Learn NativeScript to build native mobile applications with Angular, TypeScript, JavaScriptKey Features\[\*\] Power packed hands-on guide to help you become pro-efficient with NativeScript\[\*\] Harness the power of your web development skills with JavaScript and Angular to build cross-platform mobile apps\[\*\]Create highly maintainable and feature-rich apps with TypeScript and NativeScript APIsBook DescriptionNativeScript i...

"A gift!" —#1 New York Times**-bestselling author Jason Reynolds**Shake's dream of making the varsity basketball team is in peril when he gets injured. Can he rebound and make his way back onto the court—and back to feeling like himself? For fans of Kwame Alexander and Jason Reynolds.Beautifully designed with illustrations."M****asterful." —Newbery Honoree Jasmine Warga...

"A gift!" —#1 New York Times**-bestselling author Jason Reynolds**"Absolutely vibrating with energy and heart . . . a masterful middle-grade novel." —Newbery Honoree Jasmine WargaThis program is read by the author.Shake's dream of making the varsity basketball team is in peril when he gets injured. Can he rebound and make his way back onto the court—and back to feel...

Swim. Eat. Shower. School. Snack. Swim. Swim. Swim. Dinner. Homework. Bed. Repeat.All of Maggie's focus and free time is spent swimming. She's not only striving to earn scholarships—she's training to qualify for the Olympics. It helps that her best friend, Levi, is also on the team, and cheers her on. But Levi's already earned an Olympic tryout, so Maggie feels even more pressure to succeed. And it's not until Maggie's away on a college visit that she realizes how much of ...

“Funny and engaging. Marty Pants is a surefire hit!”—Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate series"Readers will love the riotous hero of this new series."—School Library JournalMove over, Wimpy Kid. Here comes the imaginative, the inquisitive, the unstoppable Marty Pants!Marty Pants is different from your typical middle schooler. He has the soul of an artist, and as an artist, he notices things–except when he doesn’t.When Marty discovers a note suggesting an...

**THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • FIVE STARRED REVIEWSCelebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors—including Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia.★ "Pick up Black Boy Joy for a heavy dose of happiness." —Booklist, starred review**Black boy joy is…Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic ra...

Willie Weaver used to be a hero.Now he's nothing.Willie is a top athlete, the star of the legendary game against Crazy Horse Electric. Then a freak accident robs him of his once-amazing physical talents.Betrayed by his family, his girlfriend, and his own body, Willie's on the run, penniless and terrified on the streets, where he must fight to rebuild both his body and his life.

The truth is that for those who dare to be different school and growing up can be hell. Truth & Dare is a collection of edgy, quirky stories that revolve around a funny, nerdy cast of characters who struggle to fit in . . . or struggle not to. They will appeal to the inner geek of anyone caught up in attempts to navigate the labyrinthine teen caste system.Written in authentic teen voices, they speak to fans of the movies Juno and Nick and Nora's Infinite Playl...

College baseball pitcher Doan Riley was always a good guy until things in his life started to change him. Now he’s reckless, angry and has a knack for getting himself into trouble, though he’s always been able to find his way out. Until now.Holly Shaw’s back in town for the first time in years, and she isn’t happy about it. She's only in Arizona because she has nowhere else to go and her dad’s letting her stay with him until she figures out her next move.All Holly wants to ...

"Nine all-stars in the field of YA lit contribute stories. . . . An anthology of stand-alone stories that invite — no, demand — a straight read-through." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)Nine of YA literature’s top writers, including Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, Adam Rapp, Joseph Bruchac, and Sharon Flake reveal how it all goes down in a searing collection of short stories, in which each one picks up where the previ...

From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes an illustrated spinoff series perfect for STEM fans!Miles Lewis loves science and sports. But when his teacher announces a class field trip to an ice skating rink to learn about physics, he isn't so excited. He's never ice skated before, and his friend RJ won't let him forget it. RJ even challenges him to a bet: If Miles skates without falling, RJ will put a “Miles is the man” sign on his backpack....

It’s true: if you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you already have the tools you need to develop Android applications. Now updated for HTML5, the second edition of this hands-on guide shows you how to use open source web standards to design and build apps that can be adapted for any Android device.You’ll learn how to create an Android-friendly web app on the platform of your choice, and then use Adobe’s free PhoneGap framework to convert it to a native Android app. Discover why dev...