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  Fiasol On the Go

  Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir

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  Fíasól is an eight-year-old traveller. She celebrated her birthday in pouring rain in a trailer tent in the east of Iceland and gave everyone on the campsite a piece of cake and hot chocolate. Fíasól says that she’s spent half her life sleeping in a tent but Mum says that’s just rubbish. In the hallway at home is a small suitcase that nobody is allowed to touch. Fíasól has stuffed everything into it she might need, should she suddenly have to go travelling. 
  “This family is always going off here there and everywhere,” she says. “I may as well have my suitcase ready if I need to whizz off somewhere. One simply lives in a suitcase, always off somewhere, such a nomad,” she says, shaking her head precociously. She has sometimes heard her grandmother say this when she and her grandfather come back from the Canary Islands.  
  “You don’t even know what a nomad is,” says Pippa laughing. 
  “Yeah, a nomad is a wanderer and I am a wanderer,” replied Fíasól, pleased with herself.  
  Fíasól still lives on Green Grove in Grasby with her mum, dad and her sisters Pippa and Bidda. She also lives there with the noisybags and lazybones Hansína and Jensína who bark non-stop when they’re not sleeping. Then they lie on their backs in the basket in the kitchen, snoring like little monsters. 
  One day there was an awful lot of rain in Green Grove and Fíasól was bored. She painted her face to look like an American native, using yellow, green and blue face paints, and then she implored her mum to let her paint her too. 
  “Please Mum, let me change you into a native American chief,” Fíasól begged, while her mum kept working on her computer. 
  “No, absolutely not,” Mum muttered, preoccupied. 
  “So you’re just a boring old hag,” said Fíasól moodily. “Can’t be bothered, don’t know how to play and don’t want to do anything that’s fun.” 

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  The Unknown History of Black...

  Julius Kane

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  The Black Press made a huge difference when it came to reporting to black Americans what was going on in black America. All the lynching's, court cases and protests that were ignored by the mainstream white media, black media outlets reported everything relative to blacks in society.  . This needed overview shines a light on a forgotten part of black history.

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  Nightmare on Nightmare Street

  R.L. Stine, James "Murr" Murray

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  From the master of spine-tingling horror for young audiences, Nightmare on Nightmare Street is full of strange sounds, terrifying visions, and things that go bump in the night. Includes a foreword by James “Murr” Murray, bestselling author of Don’t Move and cocreator of Impractical Jokers. 
  Twelve-year-old Joe Ferber, his sister Sadie, and their parents have just moved into a house that has all the hallmarks of a horror movie—tombstones in the basement, a creepy doll lying around, strange noises in the wall, and so on. As Joe tries to fall asleep on the first night, his nightlight begins to flash and change colors, and the creepy doll appears in his bed … and then twelve-year-old Shawn Hannigan wakes up from a dream. 
  Shawn and his little sister, Addie, are seemingly living in the same house with their mother. But when they arrive at their new school for the first day, the teachers are all wearing animal masks, and the principal’s office is pitch black and full of noises. At the end of the day, a stranger claiming to be Shawn’s mom picks him up and tells him he doesn’t have a sister … 
  As more and more strange things happen to each of them, Shawn and Joe have to figure out what is real, and what is a nightmare …

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  Science Fiction Grand Masters 2...

  Arthur C. Clarke, Frederik Pohl,...

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  Science Fiction Grand Masters 2 - The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have voted since 1975 to name the best science fiction writers and recognize them as, the best of the best, Grand Masters. This vintage sci-fi anthology contains 17 short stories by the greatest writers in the history of science fiction. All of these short stories are written by Science Fiction Grand Masters.The Black Ewe by Fritz LeiberThe Foxholes of Mars by Fritz LeiberHero From Yesterday by Robert SilverbergThe Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray BradburyThe Other Tiger by Arthur C. ClarkeA Walk in the Dark by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Stainless Steel Rat by Harry HarrisonThe Shape of Things by Ray BradburyThe Pause by Isaac AsimovThe Elephant Circuit by Robert A. HeinleinThe Cosmic Express by Jack WilliamsonMessage From Mars by Clifford D. SimakDay of the Hunters by Isaac AsimovJonah of the Jove-Run by Ray BradburyThe Misplaced Battleship by Harry HarrisonMonsters That Once Were Men by Robert SilverbergThe Hated by Frederik Pohl

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  Meriwether Lewis - Off the Edge...

  Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

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  Meriwether Lewis had been commissioned by President Jefferson to lead a daring expedition so remarkable it would become one of the most famous explorations in history. He chose as his co-captain William Clark. Their mission - to find a land route to the Pacific Ocean while learning as much as possible about the thousands of miles of unexplored territory they struggled through (1774-1809). Heroes of History is a unique biography series that brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history. The stories of Heroes of History are told in an engaging narrative format, where related history, geography, government, and science topics come to life and make a lasting impression. This is a premier biography line for the entire family.

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  A Duet for Home

  Karina Yan Glaser

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  From the New York Times best-selling creator of the Vanderbeekers series comes a triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homeless shelter. As their friendship grows over a shared love of classical music, June and Tyrell confront a new housing policy that puts homeless families in danger. 
  It's June’s first day at Huey House, and as if losing her home weren’t enough, she also can’t bring her cherished viola inside. Before the accident last year, her dad saved tip money for a year to buy her viola, and she’s not about to give it up now. Tyrell has been at Huey House for three years and gives June a glimpse of the good things about living there: friendship, hot meals, and a classical musician next door. Can he and June work together to oppose the government, or will families be forced out of Huey House before they are ready? 
   

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