Penguin Young Readers

Creative Team

• ASharon De La Cruz

Description

Glimpse the breadth and power of the American experience through the voices and stories of everyday people in the first-ever graphic novel from the acclaimed nonprofit StoryCorps. Listen. Honor. Share. In the first graphic novel collection from StoryCorps, readers are given a glimpse of the beauty, power, and scope of the American experience as lived and told by everyday people. Selected from hundreds of thousands of interviews recorded in every corner of the country, these fourteen stories introduce you to a woman born into slavery who becomes a pioneering midwife in Black Mountain, North Carolina; an act of kindness during the Great Depression remembered, and repaid, decades later; a father on his deathbed who finally reveals his experiences in a concentration camp during the Holocaust; a family’s journey from cleaning offices to graduating college; an airline employee who unknowingly let terrorists onto a plane on September 11; and so much more. With striking art by Sharon De La Cruz and an introduction by renowned young adult author Jason Reynolds, who once worked for StoryCorps himself, this collection illuminates the humanity and possibility in us all.

Description

Mad Libs is the world’s greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about a lost and found. Where is my other ARTICLE OF CLOTHING? With 21 “fill-in-the-blank” stories about what you might find in a lost and found, this game can be played alone, in a group, or while searching for treasure. Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Lost and Found Mad Libs includes: - Silly stories: 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about what you might find in a lost and found . - Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills. - Fun with friends: Each Mad Libs is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!

Creative Team

• AAlexandra Badiu

Description

Learn all about one of the greatest tennis players of all time! Follow Serena Williams from her start in playing tennis with her sister Venus through all of her legendary career! Filled with all the iconic hallmarks of a Who HQ biography, sports fans will have a chance to learn new things about their favorite player!

Creative Team

• ABrian Churilla

Description

Read the second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling The Last Kids on Earth series, as a full-color graphic novel! The zombies are disappearing. This might seem like a good thing, since zombies eat your brains and all, but normal human kid Jack Sullivan is suspicious. He keeps hearing an eerie shrieking noise that seems to be almost summoning the zombies—but to where, and for what (probably) foul purpose? Jack and his three best friends—maybe the only people left on Earth—and their pet monster, Rover, need to get to the bottom of this. Along the way, they encounter a lot more than they bargained for, including a giant Wormungulous, a pizza parlor monster hangout, an ancient evil who destroys worlds, and a stereo system that is totally bomb. Can Jack figure out why the zombies are vanishing . . . before he and his friends are next?

Creative Team

• AAkeem S. Roberts

Description

An eight-year-old boy solves mysteries with the ghost of his former class pet, a naked mole rat, in this funny supernatural graphic novel series for early readers. It’s Field Day at Creek Elementary, but Carter can't focus on the relay race or water balloon toss because Lester’s pet rock Rocky is missing! Carter and Mr. Pebbles are on the case in this third installment of the Class Pet Ghost Detective series. Don’t miss the other books in the series: What Happened to the Naked Mole Rat? and Milkshake the Disappearing Milk Snake .

Description

Mad Libs is the world’s greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about total messes. My ANIMAL ate my homework, I swear! With 21 “fill-in-the-blank” stories about total messes, this game can be played alone, in a group, or while cleaning your room. Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Total Mess Mad Libs includes: - Silly stories: 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about all sorts of total messes . - Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills. - Fun with friends: Each Mad Libs is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!

Creative Team

• ARobert Squier

Description

The inspiring story of amputee Bethany Hamilton, who survived losing her arm in a shark attack and then went on to become a professional surfer! Bethany Hamilton grew up in a family full of surfers. She learned to surf at a very young age and earned her first sponsorship by the time she was nine. When Bethany was thirteen, her life was changed forever when a fourteen-foot-long tiger shark burst out of the water and bit off her left arm while she was surfing on the north shore of Kauai, Hawaii. Less than one month after the shark attack, Bethany returned to surfing. Fewer than three months after losing her arm, Bethany competed in her first major competition. She went on to have a successful surfing career, using a modified surfboard with a rope handle on it so that she could still compete with just one arm. Today, she has written nine books and hopes to inspire others to overcome their obstacles to pursue their dreams.