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The power of reading is beautifully captured in this 2006 Newbery Honor-winning book. Bernie keeps a barn full of animals the rest of the world has no use for–two retired trotters, a rooster, some banty hens, and a Muscovy duck with clipped wings who calls herself The Lady. When the cat called...

People are not Edward's forte, but despite his best efforts, people are unavoidable. An autistic adult, Edward finds his routine life disrupted by events that force him to face uncomfortable changes. First, he receives an unusual job assignment that requires him to make monthly visits to a cantankerous old man. Then his widowed mother’s stroke forces Edward to become her caregiver. When the old man overcomes his drug addiction, he tries to make Edward his friend, and Edward is forced to learn to interact.

Alana is 12 now, and her family has moved to a beautiful neighborhood with a brand-new school! Young Alana will need all the wisdom and courage she can muster to find the strength to continue living two lives. As tragedy and life's difficulties surround her waking life, she must also handle her otherworldly adventures.

Born into an advanced, beautiful realm of endless wonders and comfort, Archturia has never known fear, hunger, poverty, war, or disease. The peace loving Galatayans no longer have physical bodies, advancing to such a degree that they can exist on many dimensional planes and act as gatekeepers to keep the universe safe.

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last was Deke Slayton, whose irregular heartbeat kept him grounded until 1975. They spent the 1960s at the forefront of NASA's effort to conquer space, and Moon Shot is their inside account of what many call the 20th century's greatest feat - landing humans on another world.