This brilliant, adult nonfiction debut from the acclaimed MG author and poet weaves two wrenching personal narratives of recovery and reclamation, spliced with a dazzle of pop-cultureThe Dead Don't Need Reminding is a braided story of Julian Randall's return from a near-suicidal depression, and his determination to retrace his great-grandfather's history to the Mississippi town where he had the audacity to pass and from which he was driven out amid...

In this mystery woven into a family memoir and a timely history of hatred and resistance, the author seeks the truth about her cousin, a star of Vilna’s Yiddish theater before WWII, as well as the answer to the question of how the next generation should honor the memory of the Holocaust.

Mackay shows readers how to prepare for the job search so they won't find themselves unemployed without a clue where to go next. Drawing on real-life stories of people who have transformed their lives by finding the right career, he shows how to: rebuild your personal confidence in the face of rejection, create a daily "recovery program" and job search, take advantage of the way firms and recruiters make hiring decisions, use state-of-the art networking...

When the author heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. His accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors,...

In "Bully Trouble" Junior Asparagus is faced with a bully that doesn't want to share the neighborhood playground. In the titular story, Minnesota Cuke (Larry the Cucumber) is on a quest to find Samson's hairbrush and gain its power to defeat all the bullies of the world before it falls into the wrong hands. But will Minnesota turn into a bully himself? And does the hairbrush really have Samson's strength? The silly song feature is about pizza. VeggieTales...

"When Zuko discovers a clue to Ursa's fate, he enlists the aid of Team Avatar--and enters into a tense alliance with his sister, the deadly and insane Azula--to finally uncover the truth!"--

"Avatar Aang travels to the spirit world to parley with an ancient power, bringing Fire Lord Zuko ever closer to discovering the truth about his mother's fateand his own past. Yet Zuko's sister Azula is becoming increasingly dangerous, threatening to ruin everything that Zuko, Aang, Katara, and Sokka have struggled to achieve on their search!"--Publisher's web site.

Share the adventures of the Pucci family as they search for the perfect pumpkin--only to find it in their own garden! Then use the recipe inside to make your own perfect pumpkin pie.

He has discovered more planets than anyone in history. In this inspiring true story, Geoff Marcy's love of space helped him overcome struggles in his studies until finally he became an astronomer. But he was not on track to make major discoveries. Eventually, he went back to the questions that thrilled him as a boy: Are we alone? Do Earth-like planets orbit the stars in the night sky? It would not be easy to find a planet outside our solar system....

The first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis. "For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940-2020) was a towering figure in the U.S. struggle for civil rights. As an activist and progressive congressman, he was renowned for his unshakable integrity, indomitable courage, and determination to get into "good trouble." In this first book-length biography of Lewis, Raymond Arsenault traces Lewis's upbringing in rural Alabama,...