If you're looking for Polly Clark, she'll be the girl wearing Doc Martens and a Bad Brains T-shirt at the punk show. She'll be (almost) losing her virginity to a high school dropout, accompanied by the Beastie Boys' "No Sleep Till Brooklyn." She'll be looking for her artistic soul while trying to solve the mysteries of guys, life, her seriously dysfunctional family . . . and herself.In eight chapters, Polly is shaped by eight relationships in this honest, tender, original, and utterly ende...

The story of Clara Schwartz is one of a troubled young woman who had a turbulent relationship with her father. While this is certainly not an unusual situation, the outcome, in the case, was deadly. In December of 2001, Schwartz enlisted the help of friends, including a mentally ill teenager, to murder her father Robert Schwartz. Through an elaborate and twisted role-playing game, Schwartz turned a few misfits into a band of loyal followers who would kill for her.

"You CAN Go Home Again" is a collection of vignettes celebrating diversity of heritage. It is divided into three sections "Home to the Caribbean," "Home to South Africa" and Home to Your Childhood. Rather than being autobiographical, the book presents the author's reflections of being a woman of color in White America, with a multicultural genealogy: Caribbean, Native American, European and African. The author's intention is the celebration of pride in heritage, diversity and the unity of ...

Discover the girl who turned curiosity into the world's first computer idea! ✨Before computers filled classrooms and pockets, a young girl named Ada Lovelace looked at numbers and saw more than sums-she saw patterns, poetry, and even music.In this beautifully illustrated children's book, readers ages 3-8 will follow Ada through her journey of imagination and discovery. From puzzles and poems to gears and machines, Ada's bright mind helped inspire a new way of thinking-step ...

A terrarium is nothing less than a miniature world—one that you can create yourself. It might be a tiny rainforest, with lush foliage and bright tropical flowers. Or a desert, with strange succulents planted among colorful stones. Or a Victorian fernery. Or a minimalist composition with a single, perfect plant.Or it might not contain any plants at all. It might be made with crystals, feathers, bones, seashells, bits of wood, porcelain trinkets—anything that catches your fancy and h...

David Attenborough: The Boy Who Listened to Nature is a warm, child-friendly biography that invites young readers to slow down, look closely, and care deeply. From a boy with pockets full of pebbles and feathers to a calm storyteller who helped millions love wildlife, this true-to-life journey shows how curiosity can grow into action.Told in five short chapters-Collect, Camera, Travel, Teach, Care-the book follows a kid naturalist learning gentle rules for exploring, using a camera...

Greta Thunberg: One Sign, a World Listening is a true, kid-friendly story about how a quiet student turned one small action into a movement.When Greta notices changes in nature and learns what the science is saying, she decides to speak up-with a simple hand-painted sign.She shows up on Fridays, others join, a peaceful march grows, and everyday choices turn into real action.This short, hopeful biography is written for readers ages 3 - 8 and makes big ideas easy to u...

Mae Jemison: First Black Woman in Space is a lively children's biography about a curious girl who loved both science and dance-and grew up to become a doctor, engineer, and astronaut.Written in clear, kid-friendly language for ages 3-8 this short chapter book follows Mae from asking big questions to soaring above Earth, then returning home to help the next generation dream even bigger.What kids will read:Learn: curiosity, notebooks, simple experiments, and the...

Meet the girl who counted a path to the stars. Katherine Johnson loved numbers from the start-steps on the porch, stars in the sky, and every puzzle in between.That fearless curiosity carried her from a small-town classroom to NASA, where her careful calculations helped astronauts fly safely to space and home again.Katherine Johnson: The Girl Who Counted a Path to Space is a short, inspiring biography for ages 3-8.In five lively chapters, readers follow Katherine fr...

Rosa Parks: Quiet Courage and the Montgomery Bus Boycott for Kids is a clear, hopeful story about how one calm word-no-helped a city stand up for what is right.On a cool evening in 1955, Rosa Parks stayed seated on a Montgomery bus. Her quiet courage sparked a community to walk together and showed the nation that peaceful choices can make powerful change.Written especially for ages 3-8 this read-aloud friendly biography follows Rosa from a long day at work to a brave decisi...

Meet Jane Goodall through a gentle, kid-friendly biography that turns curiosity into action. Across five short chapters-Dream, Forest, Observe, Protect, and Roots & Shoots-readers ages 3 - 8 step into a living classroom where patience pays off, friendship with chimpanzees grows slowly, and small choices help our planet.What kids will find inside:• Bite-size chapters perfect for home, school, or travel reading• Hands-on activities: a constellation jar, a forest sound...

Sketch, Ask, Build-A Curious Kid's Guide to Big IdeasWhat if a simple sketch could spark a soaring idea?Meet Leonardo as a curious kid who looked closely, asked bold questions, and turned brave tries into discoveries. This engaging, black-and-white, cartoon-illustrated book invites readers ages 3-8 to think like an artist and test like an inventor-at home, in class, or on the go.What's inside:• Five fast chapters-Draw, Question, Build, Fail/Learn, Fly?-told ...