Ramona the Pest CDNewbery Medal winning author Beverly Cleary expertly depicts the trials and triumphs of growing up through a relatable heroine who isn't afraid to be exactly who she is. Ramona Quimby is excited to start kindergarten. No longer does she have to watch her older sister, Beezus, ride the bus to school with all the big kids. She's finally old enough to take the bus too! Then she gets into trouble for pulling her classmate's boingy curls during recess.

Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin

the hosts of a village fete

Those who survived the 50 percent casualty rate would revolutionize warfare forever

Norse Mythology: Stranded in Asgard

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Moving between the American South and South Korea

and a classroom setting replicated in the home

and presents them as a means of developing a sensuous spirituality

The poignant and insightful memoir from Yossi Klein Halevi

she’ll shock the hell out of Clover City—and maybe herself most of all

Chuck is determined to stop the monsters he’s created

Ian has obligations in England he can’t ignore—and a secret that threatens the fragile trust he and Sam have built