illinois

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the geography, history, people, economy, and environment of Illinois.

Three young middle-school-age children, Abby, Amira, and Sadeed, exchange letters back and forth between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan and begin to bridge a gap across cultural and religious divides.

Explores the geography, history, culture, and economics of the state of Illinois.

Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus take a trip to Illinois, where Santa is spotted by a number of children. Includes picture puzzles for readers to find Santa in a variety of places.

In 1952, two brothers, aged nine and ten, enjoy a year filled with fun and adventure in the farmlands of northeastern Illinois.

Alyssa and Ryan work to prevent invisible iguanas from destroying Springfield, Illinois.

Four years after Theo's best friend, Donovan, disappeared at age thirteen, he is found and brought home and Theo puts her health at risk as she decides whether to tell the truth about the abductor, knowing her revelation could end her life-long dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer.

"Jules never knew her father, and her ex-addict mother has always been more interested in artistic endeavors than in bonding with her only daughter. Her life and future look as flat and unchanging as her small Illinois town. A simple quest to find a baby picture for the senior yearbook leads to the discovery that for most of the first two years of her life, Jules lived in foster care. As Jules sets out to learn the truth about her past, what she finds is a family who loved her as their own and hoped to adopt her. Even a now-adult foster brother is overjoyed to see his sister again. When the divide between Jules and her biological mother widens, Jules finds herself on the brink of losing everything."--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to the wildlife, history, and culture of Illinois.

Inspired by her late grandmother, thirteen-year-old Nina spends a summer secretly doing good deeds for her neighbors and enjoying the changes she brings about, even as she is dealing with changing friendships and family issues.