Kids Young Teen

When their parents feel called to Africa as missionaries, their two children react in different ways. Ten-year-old Jolie cooperates and does her best to adapt to a strange new land, Nigeria. But her older brother Derek rebels, angry at having to leave his friends and comfortable home in Prairie Lake, Minnesota. When Derek meets a native boy about his age, he learns more about life than he ever thought possible as they encounter a witch doctor who wants them dead and poachers who kidnap them. Assignment Nigeria is Book 1 in the Missionary Kids Series.

Michael Carter is 12 years old. Right now, he and his fart brothers are in space, trying to save the president, and everything's going wrong. Every. Single. Thing. Larry is lost, but new unexpected allies are going to help the gang! Will they get rid of the gross zombies, once and for all? And the aliens? That’s a whole other story! They need to get rid of those, too.

Quincy Walker is a hopeless romantic, so when she's kissed by a stranger in a dark theater, her rom-com obsessed imagination begins plotting the perfect movie-version ending to her senior year (which ends, like all great high school rom-coms, with the prom). With the help of her friends, Operation Mystery Kisser is born: a plan to set Quin up on dates with all the guys who were at the theater that night so she can discover who kissed her.

Want to encourage your girl to develop her own quiet time with God?"Wonderfully Made" is Perfect to read with your child or to allow an early reader explore the hidden treasures of Bible scriptures. Inside this little girl's devotional, you'll find: 120 carefully chosen devotional pieces that relate to the experiences of a little girl (tween girls) in the age group 07- 11 years old. Easy text helps to make her Bible time as accessible and inviting as possible. Powerful Bedtime Prayers at the end of each devotion. Bringing her closer to GodA new devotional from the Best Selling Author of "...

What if the last hope to save your family is the person who broke it up to begin with? Michelle and her little siblings Cass and Denny are African-American and living on the poverty line in urban Baltimore, struggling to keep it together with their mom in jail and only Michelle’s part-time job at the Taco Bell to sustain them. Leah and her stepbrother Tim are White and middle class from suburban Maryland, with few worries beyond winning lacrosse games and getting college applications in on time.

Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? Ever wonder what it would be like to be a real life ninja kid? Sounds like you need the ninja code! Take a peek at what is really going on with the zombie apocalypse. Michael Carter, with a handful of new friends, a dog with secret abilities, and his fart brother, need to find a safe place to hide.

Be careful what you wish for… When their home planet Eden is destroyed, a group of kids have to grow up very quickly. Led by the charismatic Samantha, a thirteen-year-old with a thirst for adventure, they leave everything they have ever known behind to escape on the newly built spaceship, the Lifeboat, not knowing if they will ever see their families again. Lost in space, they wonder what they will find on their journey. Are there any inhabitable planets? If so, will they be hospitable? Is it possible that there are other colonies? If they do meet people, will they be friendly? Will they ...

This teens and kids section of Directory Manual provides information as well as challenges in teens' lives, their day-to-day issues, sexual abuse, divorce, rape, and so much more.

Would you like to pass biology without spending hours reading textbooks and watching boring videos? ‘Biology Help for the Virtual Weary Student’ is your answer! With this book, you can learn key biology concepts in no time by reading stories that will provide an easy understanding of the defining topics that make up the incredible world of biology. You’re not memorizing- you’re learning! Pass the class! Excel on standardized tests! Advance to higher level courses with a solid foundation of knowledge! This book contains 17 stories to ace the tests, pass the class, and finally ...

Would she ever find a real-life husband? Would she even find a partner to dance with at tonight’s ball? She just didn’t know. Anna Austen has always been told she must marry rich. Her future depends upon it. While her dear cousin Fanny has a little more choice, she too is under pressure to find a suitor. But how can either girl know what she wants? Is finding love even an option? The only person who seems to have answers is their Aunt Jane. She has never married. In fact, she’s perfectly happy, so surely being single can’t be such a bad thing?

Imagine your child happily exploring the kitchen. They’re making tasty meals and snacks with ease. The "Simple Cookbook for Kids Ages 8-12" makes this happen. This fun cookbook is made for young chefs. It turns cooking into a joyful learning adventure. With cooking definitions, step-by-step instructions, clear steps, and lots of recipes, this book grabs kids' interest. Your child will be excited from the beginning. They’ll find a world of flavors and fun. The first chapters give a strong start. The book covers kitchen safety tips, key tools, and basic cooking skills. Kids will learn to ...

When Sam and Monica arrive at Aunt Rhonda's house, she tells them, "Enjoy exploring my old house. But whatever you do, don't go into Dougie's room!" Why not? The girls wonder. Can they resist opening that mysterious door?

Secrets always find their way out. Thirteen-year-old Maia thinks she has seen it all. She has survived a soul-extraction attempt, been threatened with death, and faced off with saboteurs trying to bring down her nation. She lets nothing get to her anymore—not even the memories of her dead mother's terrifying communique. All Maia wants is for the Alliance Initiative to resume. She longs to visit the under-ocean civilization of the Jjord, ride the underwater transport lines, and to learn about the Jjordic energy farms that could save her ruined planet. Most of all, she wants to goof off ...

When storied delinquent Cullen Hickson enters the orbit of the O'Dell siblings, everything changes. Bri and Ray find an alluring, addictive outlet in Cullen, who opens their eyes to a world they didn't know existed. For Ray, that means experiencing the singular thrill of crime - from breaking and entering to grand theft auto - while Bri quickly dives into an all-consuming romance with the enigmatic upperclassman.

A girl with a secret. A criminal mastermind. And four teenage detectives. Time is running out for 15-year-old Jeffrey Jones. While the rest of the world prepares to celebrate Christmas, he and his friends uncover a sinister plot to flood Los Angeles with two billion dollars in counterfeit currency. Now he's locked in an airtight vault with his friends Pablo and Marisol, and a timer that's set to flood the vault with poison gas when the clock strikes midnight - only fifteen minutes from now. Is this the end for our fearless friends? Exciting Mystery Books for Kids, Teens, and Everyone in Be-...

This audiobook is about entrepreneurship, money, and business for the purpose of educating entrepreneurial kids, teens, and young adults opportunities to find a "good job" in a changing global economy, the obvious direction for entrepreneurs is to own their own business. Ownership is the true measure of power of business.

What if you had the power to destroy the universe? An unimaginable power has awakened within Maia. As much as she wants to resume a regular life at ThulaSu, she realizes normalcy is an impossible quest. She has changed . . . forever. So has the world around her. As fifteen-year-old Maia battles a swiftly-strengthening storm of evil and struggles to regain her friends' trust, she understands the meaning of true strength. That real power is not about blasting everything that stands in her way just because she can, unless it serves the greater good. And sometimes, the greater good can demand ...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Treasure Hunters: All American Adventure, by James Patterson. The USA is in danger...and only the Kidds can find the treasure that will save it! Bick, Beck, Storm and Tommy are stuck in Washington, DC without any priceless antiques to hunt - boring! But everything changes when the Kidds uncover a dastardly conspiracy: a fake Bill of Rights! Now they're crisscrossing the country in a race to prove the document is a forgery. But the key is exposing the conspiracy that may have been under their noses the whole time.

Jack is a teenager who knows how to survive, but he's also a boy who's born in the age of sail...and pirates! The Halifax waterfront bustles with these, and brutal British soldiers. Orphaned and independent, our teenage hero somehow manages to survive, only to come across privateer treasure, and a surprise future where he realizes he has power over the future, all in one explosive story!

In Financial Tips to Help Kids, author Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana draws on over a decade helping children and their parents and her own experience teaching her own 3 children about money management to offer valuable kids’ money advice that will help them to learn the value of saving for college, budgeting for ‘wants’ like toys and cell phone service and building for financial freedom in the future.