Young Readers

Children have always found a delightful friend in James Herriot. His award-winning stories for young children bring the farmyard world of Herriot's Yorkshire to vibrant life. Featuring a host of adorable animals and colorful townsfolk, each of the stories is narrated by the country vet himself, with all of the warmth, caring, and good humor that have made James Herriot beloved the world over. Here, in James Herriot's Treasury for Children, we find all of his books for children collected in one beautiful volume.

From the acclaimed Ojibwe author and professor Anton Treuer comes an essential book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young listeners alike.

In Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers' Edition), Tallamy empowers kids to use their own yards to help combat the negative effects of climate change. He does so by breaking down complex concepts into simple terms and real-world examples that kids can easily grasp. Black and white photographs help further clarify concepts. In addition to sharing the science, Tallamy encourages kids to take direct action. Some of these ideas include planting an oak tree at home. If that’s too large of a task, he suggests they can plant asters—a beautiful flower whose pollen bees use to feed their young.

Jane Teaberry continues to learn about her capabilities, as she opens her mind to new adventures. The sheepskin scroll that cousin Ashley found in New Mexico opened up a world of opportunity for Jane and the other archaeology students, as they hunt down another treasure that ended up somewhere in the high seas. Pirates and a haunted plantation house add to the mystery, when Jane and Peaches stumble upon a dead body. Jane continues to seek answers about her late mother. As she tracks down the origin of her mother’s coin necklace, she stumbles across surprising information about her.

It was just a kiss. Just a desperate, panic-induced kiss to my childhood crush to keep the power-hungry socialite moms from tearing the remnants of my family’s reputation limb-from-limb. Or that’s what I kept telling myself. Between work and school, I don’t have time for boys or dating. And even if I did, there’s no way on Earth that the rich and handsome Eddie Dixon would want anything to do with me. Obviously I was grateful that he agreed to play along so I wouldn’t be thrown out with the trash at his brother’s wedding, but what am I supposed to think when he doesn’t want ...

Twelve-year-old Joe Warden isn’t happy. Sure, he’s rich, but his parents don’t care about him. His grandmother should make everything better, except that Joe’s granny is a nightmare. She’s not just physically repulsive, she’s horribly mean. Everyone thinks she’s just a dotty old woman, but Joe knows the truth. He’s seen behind her mask and glimpsed the wicked glimmer in her eyes – she is pure evil.

Jane Teaberry hopes her life will settle down after all the trouble she found last summer. She moves into her college dorm with her friend, Peaches Parker, and just as they are settling into college life, one of the students is attacked during a break-in at the Archaeology lab where Peaches’ dad works. Two sand paintings from a recent dig in New Mexico are missing and Jane is determined to find out why. On the way to the library to learn more about them, someone pushes Jane out in front of a car. Trouble follows the girls when Jane, Peaches, and her cousin Ashley go on a road trip out ...

The future can be prosperous for everyone, but only if we address the problems of racial and economic inequality. McGhee believes that all people, of all ages and all backgrounds, need to rethink their attitude toward race and strive together to create opportunities that benefit everyone. This book is a call to action, examining how damaging racism is, not only to people of color but also white people. She offers hope and real solutions so we can all prosper. The Sum of Us provides hope that with understanding, the world can be more united and equitable than it is today.

The 7 Habits of Patrick Mahomes: How a Superstar Quarterback Became a Champion On and Off the Field What makes Patrick Mahomes one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time? It’s more than just talent—it’s his habits. The 7 Habits of Patrick Mahomes takes young readers on an inspiring journey through Mahomes' life, showing how his hard work, leadership, and determination helped him rise to the top. From his early days playing catch with his dad to leading his team to Super Bowl victories, Patrick’s story is filled with lessons about staying focused, being a team player, and never ...

Sophie Foster is struggling. Grieving. Scrambling. But she knows one thing: She will not be defeated. The Neverseen have had their victories - but the battle is far from over. It’s time to change tactics. Make sacrifices. Reexamine everything. Maybe even time for Sophie to trust her enemies. All paths lead to Nightfall - an ominous door to an even more ominous place - and Sophie and her friends strike a dangerous bargain to get there. But nothing can prepare them for what they discover.

Clare is the undead fox of Deadwood Forest. Here, leaves grow in a perpetual state of fall: not quite dead, but not quite alive…just like Clare. Long ago, he was struck by a car, and, hovering between life and death, he was given the choice to either cross into the Afterlife or become an Usher of wandering souls. Clare chose the latter: stepping into a solitary life of helping souls meet their destiny. Clare’s quiet and predictable days are met with upheaval when a badger soul named Gingersnipes knocks on his door.

After a harrowingly close contact with juvenile sociopath Simon Gutmunsson, junior FBI consultants Emma Lewis and Travis Bell went their separate ways: Emma rejected her Quantico offer and Travis stayed to train within a new unit of the FBI Behavioral Science division. But the unit’s latest case is feeling eerily familiar and Kristin Gutmunsson—Simon Gutmunsson’s eccentric twin—reaches out to Travis to send a warning: Emma is in peril.

Celia Gilbert is the perfect friend—loyal, trustworthy, and committed to mending her best friends’ broken hearts. She’s the reason the trio is spending the summer in Lovesick Falls, the idyllic little town where Touchstone’s sort-of-uncle’s cabin was waiting to be house-sat by three unsupervised (but totally responsible) teenagers. After all, Celia, Ros, and Touchstone have been best friends since childhood. Sure, Celia is in love with Ros, and Touchstone was once in love with Celia—but that’s the beauty of a place like Lovesick Falls. If you fell in love, you could fall out.

Thirteen-year-old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people fit neatly into her predefined categories. She attends temple with Abba and Mom every Friday and Saturday. Ellen only gets crushes on girls, never boys, and she knows she can always rely on her best-and-only friend, Laurel, to help navigate social situations at their private Georgia middle school. Laurel has always made Ellen feel like being autistic is no big deal. But lately, Laurel has started making more friends and cancelling more weekend plans with Ellen than she keeps.

Mr. Griffin is the strictest teacher at Del Norte High, with a penchant for endless projects and humiliating his students. Even straight-A student Susan can't believe how mean he is to the charismatic Mark Kinney. So when her crush asks Susan to help a group of students teach a lesson of their own, she goes along. After all, it's a harmless prank, right? But things don't go according to plan. When one "accident" leads to another, people begin to die....

The I Escaped Series: The World's Favorite New Escapes. Survival Stories For Today's Generation Bestselling author Scott Peters tackles the El Ayat train disaster in this gripping account of the 2002 train accident in Egypt for modern young readers.15-year-old Sam is thrilled to be riding a rickety train on a family vacation in Egypt. It sure is different than America! But as the train screeches through the night, a fire erupts in one of the cars. Smoke and sparks begin to spread, and Sam is shocked when the train picks up speed, racing into the dark night. Doesn't the driver know the train...

The Mind Reader is the incredible paranormal mystery which you won't believe is based on real life events... The flicker of distant lightning. A storm builds upon a dark horizon. Greg Marks stands upon a deserted beach, a young man mesmerised by the mysterious force that is about to take his life... and toss his mind into unseen dimensions... So begins a unique paranormal kindle book. But what is this unknown force which comes for Greg? What is its intention? How did Greg come to be standing upon a lonely beach, his mind awash with paranormal activity? Just two months before the beach storm...

An introduction to modern technology buzz & gadgets for young readers

Every story starts with a single idea, a spark that sets your imagination on fire. Sometimes you might yearn to tell a story but can't find that initial spark. Maybe you just need one fresh idea to coax that wimpy flicker into a roaring, magical blaze? To that end, I’ve created a list of silly, funny, interesting, and crazy prompts that you can use to get your imagination burning. All you need to do is take one prompt (or throw a dozen together) and write down your notes and ideas in the space provided. I hope you have a lot of fun, and I can’t wait to read your stories! 5-Star Review ...

Jessie and Evan Treski have waged a lemonade war, sought justice in a class trial, and even unmasked a bell thief. Now they are at opposite ends over the right to keep secrets. Evan believes some things (such as his poetry) are private. Jessie believes scandal makes good news. When anonymously-sent candy hearts appear in Class 4-0, self-appointed ace reporter Jessie determines to get the scoop on class crushes.