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Where the Stars Still Shine

Trish Doller · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Print book

Stolen as a child from her large and loving family, and on the run with her mom for more than ten years, Callie has only the barest idea of what normal life might be like. Shes never had a home, never gone to school, and has gotten most of her meals from laundromat vending machines. Her dreams...
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Sapphire Blue

Kerstin Gier · Macmillan Young Listeners; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

Gwen’s life has been a rollercoaster since she discovered she was the Ruby, the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. In between searching through history for the other time-travelers and asking for a bit of their blood (gross!), she’s been trying to figure...
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Ghost Dog Secrets

Peg Kehret · Dutton Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

Each day, Rusty feeds a dog that's left chained in the frigid weather with no shelter and no food or water. When he realizes that the dog's been injured, Rusty and his friend Andrew unchain the dog and take it. Are they stealing, or are they rescuing a dog in need? With the dog living...
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Desires of the Dead: A Body Finder Novel

Kimberly Derting · HarperCollins; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The missing dead call to Violet. They want to be found.Violet can sense the echoes of those whove been murdered—and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Only those closest to her know what she is capable of, but when she discovers the body of a young boy she also draws the attention...
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Winning Weight Training for Girls (Winning Sports for Girls)

David Porter · Facts on File
Pages: 205
Format: Hardcover

Forty percent of high school athletes are girls. As the number of girls participating in sports of all kinds increases, more and more they will discover the benefits of weight training to enhance athletic performance. Winning Weight Training for Girls explains the effects of weight training,...
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The Mexican-American War (World History Series)

Don Nardo · Greenhaven Press
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Examines the Mexican-American War, discussing American expansion, the fall of Mexico City, the conclusion of the war, the peace treaty, and the legacy of a "dirty" war.
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The Bread Bible: Beth Hensperger's 300 Favorite Recipes

Beth Hensperger · Chronicle Books
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

The last word on every kind of bread imaginable, The Bread Bible is the one baking book no kitchen should be without. A trusted authority on baking, Beth Hensperger has brought together hundreds of time-tested recipes, both classic and intriguingly original. The Bread Bible represents the cream...
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She's the Worst

Lauren Spieller · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Ferris Bueller's Day Off meets 10 Things I Hate About You in this fun, contemporary novel about two sisters who have twenty-four hours to fulfill a pact and overcome the secret that threatens to tear them apart.Sisters April and Jenn haven't been close in years. Jenn's too busy...
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