Kyi, Tanya Lloyd

Text and illustrations explore the science behind stress.

Presents ten short true stories of heroism by both trained rescue workers and ordinary citizens.

Traces the history of blue jeans from the invention of riveted pants by Levi Strauss in California in the 1870s, to the appearance of the garment on the fashion runways of the twenty-first century.

Caz is forced to take a long hard look at her actions when one of her classmates, a girl who was constantly bullied or ignored, commits suicide.

Examines the nature of online privacy and explores just how many ways personal data is being collected on Internet users. Discusses the current laws about online privacy and questions whether they need to be more strict or better written.

"Mya Parsons runs her school's social justice club with her best friend, Cleo. Her lifelong desire is to work for the United Nations and change the world, and then bask in all the ensuing adulation. Her more immediate desire is to get a phone, preferably one like Cleo's. When her distracted dad and her long-distance mom both say no, no way, and possibly never, Mya launches a campaign to prove herself reliable and deserving. Her efforts leave her ego bruised, but after an accident leaves Mya to take charge she realizes how much she's grown, with or without access to proper communications"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the history of fire through fifty silly questions with factual answers about how early humans learned to use fire, the link between fire and religion, jobs that involve fire, the use of fire to show emotions, firefighting strategies, and volcanoes and other fiery forces.

"When her dreams of being a ninja are ended after an arranged marriage, Chiyome must wait until the opportunity arises for her to create her own network of women spies in sixteenth-century Japan"--OCLC.

"When her dreams of being a ninja are ended after an arranged marriage, Chiyome must wait until the opportunity arises for her to create her own network of women spies in sixteenth-century Japan"--OCLC.

Caz is forced to take a long hard look at her actions when one of her classmates, a girl who was constantly bullied or ignored, commits suicide.