An illustrated retelling of the exploits of the warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon that threatened the kingdom.Living in the family car after their father leaves them penniless, Georgina persuades her younger brother to help her in an elaborate scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming the reward that the owners are bound to offer.
When he is assigned Teddy Roosevelt as his project in school, Riley finds himself inspired by Roosevelt's tenacity and perseverance and resolves to find a way to get what he most wants-a saxophone and music lessons. But as the mystery of the missing cat continues, Grace's well-intentioned plan backfires, and she finds herself in a bit of trouble. When Grace’s neighbor’s cat goes missing, she does her best to make Mrs. 
When Ali spends the summer with her aunt and cousin at the family's vacation home, she stumbles upon a secret that her mother and aunt have been hiding for over thirty years. The daughter of two magicians, Igraine wants nothing more than to be a knight, and when their castle is attacked by a neighbor bent on stealing their magic books, Igraine has an opportunity to demonstrate her bravery. In old Siam, young elephant trainer Run-Run and his old charge, Walking Mountain, must deal with the curse of a sacred white elephant.Ĭomets, Stars, the Moon and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings. Having spent his life trying to escape the foster care system, Newboy finally hits the streets, where a discarded ventriloquist's dummy becomes his closest friend. They battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, find out they will be in the same class in school. A biography of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, five-time Olympic swimming champion who is considered the 'father of modern surfing'". Ten-year-old Merit longs to join her parents in the Resistance and resents the Nazis' presence even more when her aunt, a teacher, is taken away. See spiders close up and learn about the differences between them. Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at his aunt’s Minneapolis home, as well as in his fifth grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.
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