Mr. Karp pushed open the trap door and disappeared into the square of light. I went in after, emerging in the sink room of his little apartment. I saw the little refrigerator, the sink. A bed with a night table and lamp and a neat pile of The Drip. The record player had a few other things. But it was the other room that I wanted to see, and when I looked at Mr. Karp, he nodded and motioned for me to fo through the archway. And as soon as I went through,...

During the month of June, Petal, one of the eight Huit octuplets, gets her power, which she uses to great advantage when Crazy Aunt Serena tries to kidnap Rebecca and throw her off the Eiffel Tower while the rest of the family attends a wedding.

Introduces space and space exploration, discussing the solar system, space ships, shuttles, space stations, and life in space.

With the arrival of August, Zinnia, the youngest of the Huit octuplets, eagerly anticipates getting her power and gift, both of which hold big surprises that are revealed to the sisters on their eighth birthday.

An introduction to the life of George Washington, who proved himself a good military leader during the American Revolution and became the nation's first president.

In England in 1346 Adrian has three problems: he is small for his twelve years, he is an albino, so people are suspicious of him, and his father wants him to be a scribe, while he wants to be an archer--but when he runs away to join his friend in the fight against the invading Scots, he learns that war can be a lot more complicated then he imagined.

Presents a history of the Washington Nationals through profiles of star players and team facts and statistics.

Amy had dreams of going to college, until the Collapse destroyed the economy and her future. Now she is desperate for any job that will help support her terminally ill grandmother and rebellious younger sister. When she finds herself in the running for a slot on a new reality TV show, she signs on the dotted line, despite her misgivings. And she's right to have them. TLN's "Who Knows People, Baby--You?" has an irresistible premise: correctly predict...