Back Teens | December Newsletter

SelectReads News
Simple News Pro
  Teens  
The Prey

Tom Isbell · HarperTeen
Pages: 404
Format: Print book

The Maze Runner meets The Hunger Games in this heart-pounding trilogy. Orphaned teens, soon to be hunted for sport, must flee their resettlement camps in their fight for survival and a better life. For in the Republic of the True America, it's always hunting season. Riveting action,...

Read More check catalog
 
 
Black Canvas

Dana Aros · Epic Press - (Epic Press)
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

In this map-your-destiny book, you make the decisions as Kelly Anne, who has been on various medications for her bipolar disorder since she was fourteen. Now a senior in high school and off your medication, you struggle to express yourself to old friends who fear you or don't believe...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Football Party Recipes: Delicious Ideas for the Big Event

Katrina Jorgensen · Capstone Press
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Football season is here! Get your football party started off right with an exciting mix of appetizers, main dishes, drinks, and desserts. From peachy-BBQ meatballs to ham-and-cheese pinwheels, these tasty party treats will send party guests rushing for a second helping.
Read More check catalog
 
 
Freedom of Speech or Defamation?: Expressing Yourself on the Web

Jason Porterfield · Rosen Central; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Digital communication?particularly via social networking sites?has quickly become a dominant form of interaction in our society and worldwide. The instantaneous convenience of conversation and dialog with friends down the street or strangers halfway across the globe is a wondrous technological...
Read More check catalog
 
 
So Much Closer

Susane Colasanti · Viking Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

When Brookes crush, Scott, moves from their suburban town to New York City, she decides to follow him there. Living with her formerly estranged dad and adapting to a new school are challenging, and things go from bad to worse when Brooke learns that Scott already has a girlfriend. But as she builds...
Read More check catalog
 
 
How not to choke on tests : achieving academic and testing success

Stephanie Watson · Rosen Pub. Group
Pages: 64
Format:  Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats

This guide for middle school students will instill confidence for test taking. Theyll find proven tips to help prepare for each test and learn how to beat test anxiety before it can beat them. Topics include how to get motivated, take notes, organize time and thoughts, and win at studying....
Read More check catalog
 
 
Superbikes: Machines of Dreams

Phil West · Rosen Classroom
Format: Print book

Examines the history of superbikes and sports bikes, exploring the features and engine capabilities of motorcycles made by companies like Honda, Bimota, and Harley-Davidson.
Read More check catalog
 
 
The Structure of Words: Understanding Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

Liz Miles · Heinemann
Format: Book

This handy, engaging, and gently humorous guide tackles the important subject of word structure and is a perfect resource for teaching common core state standards. It looks at a variety of topics, such as suffixes, prefixes, root words, and the use of dictionaries, and shows how understanding...
Read More check catalog
 
 
My Name Is Victoria

LUCY WORSLEY · Candlewick
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

By turns thrilling, dramatic, and touching, this is the story of Queen Victoria's childhood as you've never heard it before.Miss V. Conroy is good at keeping secrets. She likes to sit as quiet as a mouse, neat and discreet. But when her father sends her to Kensington Palace to become...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Outrageous Pro Wrestling Rivalries

Matt Chandler · Capstone Press
Format: Print book

When it comes to rivalries, pro wrestling claims some of the wildest feuds around. What explosive events are in store when former friends Kane and the Big Show turn against each another? What are the most outstanding matches in the ongoing feud between John Cena and CM Punk? Young sports...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Pixar: Company and Its Founders

A. M. Buckley · Essential Library
Format: Book

Describes the history of the innovative film studio, from the short film ''Luxo Jr.'' in 1986 to its merger with Disney and the success of ''Cars'' and ''Toy Story.''Title: PixarAuthor: Buckley, A. M.Publisher: Abdo GroupPublication Date:...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Marijuana and Synthetics

John Perritano · Mason Crest
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Marijuana has been controversial for a long time. Some point out that marijuana is safer than other legal drugs and even has medical benefits for particular illnesses. Others worry about the drugs gateway potential and the potentially destructive effects of long-term use. As many U.S. states...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas

Jim Ottaviani · First Second
Pages: 133
Format: Hardcover

Jim Ottaviani returns with an action-packed account of the three greatest primatologists of the last century: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas. These three ground-breaking researchers were all students of the great Louis Leakey, and each made profound contributions to primatology...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Under a Painted Sky

Stacey Lee · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 374
Format: Hardcover

Missouri, 1849: Samantha dreams of moving back to New York to be a
professional musician--not an easy thing if you're a girl, and harder
still if you're Chinese. But a tragic accident dashes any hopes of
fulfilling her dream, and instead, leaves her fearing for her life.
With...
Read More check catalog
 
 
The Tinker King

Tiffany Trent · Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Pages: 310
Format: Hardcover

Science and magic mean danger in this sequel to The Unnaturalists, which School Library Journal called "an entertaining mix of steampunk and fantasy."After Vespa, Syrus, and Bayne defeated the Grue and restored order to their world in The Unnaturalists, they thought their future...
Read More check catalog