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When a terrible accident partially disables Kevin and makes his mother overprotective of him, his best friends Ryan and Mooch decide that the only way to liberate him is to kidnap him. ... More

Kelly's involvement in helping design a production of her junior high school's drama club, spurred on by encouragement from her artistic grandmother, helps her discover her own artistic identity.... More

It's 1816 and Remembrance "Mem" Nye and her family are going through a cold, hard summer in their new home in western New York. There's barely any food since Papa's crops were destroyed by the late season frosts.... More

A funny and moving middle-grade novel for dog lovers by popular author Mary Jane Auch. Other dogs are K-9s. But K-10 is a cut above other dogs, and his mother gave him the name to prove it when he was a puppy. Now K-10 is grown up and all on his own, because K-10 doesn't need friends--canine or huma... More

Auch (Journey to Nowhere) combines a classic immigration tale with the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in this spirited novel. The narrator, 16-year-old Rose Nolan, arrives at Ellis Island with her family, but right away they are beset by obstacles. Her baby brother is diagnosed with trachoma,... More

After losing his hand in an accident in his father's butcher shop in 1946, sixth-grader Norman uses hard work and humor to learn to live with his disability and to succeed at baseball, art, and other activities.... More

When twelve-year-old Grady and his mother relocate yet again, they find work taking care of an elderly man, who teaches Grady about cars, birds, and what it means to have a home.... More

After his father remarries, twelve-year-old Jeremy begins to feel that there is no place for him in a family which now includes a stepsister his age who is a superb athlete.... More

In the spring of 1815, Remembrance "Mem" Nye and her family set off in a covered wagon from their farm in Connecticut to the western New York wilderness. Mem and her mother see it as a journey to nowhere since there won't be any houses or neighbors, just endless forest. Their journey is filled with ... More

FollowingJourney to Nowhere and Frozen Summer, this is the third novel in a powerful American pioneer trilogy. Since her mother passed away, thirteen year old Remembrance "Mem" Nye is looking forward to the comfort of her grandmother's arms, and help in caring for her two younger siblings. But ... More

Henrietta loves to read. When she clucks buk, buk, buk at the library, the librarian knows exactly what to recommend. Then Henrietta decides to write a book. With the help of her three aunties, she hatches a plot. But when Henrietta publishes her story, the critics say she's laid an egg! Is this... More

I Was a Third Grade Bodyguard is a follow-up to I Was a Third Grade Science Project and I Was a Third Grade Spy. When Brian takes care of the third-grade class's pet chicken during Christmas vacation, Arful, his talking dog, has his paws full watching over it. ... More

It sure is handy having Brian the Brain for a best friend -- how else would Josh have a shot at first prize in the science fair and winning tickets to Wonderland Lake? But when Brian plans to hypnotize his dog, Arfie, into thinking he's a cat, Josh knows he can say goodbye to Wonderland Lake -- this... More

Believe it or not-and you better believe it-Josh's dog Arful can talk! This is very useful to Josh and his pals who want to win the school talent contest. First the boys have to find out what the girls are planning for the contest. That's when they send Arful to get an earful by spying on the girl... More

An out-of-work princess applies to become the bride of Prince Drupert, but first she must pass several tests, including a cooking contest. ... More

When ten-year-old Ivy's parents disappear on the darkest night of the year, she tries to find them with the help of an orphan and her eccentric Aunt Zilpa. ... More

An authoritative survey of different contexts, methodologies, and theories of applied communication The field of Applied Communication Research (ACR) has made substantial progress over the past five decades in studying communication problems, and in making contributions to help solve them. Changes i... More

Learn more about how people communicate during crises with this insightful collection of resources  In Communicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic, distinguished academics and editors H. Dan O’Hair and Mary John O’Hair have delivered an insightful collection of resources designed to ... More

An authoritative compendium of new research findings and case studies in the application of communication theory during catastrophic events Communicating Science in Times of Crisis: Communication and Catastrophic Events addresses the practical application and research implications of communication t... More

The Norton Critical Edition of Pride and Prejudice has been revised to reflect the most current scholarly approaches to Austen's most widely read novel. ... More

Is investing in new technology always the right choice for a company and its customers? Allan Moulter, the CEO of Quality Care, isn't sure he wants to invest in the computerized reception system that consultant Jack Zadow has outlined for him. But in this HBR case study, the argument Zadow makes is ... More

The three essays in Image, written by leading philosophers of religion, explore the modern power of the visual at the intersection of the human and the technological.  Modern life is steeped in images, image-making, and attempts to control the world through vision. Mastery of images has been adva... More

The three essays in Image, written by leading philosophers of religion, explore the modern power of the visual at the intersection of the human and the technological.  Modern life is steeped in images, image-making, and attempts to control the world through vision. Mastery of images has been adva... More

The three essays in Image, written by leading philosophers of religion, explore the modern power of the visual at the intersection of the human and the technological.  Modern life is steeped in images, image-making, and attempts to control the world through vision. Mastery of images has been adva... More

At this book’s core is the fundamental belief that teacher quality is the single most important factor in student learning. It shows you how to improve your students’ academic achievement by focusing on what teachers know and are able to do. This brief handbook serves as a practical tool which provi... More