FromGr. 2-4. In another hilarious, easy chapter book about Junie B. Jones, the irrepressible kindergartner veers from catastrophe to rapture and back again. This time she has troub...
Amazon.com ReviewBook DescriptionIn this uproarious and clever debut, it’s time to give the Devil his due. Johannes Cabal, a brilliant scientist and notorious...
A magical, heartwarming memoir from one of Hollywood’s most beloved iconsOver the past four decades, the landmark NBC hit television series I Dream of Jeannie...
ReviewSHORTLISTED for the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction "One of the best stories I’ve ever read; an extraordinarily good and completely original...
SUMMARY: In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. senator is found murdered in bed in his Georgetown pied-a-terre. The police turn up only one clue: a mysterious rhyme sign...
SUMMARY:Take a wonderfully crazed excursion into the demented heart of a tropical paradise—a world of cargo cults, cannibals, mad scientists, ninjas, and talking fruit bats....
From BooklistFinally, a good, up-to-date introduction to Islamic faith and history. Providing compelling analysis of contemporary Islam and its conflicts without overwhelming the r...
Amazon.com ReviewThe picture of Islam as a violent, backward, and insular tradition should be laid to rest, says Karen Armstrong, bestselling author of Muhammad and A History ...
On September 8, 1900, a massive hurricane slammed into Galveston, Texas. A tidal surge of some four feet in as many seconds inundated the city, while the wind destroyed thousands o...