Divya Sharma is a queen. Or she is when she's playing Reclaim the Sun, the year's hottest online game. Divya-better known as popular streaming gamer D1V-regularly leads her #AngstArmada on quests through the game's vast and gorgeous virtual universe. But for Divya, this is more than just a game. Out in the real world, she's trading her rising-star status for sponsorships to help her struggling single mom pay the rent. Gaming is basically Aaron...

Teenager Leila's life is full of challenges. From bouncing around the foster care system to dealing with seasonal affective disorder, she's never had an easy road. Leila keeps herself busy with her passion for environmental advocacy, monitoring the Urban Ecovists message board and joining a local environmental club with her best friend Sarika. And now that Leila has finally been adopted, she dares to hope her life will improve. But the voices in Leila's...

Learn how to make your own solar-powered appliances and additions to your home with this updated edition of DIY Solar Projects! Put the sun to work in your home with the new, expanded edition of the popular 2011 title DIY Solar Projects. Like the original, this edition offers small-scale, achievable solar projects that homeowners can build and install themselves. From cooking in solar ovens to mounting solar panels on your roof, this book teaches...

"Everyone knows Jordan Plazas and Cindy Ortiz hate each other. According to many viral videos of their public shouting matches, the Plazas and Ortiz families have a well-known food truck rivalry. Jordan and Cindy have spent all of high school making cheesesteaks and slinging insults at each other across their shared Philadelphia street. But the truth? They're in love, and it's all just an act for the tourists. When the fake feud lands them a reality...

If these stripped-down vignettes have anything in common, it's fading tattoos, excessive drinking and smoking, hopeless attempts at communication, unexpected violence, and untimely death-not to mention coffee, steak, and eggs. Crammed with atmosphere, quirky characters and page-turning plot, Coffee, Steak, and Eggs: 101 Stories from the Wrong Side of Nowhere is perfect for fans of deftly-written fiction with a bit of criminal activity thrown in for...

Clinton County was originally inhabited by the Shawnee, Lenape, and Iroquois tribes. Lumber was abundant, and it drew in settlers searching for a home and work. A diversity of industry developed as people settled in the area, from brickwork in Farrandsville and Mill Hall to the heyday of the Piper Cub and Piper Aviation. During 1889, 1918, 1936, and 1972, floods tore through the county before a levee system was finally constructed in Lock Haven in...

“Beauty in Grey Skies” is the story of a happily married, new father who just happened to be battling brain cancer, not a simple form of cancer, but grade-four glioblastoma. That is the worst grade when it's located inside your head. Unfortunately, this story is completely true, and it's about me. 2017 was honestly the best and worst year of my life. I promise you that I am not exaggerating at all with that statement. My wife gave birth to our...

"A literal star-studded anthology that delivers a love story for every star sign straight from the hearts of thirteen multicultural YA authors"--Provided by publisher.

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book Follow the narrator as he takes us through the good and bad aspects of micro-organisms in this fun rhyming poem by Sam...