A young boy, Pascal, finds a red balloon, floating over Paris, and discovers it has magical and elusive powers as the two become friends. Adapted from the film by Lamorisse.
The second volume of the author's childhood memories. Marcel is nine years old and vacationing in Provence with his family. Marcel meets Lili, a girl from town who knows every inch of the land and helps him set traps for hunting. Marcel's friendship with Lili makes him the happiest he has ever been. When the vacation nears its end, Marcel and Lili find a small cave for him to hide in so he does not have to leave her.
Katniss Everdeen, having survived the Hunger Games twice, learns she and her family and friends are in danger because the Capitol holds her responsible for the unrest and races against time to protect those she cares about and the people of District 12.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Picture book that introduces young readers to the history, culture, and natural wonder of the Canadian province of Quebec, where French is the official language.
