After his father begins working for the mysterious Eden Corporation and forcibly relocates the family to the village of Paradise, teenage Jack uncovers a sinister plot that threatens to destroy them all.
The teachers are dismayed when the students bring in their Halloween costumes and treats a day early and proceed to wreck havoc around the school; but the next day on the actual date, the teachers arrive to a very nice surprise.
Four "deviant" teenagers, each with a special power, struggle to survive in a future where the Legion for World Alliance has merged all the earth's peoples into one combined race.
A rhyming alphabet that names people, places, and things from Chicago's history, culture, and natural world and provides background information on each one.
Four "deviant" teenagers, each with a special power, struggle to survive in a future where the Legion for World Alliance has merged all the earth's peoples into one combined race.
When former wallflower Chase Maxfield returns to school in the fall as a hunky high schooler, his too-good-to-be-true physical transformation unsettles Jack, who discovers that the dangerous, utopia-building Mr. Eden may still be alive.
An illustrated poem about a principal who is visited by an unexpected helper the night before Christmas. Inspired by Clement Moore's "The Night Before Christmas.".
successful strategies for building lifetime readers
Layne, Steven L
2009
Discusses strategies to motivate students to read and ways to encourage them to become interested in reading as a voluntary activity, offering preview lessons, tips on book shopping, and other advice.
When a boy who does not like continually being asked to keep an eye on his younger sister is sent to his room for leaving her alone one too many times, she helps him realize that being a big brother has its rewards.
