The sailors he toils under call him el quebrado—half islander, half outsider, a broken one. Now the pirate captain Bernardino de Talavera uses Quebrado as a translator to help navigate the worlds and words between his mother’s Taíno Indian language and his father’s Spanish. But when a hurricane sinks the ship and most of its crew, it is Quebrado who escapes to safety...