This book is for children to exploring the city New York with fun pictures. Becky, a young New Yorker, takes the reader and a friend on a tour of her favorite places in the city

Born a slave, Frederick Douglass educated himself, escaped, and became on of the greatest social leaders in American History. Although usually identified with the monumental Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Douglass produced two additional autobiograthies, the second of which he called My Bondage and my Freedom

Unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous...

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 book introduces korean folk tales for children. Mr. Moon and Miss Sun: A young boy and his sister must escape from a tiger pretending to be their mother. They climb a rope to heaven where they become Mr. Sun and Miss Moon. The Herdsman and the Weaver: The sad story of the herdsman and the weaver who were allowed to see each other only once a year as punishment for not doing their work

Maniac Magee is a novel written by American author. Exploring themes of racism and homelessness, it follows the story of an orphaned boy looking for a home in the fictional Pennsylvania town of Two Mills. He becomes a local legend for feats of athleticism and fearlessness, and his ignorance of sharp racial boundaries in the town. The book is popular in elementary school curricula, and has been used in scholarly studies on the relationship of children to racial identity and reading

The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antractic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the polar regions

Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger games twice. But she is still not safe. A revolution is unfolding, and everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans – everyone except Katniss. And yet she must play the most vital part in the final battle. Katniss must become their Mockingjay – the symbol of rebellion – no matter what the personal cost

The book is an anthology of science-fiction stories about space.