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  Fame and Glory in Freedom Georgia

  Barbara O'Connor

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  Notable children's writer Barbara O'Connor has written several popular children's books including Beethoven in Paradise. In Fame and Glory, Bird Weaver has two goals. She wants to be famous and to go to Disney World. Bird might be able to make her dreams come true when her school has a spelling bee. Dretzin's sunny narration takes listeners to Bird's world in Freedom, Georgia.

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  The Risk Profession - A Claim...

  Donald E. Westlake

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  The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake - The men who did dangerous work had a special kind of insurance policy. But when somebody wanted to collect on that policy, the claims investigator suddenly became a member of... The Risk Profession 
  Mister Henderson called me into his office my third day back in Tangiers. That was a day and a half later than I'd expected. Roving claims investigators for Tangiers Mutual Insurance Corporation don't usually get to spend more than thirty-six consecutive hours at home base. 
  Henderson was jovial but stern. That meant he was happy with the job I'd just completed, and that he was pretty sure I'd find some crooked shenanigans on this next assignment. That didn't please me. I'm basically a plain-living type, and I hate complications. I almost wished for a second there that I was back on Fire and Theft in Greater New York. But I knew better than that. As a roving claim investigator, I avoided the more stultifying paper work inherent in this line of work and had the additional luxury of an expense account nobody ever questioned. 
  It made working for a living almost worthwhile. 
  When I was settled in the chair beside his desk, Henderson said, "That was good work you did on Luna, Ged. Saved the company a pretty pence." 
  I smiled modestly and said, "Thank you, sir." And reflected to myself for the thousandth time that the company could do worse than split that saving with the guy who'd made it possible. Me, in other words. 
  "Got a tricky one this time, Ged," said my boss. He had done his back-patting, now we got down to business. He peered keenly at me, or at least as keenly as a round-faced tiny-eyed fat man can peer. "What do you know about the Risk Profession Retirement Plan?" he asked me. 
  "I've heard of it," I said truthfully. "That's about all."

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  Famous Women in History: Sybil...

  Nicole Orr

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  The harrowing tale of a revolutionary era 16-year girl who rode horseback through the dark of night warning of an impending British attack on the town of Danbury, Connecticut and summoning the 7th Regiment of the Dutchess County Militia to assemble near her family home. Sybil Ludington was the daughter of Colonel Henry Ludington, a revered military officer. The story chronicles various historical accounts of her upbringing and later years. One such is her clever plan in having her seven siblings march back and forth in front of a window in the family's home to dissuade a group of men who had arrived in hopes of claiming a bounty for the capture of her father. It tells of how she was a pioneer, having been one of only a few women to own and run a tavern after the passing of her husband. Contextual side stories offer further perspective on key details, locations, and people referenced in Sybil's story. Archival photographs, drawings, and paintings are chronologically arranged, adding visual context to her compelling story, as well as the inclusion of further reading and website recommendations, maps, glossary, and index. Content developed for young readers, interest level grades 4-6 (reading level, grade 5).

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  Mizzi Mozzi And The...

  Alannah Zim

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  In Mizzipotazia, creatures have two birthdays, one for themselves, and one for their love of ice cream. When the Enchanted Scoopa-Scoop Wagon's motorator breaks, all the ice creams mix and melt into a strange, enchanting, and speaking Funnywordos flavor. Mizzi Mozzi and her friends must venture into the Jinxlee Jenjie-Gloom Jungle to find a Rhyme-B-Gone Blossom, but they encounter ticklish trees and Wacky-Wacko Walrus-Wombats. Will they be able to break the enchantment and restore normalcy to Mizzipotazia before it's too late?

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  Barry Loser and the birthday...

  Jim Smith

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  The eighth book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER series. Perfect for readers aged 7-10 years old and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, Dennis the Menace and Pamela Butchart's Wigglesbottom Primary series. 
  It’s Barry’s birthday and his mum and dad have bought him the amazekeel new gaming helmet he wanted – The Shnozinator 9000! It’s the best birthday present ever … until his baby brother breaks it and ruins everything. 
  But Barry has a plan: he’ll just have to become a billionaire inventor and make enough money to buy another one, before his life is comperleeterly over … 
  Join everyone’s favourite Loser on his eighth hilarious adventure! 
  Don't miss the other funny books by Jim Smith: I am not a Loser, I am still not a Loser, I am so over being a Loser, I am sort of a Loser, Barry Loser and the holiday of doom, Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton, Barry Loser hates half term, Barry Loser's ultimate book of keelness, My mum is a loser, My dad is a loser, Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies and Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms. 
  Praise for BARRY LOSER: 
  'Twice as good as my other favourite book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Ben, aged 7 years 
  'Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos' Guardian 
  'The review of the eight year old boy in our house … "Can I keep it to give to a friend?" Best recommendation you can get' Observer 
  'I laughed so much, I thought I was going to burst!' Finbar, aged 9 
  Barry Loser: I am Not a Loser was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title 
  Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and is the author of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning and bestselling BARRY LOSER series. He is also the author of Future Ratboy and and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies. He lives in London, and designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake. 
  This short story, penned by the Sunday Times bestselling author, is a delightful social fiction that explores themes of ambition and resilience. Barry's journey from a regular child to a hopeful billionaire inventor is both hilarious and inspiring. 
  For fans of Jeff Kinney (No Brainer), Lee. M. Winter (What Reggie Did on the Weekend), Ann M. Martin (Kristy and the Walking Disaster), Tiffany Nicole Smith (Bex Carter 2), and Maureen Straka (The New Kid 5). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  1950s Science Fiction 9 - 25...

  Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov,...

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  1950s Science Fiction 9 - 25 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from the 1950sThe Beast of Boredom by Richard R. SmithAbsolutely No Paradox by Lester Del ReyDerelict by Alan E. NourseSecond Census by John Victor PetersonThe Man Who Found Out by Roger D. AycockBlank? by Randall GarrettAn Enemy of Peace by Robert SilverbergThe Parasite by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Ultimate Vice by A. Bertram ChandlerThe Perfect Woman by Robert SheckleyNever on Mars by John WyndhamSuperiority by Arthur C. ClarkeQuarantined Species by J. F. BoneYellow Streak Hero by Harlan EllisonS as in Zebatinsky by Isaac AsimovOffice Call by Charles E. FritchWelcoming Committee by Harry HarrisonThe Robots Strike by Harry HarrisonGunnison’s Bonanza by Dick PurcellMy Past is Mine by Gerda RhoadsThe Outer Quiet by Herbert D. KastleCosmic Striptease by Harlan EllisonPotential by Robert SheckleyOr Darwin, If You Prefer by Mel HunterThe Artist and the Door by Dorothy Quick

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