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The Sasquatch Suspect (Cyber Sleuths Ser.)
by Thomas Kingsley Troupe Mariano EpelbaumA young boy investigates online claims of Bigfoot sightings in this installment of the Cyber Sleuths chapter book series. Young sleuth Cliff Ringold is a fan of legendary cryptid creatures. When a local resort posts “evidence” of Bigfoot, he sets out to verify their farfetched claims. Can Cliff trust what he sees on social media, or will he have to track down the real-life sasquatch for himself? Follow along as Cliff enlists the help of other mystery-solving kids—the Cyber Sleuths—to uncover the truth. Created in partnership with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), this action-packed chapter book is perfect for young readers and demonstrates valuable media literacy skills. Books in This Series: The Lip-Sync Scandal The Sasquatch Suspect The Sham City of Atlantis The Super Berries Scam
The Sham City of Atlantis (Cyber Sleuths Ser.)
by Thomas Kingsley Troupe Mariano EpelbaumA young boy investigates an online claim about the lost city of Atlantis in this installment of the Cyber Sleuths chapter book series. Nick Pendleton’s favorite online star, Griff Willis, is lighting up the internet. In a series of social media posts, the star claims to have discovered the lost city of Atlantis! Has the star actually located one of the world’s greatest mysteries, or are his claims another epic myth? Follow along as Nick enlists the help of other mystery-solving kids—the Cyber Sleuths—to uncover the whole truth. Created in partnership with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), this action-packed chapter book is perfect for young readers and demonstrates valuable media literacy skills. Books in This Series: The Lip-Sync Scandal The Sasquatch Suspect The Sham City of Atlantis The Super Berries Scam
History Tipsters go to the Polls: The Inside Scoop On Voting And Elections (History Tipsters Ser.)
by Jessica GundersonToday, the right to vote might seem like an obvious part of our democracy. But the struggle for this basic right goes back hundreds of years. Take a tour through the ages to meet the people who shaped our current elections and voting rights. Get the hottest tips on how history was made in this fun graphic novel.
History Tipsters Climb Capitol Hill: The Inside Scoop On U. S. Congress (History Tipsters Ser.)
by Ted AndersonTake a trip to Capitol Hill, where the most important decisions in the United States are made. Jane Representative can answer all your questions. How was Congress formed? What do senators and representatives do? How do they get elected? Get a first-hand look into Congress, along with some inside tips on history with this fun graphic novel!
History Tipsters Sneak into the Oval Office: The Inside Scoop On The U. S. Presidency (History Tipsters Ser.)
by Blake HoenaPeek inside the most important office in the country! Today, the president of the United States is one of the most powerful people in the world, but before America was a country, ruling royalty was the norm. Let the U.S. presidents of the past and present lead you through the history of their office and how it changed over time in this fun graphic novel.
History Tipsters Break Down the U.S. Constitution: The Inside Scoop On Our Founding Document (History Tipsters Ser.)
by Sara Lynn LattaThe history of the United States goes back hundreds of years. In that time, the country has changed and grown a great deal. But it all began with one document. Follow historical figures in this graphic novel as they break down the U.S. Constitution and get the juiciest tips on how the document—and the nation—has changed over time.
Aaron Judge: Home Run Hero (Sports Illustrated Kids Stars Of Sports Ser.)
by Ryan G. Van CleaveAaron Judge was a big kid with big talent. He was a star in basketball, baseball, and football. Many colleges tried to recruit him to play football, but his true love was always baseball. From winning the Home Run Derby his rookie year to smashing a home run during his first at-bat with the Yankees, Judge has had many amazing moments. Find out all about this superstar slugger in this captivating sports biography.
Katie Ledecky: Swimming Legend (Sports Illustrated Kids Stars Of Sports Ser.)
by Ryan G. Van CleaveAt just 15 years old, Katie Ledecky won her first gold Olympic medal. Since then, she has added nine more Olympic medals and 21 world championships. She has also broken 16 world records and has the most individual world swimming titles of all time—more than any man or woman in swimming history. Dive into this inspiring sports biography and learn all about Katie Ledecky and her legacy.
Kylian Mbappé: Soccer Icon (Sports Illustrated Kids Stars Of Sports Ser.)
by Ryan G. Van CleaveAt 7 years old, Kylian Mbappé scored his first goal. At 16 years old, made his professional soccer debut. At 19, he helped France win a World Cup. Every year after that brought more fame and success for Mbappé. Learn all about this unstoppable soccer superstar and how he has changed the game in this enlightening biography.
Lewis Hamilton: Racing Champion (Sports Illustrated Kids Stars Of Sports Ser.)
by Ryan G. Van CleaveLewis Hamilton was just 23 years old when he won his first Formula One World Championship title. He’s added six more to his name since then. He holds records for podium finishes, pole positions, and more. Hamilton was the first Black F1 driver in history. He’s faced racism. He’s faced bullying. But he continues to rise to the challenge. Follow Hamilton’s road to success in this gripping biography.
Anya Flees the Fallout: A Chernobyl Survival Story (Girls Survive Ser.)
by Erin FalligantTwelve-year-old Anya has a good life with her family in the town of Pripyat, not far from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. But then, one night, an explosion lights up the night sky—and something about the flames doesn’t look right. Anya’s father, a firefighter, is called to the plant, and soon the seriousness of the situation grows. What went wrong at the plant? What is the government not telling them? And will Anya and her family survive the fallout that follows? Readers can learn the story of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster from nonfiction backmatter, including a glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and more in this Girls Survive story.
Min and the Protests: A Tiananmen Square Survival Story (Girls Survive Ser.)
by Ailynn CollinsThirteen-year-old Min knows a lot about protesting, as both her parents are activists. But Min has yet to attend a protest. That all changes in May of 1989. Min’s parents bring her to Tiananmen Square, where thousands of peaceful protestors are asking for political and economic changes. When the prime minister calls in the military, the peaceful protests become dangerous. Min is separated from her parents, and the square is filled with violence. Min’s life will forever be changed after the Tiananmen Square protests.
Streetball Showdown (Jake Maddox Jv Ser.)
by Jake Maddox Elliott SmithWhen country kid Langston is sent to spend the summer with family in the city, he's sad about missing an important basketball tournament. But then his cousin Ant introduces him to street basketball. After a rough start, Langston makes strides with this new way to play, largely thanks to Ant's tips and tricks. But when Langston gets too much attention from the others in the neighborhood, the cousins' friendship takes a hit and the two start avoiding each other. Soon Langston is given the chance to play with another team. Will he leave Ant and the bad blood behind, or will family come first?
Skate Fearless (Jake Maddox Jv Ser.)
by Jake Maddox Mary E. StrandPJ got her first skateboard a year before her friend Marco got one. Over the years they've taught each other lots of tricks and encouraged one another to keep improving. But as they start seventh grade, PJ notices that Marco seems to want to spend more time with Ethan and Ty, two bullies who seem to think girls can't skate. PJ decides to prove them wrong and enters a skateboarding contest. Will she prove that she is a fearless skater, or will the boys get in her head and psych her out?
Divya Far From Home (Divya Dubey Ser.)
by Sita JitNine-year-old Divya’s life is turned upside down when her family moves from Delhi, India, to a new city halfway across the world. Suddenly Divya goes from having her own quiet bedroom to sharing one with her cousin—and a crowded home with the rest of her extended family. Plus she has to go to a new school where the other kids treat her like she’s from another planet. Everyone keeps saying change is good—but not if you didn’t want to leave home in the first place!
Sports Car Origins (Powerful Sports Cars Ser.)
by Mae RespicioZOOM! What is that red streak going down the road? It’s a fast sports car! People everywhere love the speed and style of these sleek cars. But how did they get their start? Who invented them, and when were they first created? Discover the history behind some of the most popular sports cars found on the road today.
Sports Cars of Tomorrow (Powerful Sports Cars Ser.)
by Mae RespicioZZZZIP! What is that car zooming down the road? It’s a high-tech sports car of the future. With cutting-edge materials, automation, powerful electric motors, and more, sports car fans can look forward to many amazing new features in the future. Peek behind the curtain to see what car makers plan to bring to tomorrow’s amazing sports cars.
Sports Car Design (Powerful Sports Cars Ser.)
by Mae RespicioVVRRUUMM! Did you hear that roaring sound? It’s the revving engine of a powerful sports car. Car fans love the sleek curves, wide tires, and rumbling, turbocharged engines found in popular sports cars. Look under the hood to get a closer look at the special features that make sports cars some of the world’s fastest and most eye-catching vehicles.
Sports Car Racing (Powerful Sports Cars Ser.)
by Mae RespicioVEEERRM! Did you see those sleek cars streaking by? They’re competing in one of the world’s most popular events—sports car racing! From the 12 Hours of Sebring to the 24 Hours of Daytona, drivers in the world’s fastest sports cars race to see who will come out on top. Take a trip to the track and discover which cars have found success in the world of sports car racing.
Jason Kelce: Gridiron Great (Sports Illustrated Kids Stars Of Sports Ser.)
by Ryan G. Van CleaveJason Kelce was a walk-on player for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team, where he played multiple positions. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Kelce wasn’t as big as most centers, but he was fast and determined. His incredible work ethic and heartfelt passion have made Kelce a legend on and off the football field. Follow his inspirational path to becoming an NFL great.
Travis Kelce: Superstar Tight End (Sports Illustrated Kids Stars Of Sports Ser.)
by Ryan G. Van CleaveIn high school, Travis Kelce played quarterback. In college, Kelce moved to the tight end position. This move would set the path for his legendary career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Hard work, dedication, and perseverance took Kelce from a third-round NFL draft pick to a record-setting star. Get all the details about his impactful football career.
The Singularity
by Dino BuzzatiIn this prophetic allegory about artificial intelligence by a renowned figure of twentieth-century Italian literature, a modest university professor becomes involved in a remote and enigmatic project in the middle of the Cold War.At the beginning of Dino Buzzati&’s The Singularity, Ermanno Ismani, an unassuming university professor, is summoned by the minister of defense to accept a two-year, top-secret mission at a mysterious research center, isolated from the world among forests, plunging cliffs, and high mountains. What&’s he supposed to do there? Not clear. How long will he be there? No saying.Still, Ismani takes the mystifying job and, accompanied by his no-nonsense wife, Elisa, heads to the so-called Experimental Camp of Military Zone 36, wondering whether, in the midst of the Cold War, it&’s some sort of nuclear project he&’s been assigned to. But no, the colleagues the couple meets on arrival assure them, it&’s nothing like that. It&’s much, much more powerful.At the center of the research complex is strange, shining, at times murmurous, white wall. Behind it, a deep gorge drops away, full of wires and radio towers and mobile sensors and a host of eccentric structures. A question begins to dawn: Could this be the shape of consciousness itself? And if so, whose?Buzzati's novella of 1960, a pioneering work of Italian science fiction, is published here in a brisk new translation by Anne Milano Appel. In it, Buzzati explores his favorite themes of love and longing while offering a startlingly prescient parable of artificial intelligence.
Gravedigger (A Dave Brandstetter Mystery #6)
by Joseph HansenCELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF DAVE BRANDSTETTERA cult leader named Azrael perpetrates a brutal mass murder and afterwards a slimy lawyer is trying to claim the life insurance policy for his missing daughter; it's the early '80s in Los Angeles and private investigator Dave Brandstetter has a new love in his life as exciting as this case is dreadful. Two years ago Charles Westover disgraced himself and his family when he was disbarred for bribery. Westover&’s daughter Serenity, disgusted with her once beloved father, ran away to a cult founded by a mesmerizingly handsome young man, a self-appointed messiah going by the grimly grandiose name of Azrael. The whereabouts of Serenity pass unknown for years until the police raid Azrael&’s compound and discover that the cult leader lived up to his ghastly &“Angel of Death&” moniker. Thinking his daughter has been murdered, Charles Westover claims her life insurance, and then he too vanishes. Insurance companies don&’t like to cut a check without a body and especially don&’t like cutting a check to someone who is also missing. Hired as a private investigator for Banner Insurance, David Brandstetter quickly finds himself in a complicated maze of lies and hidden histories. And Dave suspects that, just like in the labyrinths of old, there will be a monster at the end of it. It's not all bad times and extreme hazard for our man Dave. A passionate romance has entered his life with the reappearance of Cecil Harris, a handsome young African American investigative reporter for the local news station looking to get to the bottom of a different kind of story.
The Boy Who Was Buried This Morning (A Dave Brandstetter Mystery #11)
by Joseph HansenWhile investigating a suicide, Dave Brandstetter discovers a dead reporter's final scoop. Journalist Adam Streeter covered some of the most dangerous stories of the last quarter century, ranging from Cambodia to Siberia and anywhere troubled in between. Fearless, dashing, and more than a little resourceful, Streeter was renowned as much for his virtuosic writing as the shocking reality of what he uncovered along the way. Why would someone who lived so purposefully and with such demonstrable bravery turn a pistol on himself? Insurance investigator Dave Brandstetter has seen enough suicides to know this isn&’t one. Suspecting treachery, he digs into Adam's last story — an unpublished investigation into the whereabouts of a vanished South American strongman, called El Carnicero, the Butcher — and finds that Adam's death shows every hallmark of his bloody style. Dave quickly realized that some very powerful people would like him to drop the case. Dave&’s own lover, Cecil, would like to see him take it easy for once. But Cecil knows Brandstetter is not so unlike the man whose death he&’s investigating. The truth, to someone like Brandstetter or Streeter, is worth the ultimate price. As he attempts to finish Adam&’s story and get to the bottom of the journalist&’s death, Dave will find more than a few people willing to make him pay it.
The Politics of Life: My Road to the Middle of a Hostile and Adversarial World
by Douglas E SchoenDuring his more than 50 years in politics, Democratic strategist Douglas E. Schoen has produced nearly two dozen books that have deftly dissected national and international crises and offered prescriptions for solving them. Now, in The Politics of Life: My Road to the Middle of a Hostile and Adversarial World, Schoen delivers his most personal work. Bringing to life the antiwar youthquake of his Harvard years, Schoen introduces us to Cornel West, Walter Isaacson, Merrick Garland, and other classmates bound for glory. A tense summer in Mississippi helps Schoen appreciate the long game of candidate Charles Evers, a bootlegger-pimp turned civil rights crusader. In New York, he witnesses the twilight of clubhouse power as he canvasses for society swell Carter Burden, &“mob priest&” Louis Gigante, and Ed (How&’m doin&’?) Koch. Taking time out for his own run for Congress, Schoen joins data wunderkind Mark Penn in pioneering overnight polling – getting to know everyone from Camelot heir Ted Kennedy to crack-smoking mayor Marion Barry to a brash developer named Donald Trump. Penn & Schoen evolves into a global consultancy, taking on strongmen in Serbia, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Turkey, and Venezuela. Two of its clients are assassinated. Three win the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1996, the duo guides beleaguered President Bill Clinton to a second term and through a wrenching sex scandal. Using a unique strategy for micro-targeting voters, the firm helps give Mayor Michael Bloomberg the time he needs to steer New York City to a recovery after 9/11.A HALF-CENTURY IN POLITICS WAR STORIES AND WISDOM Schoen seems to be on top of the world when a British multinational pays a fortune for Penn & Schoen. Out on his own, he shrugs off a new generation of progressives who mock his centrist views and his willingness to debate conservatives on Fox News. Gradually, he reinvents himself. He becomes a syndicated columnist, co-founds a new polling company, immerses himself in Ukraine&’s struggle against Russia, and saddles up again with Michael Bloomberg to help oust now-President Trump. Along the way, some former critics admit Schoen might have been right. Brimming with ripping yarns from campaign war rooms, The Politics of Life is also a manual for living a productive and happy life. Sprinkled through the memoir are the author&’s &“Schoenisms&” – lessons he&’s learned the hard way: • It helps if your opinion is correct. But first, it should sound convincing. • Take on a despot when he first threatens you. Bullies only get bigger. • Martyrdom is overrated. Don't fall on any swords unless there&’s an ambulance on the way. • Shaming and blaming your opponents might impress your allies. But it doesn&’t accomplish much – aside from chasing people away from the bargaining table. • Don&’t waste time on feuds. Grudges sap your strength and hurt you almost as much as the person you&’re fighting. • Most people are mixtures of light and darkness. Life is about learning the moral gradients – the grayscale – and deciding how much shadow you can live with.