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Birds of Paradise
by Irena HoareHow many different kinds of birds of paradise? Where do birds of paradise live? What colors are birds of paradise? Find the answers to these questions, and learn much more about the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and lives of birds of paradise.
Birdy
by Jess VallanceFrances Bird has been a loner for so long that she's given up on ever finding real friendship. But then she's asked to show a new girl around school, and she begins to think her luck could finally be changing. Eccentric, talkative and just a little bit posh, Alberta is not at all how Frances imagined a best friend could be. But the two girls click immediately, and it's not long before they are inseparable. Frances could not be happier. As the weeks go on, Frances finds out more about her new best friend--her past, her secrets, her plans for the future--and she starts to examine their friendship more closely. Is it, perhaps, just too good to be true?
Birth Right (The\forgotten Ones Ser. #1)
by D. C. LewisKiera Hemming doesn’t want to be a monster. She wants to spend her summer riding WaveRunners and taking camping trips, and to go back to college in the fall. But she’s a werewolf -- the first Lycoan born in 200 years, and next in line to take over her mother’s pack. As her mother’s control over both her daughter and her pack weakens, and Kiera is nearly killed over the birthright she doesn’t want to claim, she finds herself at the center of overlapping wars she doesn’t fully understand. With a mysterious Watcher, rival Lycoan factions, her mother, and Brandon—a childhood friend she might be falling in love with, all competing for her future, Kiera must determine what a birthright truly is, and what she will -- or can -- do in the face of hers.
Birthday Blues (Wondergirls #7)
by Jillian BrooksI can't believe it, I'm FINALLY turning TWELVE! I'm totally EXCITED because my three BEST FRIENDS are coming to a PARTY at my mom's house... and I'm even allowed to invite four BOYS! But the only thing I REALLY want for my birthday isn't something that fits in a box... Go to Bookshare for more books in the Wondergirls series about 4 friends navigating life in middle school starting with #1 The New Girl, #2 Team Player, #4 And The Winner is and #5 Perfect Harmony. I want my parents to get back together.
Birthday Cake Waffle: Book 8 in the Diner of the Dead Series
by Carolyn Q. HunterIt's Sonja's birthday and her boyfriend Frank has a romantic weekend getaway planned for them at a secluded cabin in the mountains. Sonja is grateful for the chance to finally escape from the daily drama of family, solving murders, and talking to ghosts. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned when Sonja believes that she has witnessed a murder at a neighboring cabin, and the getaway becomes rather confusing when there is no evidence found that indicates a murder ever took place. Will Sonja be able to use her supernatural skills to get to the bottom of things before it's too late, or will her birthday weekend be ultimately ruined by a visions of ghosts, murder and mayhem?
Birthday: A Novel
by Meredith Russo“Lovers who surmount the odds have always been intense emotional fodder, but rarely have we seen a story like Birthday...true and raw, haunting and undeniable.” —The New York Times Book ReviewTwo best friends. A shared birthday. Six years...ERIC: There was the day we were born. There was the minute Morgan and I decided we were best friends for life. The years where we stuck by each other’s side—as Morgan’s mom died, as he moved across town, as I joined the football team, as my parents started fighting. But sometimes I worry that Morgan and I won’t be best friends forever. That there’ll be a day, a minute, a second, where it all falls apart and there’s no turning back the clock.MORGAN: I know that every birthday should feel like a new beginning, but I’m trapped in this mixed-up body, in this wrong life, in Nowheresville, Tennessee, on repeat. With a dad who cares about his football team more than me, a mom I miss more than anything, and a best friend who can never know my biggest secret. Maybe one day I’ll be ready to become the person I am inside. To become her. To tell the world. To tell Eric. But when?Six years of birthdays reveal Eric and Morgan’s destiny as they come together, drift apart, fall in love, and discover who they’re meant to be—and if they’re meant to be together. From the award-winning author of If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo, comes a heart-wrenching and universal story of identity, first love, and fate.“Beautifully written, Birthday is an altogether singular contribution to the gradually growing body of transgender literature and, indeed, to mainstream literature, as well.” —ALA Booklist, starred review
Birthright
by Wendy L. KoenigFiera, a witch, has stayed hidden all her life. When her parents die from a famine in early Medieval England, she decides to begin a new life elsewhere, first meeting Captain, a horse she can speak with, and then rescuing a witch child, Marie. Efar, a griffin, is tired of his life as a lady's man and wants to settle down. Just as he realizes Fiera's not what he first believed, a vicious band of highwaymen attacks, stealing Captain and mortally injuring Marie. As Fiera rushes to the nearby city of Chester to save Marie and Efar races after the stolen Captain, a dragon shifter prince, Bartheleme, plots to ruin their happiness.
Bitter
by Akwaeke EmeziFrom National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi comes a companion novel to the critically acclaimed PET that explores both the importance and cost of social revolution--and how youth lead the way.After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille. Bitter&’s instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus . . . but her friends aren&’t willing to settle for a world that&’s so far away from what they deserve. Pulled between old friendships, her artistic passion, and a new romance, Bitter isn&’t sure where she belongs—in the studio or in the streets. And if she does find a way to help the revolution while being true to who she is, she must also ask: at what cost? This timely and riveting novel—a companion to the National Book Award finalist Pet—explores the power of youth, protest, and art.
Bitter Frost (Bitter Frost Series #1)
by Kailin GowFrom the author of the ALA YALSA Reader's Choice Winner in Science Fiction and Fantasy and award-winning filmmaker Kailin Gow comes an epic fantasy series, called Bitter Frost! PRAISE FOR BITTER FROST SERIES (R) "Loved this book and am so excited to see what happens in the next one. I have a feeling that Mrs. Gow will be the next it author." - Amanda Drost, Broken Arrow "This is my first novel by Kailin Gow and I promise it won't be the last! She has a wonderful way of capturing the reader from the start and easily transports them to an interesting and fascinating world of Feyland where fairies, pixies and werewolves exist – a beautiful place where magic is normal and necessary, and a place where humans normally cannot survive." - Theresa, Just One More Paragraph "OMG...this series just keeps getting better! I absolutely love this series. I love reading Kailin's books." – Jamie Johnson, Fantasy Book Chick blog "I love Kailin Gows books and Frost Kisses is no exception. She is an amazing author who can weave her magic so throughly that you feel as if you are there." - Jessica Bolton, Book Rock Goddess "I have to give the author credit – Love Triangle – very different. What I mean by that – not typical. The author makes it where it will just shock the sh*t out of you. I can't really explain it with out giving it away. The only hint I can give is that it doesn't go down the way traditional love triangles go. I think the author was very bold and for that, she made me a fan." - Sunny "This needs to be a TV or movie series. I love books and this one effected me so much! The story makes you feel like your in the series. I would watch this any day!" - Christina Rossner DESCRIPTION All her life, Breena had always dreamed about fairies as though she lived among them...beautiful fairies living among mortals and living in Feyland. In her dreams, he was always there the breathtakingly handsome but dangerous Winter Prince, Kian, who is her intended. When Breena turns sixteen, she begins seeing fairies and other creatures mortals don t see. Her best friend Logan, suddenly acts very protective. Then she sees Kian, who seems intent on finding her and carrying her off to Feyland. That's fine and all, but for the fact that humans rarely survive a trip to Feyland, a kiss from a fairy generally means death to the human unless that human has fairy blood in them or is very strong, and although Kian seemed to be her intended, he seems to hate her and wants her dead. This edgy tale about beautiful and dangerous fairies, based on Dutch lore, will leave you breathless... **The Bitter Frost Series is an Epic Fantasy Romance Series appropriate for age 14 and Up! BITTER FROST SERIES (Reading Order) Bitter Frost Forever Frost Silver Frost The Fairy Letters (Kian's Novel) Frost Kisses Midnight Frost Frost Fire Spring Frost Enchanted Frost Ring of Ice (A year after Enchanted Frost)
Bitter Rose: Color Me Crushed (TrueColors #8)
by Melody CarlsonMaggie blames her mom for the family's disintegration. "She's driven him away with her constant nagging and complaining and arguing. Honestly, who could stand to live with that woman?" she vents to her friend Claire. However, there's more to the story, and Maggie desperately wants to know the truth -- something nobody seems willing to tell her.
Bitterblue (Graceling Realm #3)
by Kristin CashoreEnter the Graceling Realm and let it work its magic in this unforgettable novel from New York Times bestselling author Kristin Cashore. When Queen Bitterblue took the throne of Monsea, she was a child, and her advisers ran the kingdom for her. Now she is beginning to question their decisions, especially how they handle the legacy of her father Leck, who who ruled through his Grace—a special talent for mind-altering—and his taste for darkness and violence. Bitterblue needs to know Monsea&’s past to lead it into the future, so she begins exploring the city sreets at night, disguised and alone. As she does, she meets two thieves, who hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign. And one of them, with a Grace that he hasn't yet identified, holds a key to her heart.Bitterblue is a gateway to the Graceling Realm that braids together magic, memory, and romance.Look for Kristin Cashore's highly-anticipated return to the Graceling Realm, Winterkeep!"Some authors can tell a good story; some can write well. Cashore is one of the rare novelists who do both. Thrillingly imagined and beautifully executed, Bitterblue stands as a splendid contribution in a long literarly tradition." —The New York Times Book Review on Bitterblue* "Brilliantly detailed and brimming with vibrant and dynamic characters." —SLJ, starred review of Bitterblue&“There are some books that stick with you for years, and Kristen Cashore&’s Fire is one of them. Thoughtful, steamy and completely original, Fire is YA fantasy at its absolute best.&”—Sabaa Tahir, author of New York Times bestselling Ember in the Ashes on FireA New York Times bestsellerALA Best Fiction for Young AdultsA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA BCCB Blue Ribbon Title
Bittersweet Sixteen
by Carrie Karasyov Jill KargmanCo-written by bestselling authors Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman, star of the Bravo series Odd Mom Out, Bittersweet Sixteen is a story of friendship, drama, and the hazards of turning sixteen.A brand-new wardrobe from Saks, a private jet, and a red-carpet guest list: just your average Sweet Sixteen party.At least it is for the teens who attend Tate, the posh all-girls high school in Manhattan. But Laura Finnegan—thrift store junkie and scholarship student at Tate—isn't like everyone else. And when her best friends Whitney and Sophie begin obsessing over their birthday bashes, tempers start to flare, Prada bags go flying, and guys are tossed around in vicious tug-of-war battles. Whose Sweet Sixteen will reign supreme?
Bittersweet in the Hollow (Bittersweet In The Hollow (trade) Ser.)
by Kate PearsallIn this beautifully dark and enthralling YA, four sisters with unusual talents investigate a mysterious disappearance in their secluded Appalachian town. For fans of House of Hollow and Wilder Girls!In rural Caball Hollow, surrounded by the vast National Forest, the James women serve up more than fried green tomatoes at the Harvest Moon diner, where the family recipes are not the only secrets.Like her sisters, Linden was born with an unusual ability. She can taste what others are feeling, but this so-called gift soured her relationship with the vexingly attractive Cole Spencer one fateful night a year ago . . . A night when Linden vanished into the depths of the Forest and returned with no memories of what happened, just a litany of questions—and a haze of nightmares that suggest there&’s more to her story than simply getting lost.Now, during the hottest summer on record, another girl in town is gone, and the similarities to last year&’s events are striking. Except, this time the missing girl doesn&’t make it home, and when her body is discovered, the scene unmistakably spells murder.As tempers boil over, Linden enlists the help of her sisters to find what&’s hiding in the forest . . . before it finds her. But as she starts digging for truth—about the Moth-Winged Man rumored to haunt the Hollow, about her bitter rift with Cole, and even about her family—she must question if some secrets are best left buried.
Bitácora de regreso a casa
by PauletteeEl libro más personal de Paulettee hasta el momento. En él comparte sus sentimientos más íntimos y episodios de su vida, desde los mejores recuerdos hasta las lecciones más dolorosas. Lleno de profundas reflexiones, con lindas ilustraciones y mucho espacio de actividades, Bitácora de regreso a casa es una invitación para que compartas un viaje de autoconocimiento con Paulettee; habrá risa, llanto, tristeza, agradecimiento y mucho más, pero llegarás al mejor lugar: a ti. Este libro te invita a amarte a través de su historia y la tuya unidas en una sola.
Black Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults
by Barbara Thrash Murphy Deborah MurphyBlack Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults is a biographical dictionary that provides comprehensive coverage of all major authors and illustrators – past and present. As the only reference volume of its kind available, this book is a valuable research tool that provides quick access for anyone studying black children’s literature – whether one is a student, a librarian charged with maintaining a children’s literature collection, or a scholar of children’s literature. The Fourth Edition of this renowned reference work illuminates African American contributions to children’s literature and books for young adults. The new edition contains updated and new information for existing author/illustrator entries, the addition of approximately 50 new profiles, and a new section listing online resources of interest to the authors and readers of black children’s literature.
Black Beauty (Longman Classics)
by Anna Sewell D. K. SwanThis series provides a stimulating introduction to the great classic stories of literature and the best in children's fiction. The books are easy and enjoyable to read. Each title includes interesting information about the authors, and comprehension questions to spark discussion.
Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
by Brandy ColbertA searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District—a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives.In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today?These are the questions that award-winning author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this unflinching nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre. In examining the tension that was brought to a boil by many factors—white resentment of Black economic and political advancement, the resurgence of white supremacist groups, the tone and perspective of the media, and more—a portrait is drawn of an event singular in its devastation, but not in its kind. It is part of a legacy of white violence that can be traced from our country's earliest days through Reconstruction, the Civil Rights movement in the mid–twentieth century, and the fight for justice and accountability Black Americans still face today.The Tulsa Race Massacre has long failed to fit into the story Americans like to tell themselves about the history of their country. This book, ambitious and intimate in turn, explores the ways in which the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre is the story of America—and by showing us who we are, points to a way forward.YALSA Honor Award for Excellence in Nonfiction
Black Blizzard (Day of Disaster)
by Kristin JohnsonJust when Tyler thought his day couldn't get any worse, his speech team's bus gets stuck in the middle of the desert. After an embarrassing screw-up that caused the team to lose, all Tyler wants is get home. But the wind is picking up and the dark, ominous clouds approaching look threatening. His teammates are starting to panic. If they aren't running away or getting hurt, they're bickering with one another. Can Tyler help his team keep it together as they figure out how to survive the incoming dust storm?
Black Boy White School
by Brian F. WalkerHe couldn’t listen to music or talk on the phone without her jumping all over him about what they listened to up in Maine, or how they talked up in Maine, or how he better not go up to Maine and start acting ghetto. Maine. Anthony’s mother didn’t even know where it was until he’d shown it to her on a map, but that still didn’t stop her from acting like she was born there.Anthony “Ant” Jones has never been outside his rough East Cleveland neighborhood when he’s given a scholarship to Belton Academy, an elite prep school in Maine.But at Belton things are far from perfect. Everyone calls him “Tony,” assumes he’s from Brooklyn, expects him to play basketball, and yet acts shocked when he fights back.As Anthony tries to adapt to a world that will never fully accept him, he’s in for a rude awakening: Home is becoming a place where he no longer belongs.In debut author Brian F. Walker’s hard-hitting novel about staying true to yourself, Anthony might find a way to survive at Belton, but what will it cost him?
Black Canary: Breaking Silence (DC Icons Series)
by Alexandra MonirIn this thrilling origin story of Black Canary, Dinah Lance's voice is her weapon. And in a near-future world where women have no rights, she won't hesitate to use everything she has--including her song--to fight back.Dinah Lance was eight years old when she overheard the impossible: the sound of a girl singing. It was something she was never meant to hear--not in her lifetime and not in Gotham City, taken over by the vicious, patriarchal Court of Owls. The sinister organization rules Gotham City as a dictatorship and has stripped women of everything--their right to work, to make music, to learn, to be free.Now seventeen, Dinah can't forget that haunting sound, and she's beginning to discover that her own voice is just as powerful. But singing is forbidden--a one-way route to a certain death sentence. Fighting to balance her father's desire to keep her safe, a blossoming romance with mysterious new student Oliver Queen, and her own need to help other women and girls rise up, Dinah wonders if her song will finally be heard. And will her voice be powerful enough to destroy the Court of Owls once and for all?
Black Chuck
by Regan McDonellPsycho. Sick. Dangerous. Réal Dufresne's reputation precedes him. When the mangled body of his best friend, Shaun, turns up in a field just east of town, tough-as-hell Réal blames himself. But except for the nightmares, all Ré remembers is beating the living crap out of Shaun the night of his death. Shaun's girlfriend, sixteen-year-old Evie Hawley, keeps her feelings locked up tight. But now she's pregnant, and the father of her baby is dead. And when Réal looks to her to atone for his sins, everything goes sideways. Fast. The tighter Evie and Réal get, the faster things seem to fall apart. And falling in love might just be the card that knocks the whole house down. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Black Dawn
by L. J. SmithThe eighth book in L.J. Smith’s beloved bestselling Night World series is now available as a special collector’s edition!First he puts her in a dungeon. Then he realizes they are soulmates. Now he wants to make her a vampire princess. Maggie Neely is a short, spunky sixteen-year-old with auburn hair and an iron will. When her brother turns up missing, she’s determined to find him. But she never suspects that the trail will lead her into the most secret heart of the Night World, a kingdom where no outsider has stepped in five hundred years...
Black Dog: 4 vs the wrld
by Matthew HeitiThe Breakfast Club meets Shirley Jackson in a fusion of live theatre and technology that tells a darkly comic but hopeful story of four teenage outsiders struggling with death, depression and the shadow of a black dog. Two is fraught. While dealing with the impossible expectations of her parents, she is trying to understand why her brother, a bright and talented teenager, has taken his own life. It’s not until a fateful school detention that she meets three other students who all seem as lost as she is. There’s Three, a quiet, misunderstood guy who doesn’t quite know how to care for himself; Four, the fashionable, popular kid and class clown; and Five, a rebel ready to fight against everyone and everything. Despite their differences, they each grapple with depression and anxiety and become an unlikely source of comfort to one another. As the four unite to battle teachers, parents, therapists and their own demons, their promising futures begin to reveal themselves.
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
by Coe Booth Kekla Magoon Rita Williams-Garcia Varian Johnson Tracey Baptiste Justina Ireland Jason Reynolds Lamar Giles Brandy Colbert Dhonielle Clayton Ibi Zoboi Leah Henderson Renée Watson Nic Stone Liara Tamani Tochi Onyebuchi Jay ColesEdited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today—Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it’s like to be young and Black in America. <P><P>Black is...sisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by Renée Watson. <P><P>Black is…three friends walking back from the community pool talking about nothing and everything, in a story by Jason Reynolds. <P><P>Black is…Nic Stone’s high-class beauty dating a boy her momma would never approve of. <P><P>Black is…two girls kissing in Justina Ireland’s story set in Maryland. <P><P>Black is urban and rural, wealthy and poor, mixed race, immigrants, and more—because there are countless ways to be Black enough. <P><P>Contributors: <br>Justina Ireland <br>Varian Johnson <br>Rita Williams-Garcia <br>Dhonielle Clayton <br>Kekla Magoon <br>Leah Henderson <br>Tochi Onyebuchi <br>Jason Reynolds <br>Nic Stone <br>Liara Tamani <br>Renée Watson <br>Tracey Baptiste <br>Coe Booth <br>Brandy Colbert <br>Jay Coles <br>Ibi Zoboi <br>Lamar Giles
Black Flowers, White Lies
by Yvonne VentrescaHer father died before she was born, but Ella Benton knows they have a supernatural connection. Since her mother discourages these beliefs, Ella keeps her cemetery visits secret. But she may not be the only one with secrets. Ella’s mother might be lying about how Dad died sixteen years ago. Newfound evidence points to his death in a psychiatric hospital, not as a result of a tragic car accident as her mother always claimed. After a lifetime of just the two of them, Mom suddenly feels like a stranger.When a handprint much like the one Ella left on her father’s tombstone mysteriously appears on the bathroom mirror, at first she wonders if Dad is warning her of danger as he did once before. If it’s not a warning, could her new too-good-to-be-true boyfriend be responsible for the strange occurrences? Or maybe it’s the grieving building superintendent whose dead daughter strongly resembles Ella? As the unexplained events become more frequent and more sinister, Ella becomes terrified about who-or what-might harm her.Soon the evidence points to someone else entirely: Ella herself. What if, like her father, she’s suffering from a breakdown? In this second novel from award-winning author Yvonne Ventresca, Ella desperately needs to find answers, no matter how disturbing the truth might be.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers-picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.