Books with author Christina Huo

There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then there is the truth. Once I loved a boy called Peter Pan. Peter brought me to his island because there were no rules and no grownups to make us mind. He brought boys from the Other Place to join in the fun, but Peter's idea of fun is sharper than a pirate's sword. He wants always to be that shining sun that we all revolve around. He'll do anything to be that sun. Peter promised we would all be young and happy forever. Peter will say I'm a villain, that I wronged him, that I never was his friend. Peter Lies.

"An engrossing tale of a dangerous teen romance." - Kirkus Reviews"Girl on the Brink is a must have for every high school and public library." - Isabella Kane, author & school librarianThe summer before her senior year, 17-year-old Chloe begins an internship as a reporter for a local newspaper. While on assignment, she meets Kieran, a quirky aspiring actor. Smitten with Kieran’s charisma and his ability to soothe her soul, torn over her parents’ impending divorce, they begin dating. But as their bond deepens, Kieran becomes smothering and flies into terrifying rages. He confides in Chloe that he suffered a traumatic childhood, and Chloe is moved to help him. If only he could be healed, she thinks, their relationship would be perfect. But her efforts backfire and Kieran becomes violent. Ending the relationship is hard for Chloe and Kieran pursues her relentlessly to make up. Now Chloe must make the heartrending choice between saving herself or saving Kieran, until Kieran’s mission of remorse turns into a quest for revenge.

From the author of the acclaimed The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle comes a tale of traffic jams, secret plans, and one eleven-year-old boy's determination to save his family's livelihood.Rick Rusek's stomach has a lot to say. It's got opinions on tasty foods, not-so-tasty foods, and driving in traffic-jammed Los Angeles makes it roil, boil, gurgle, and howl. It's doing the best it can. It never meant to earn its owner the nickname Carsick Rick or make him change schools for fifth grade. And Rick's stomach isn't the only one dealing with terrible traffic. His family's catering service, Smotch, is teetering on the verge of ruin after a rash of late deliveries and missed appointments. Fortunately, Rick has the solution. Unfortunately, no one wants to listen to a kid. Absolutely certain that he could fix the constant, endless traffic snarls, Rick hatches a plan. But he'll need help from his unicorn-loving Girl Scout neighbor, a famous street artist, and the best driver in L.A. Together they'll take on the stream of stalled cars--and a secret conspiracy or two, too. It's going to be tough, but Rick won't give up. If he can successfully move the 330,000 slow-moving cars standing in the way of his family's future, maybe everyone will see that he's not Carsick Rick. He's one of the seven wonders of Los Angeles.He's the Colossus of Roads.

When seventeen year old Ethelyn Jaslove stumbles through a rosebush into Lilia Valley, she finds herself engaged in a battle of wits with Queen Orenda: the half-human, half-sorceress who wants to enslave Ethelyn as an elfakit – one of her soulless servants. Ethelyn must fight to keep her soul intact and stay alive for the sake of her widowed mother and the folk of the valley. Ethelyn has always struggled to fit in at Sunnyside High in New Jersey, but she finds a sense of purpose in Lilia Valley when she learns that a seer has predicted that there will be a war – with a human girl at the center of it. The folk of the valley are depending on Ethelyn to save their land from the grips of Queen Orenda. To make matters worse, Ethelyn learns of a secret and is sworn not to tell; it would mean the death of her beloved Lyric – elfakit of Orenda’s. Only, the secret could save the land. When she manages a way around it and outwits Orenda by uncovering the secret and providing a voice for the woman who was truly meant to be queen, she is given an opportunity far too unreal for a teenager to imagine.

The Rosebush Series, Volume IIIn all the years since Ethelyn’s disappearance, no one else in the Jaslove family had been lucky enough to see Lilia Valley – until now.Ethelyn’s journal of her travels to Lilia Valley was a family secret, a keepsake that had been passed down from daughter to daughter, and finally to Adelina.But when Adelina loses the journal, she soon discovers that it wasn’t just lost – it was stolen. And she’ll stop at nothing to get it back, even if that means risking her own life in the process.

This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments. Third grade students will learn all about the moon through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.

Plants are living things. They go through a life cycle. Learn about what plants need to live and grow. This science reader introduces students to the life cycle. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms including seed, root, stem, leaf, and flower. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, bold font, and detailed images to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical thinking skills.

This science reader introduces students to the life cycle of plants. With bright, engaging images, it details the parts of plants and how plants grow and thrive. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms including habitat, adapt, and the parts of plants. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, and bold font to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical thinking skills.

Take your students on a trip with the early explorers searching for new routes with Racing to Colonize the New World. This e-Book takes look at the discovery of the "new world" and the people already living there. This informational text features primary source materials offering a historical snapshot of past events with maps, artifacts, and images from that era. Build literacy and subject content knowledge with this high-interest book that explores US history, geography, and other social studies topics. The Racing to Colonize the New World e-Book provides access to every type of learner with appropriately leveled content. The reader contains text features such as captions, bold print, glossary, and index to increase understanding and build academic vocabulary. Aligned to McREL, WIDA/TESOL, NCSS/C3 Framework and other state standards, this text readies students for college and career readiness.

He was perfect. At first.The summer before senior year, 17-year-old Chloe starts an internship as a reporter at a local newspaper. While on assignment, she meets Kieran, a quirky aspiring actor. Chloe becomes smitten with Kieran's charisma and his ability to soothe her soul, torn over her parents' impending divorce. But as their bond deepens, Kieran becomes smothering and flies into terrifying rages. He confides in Chloe that he suffered a traumatic childhood, and Chloe is moved to help him. If only he could be healed, she thinks, their relationship would be perfect. But her efforts backfire and Kieran becomes violent. Chloe breaks up with him, but Kieran pursues her relentlessly to make up. Chloe must make the heartrending choice between saving herself or saving Kieran, until Kieran's mission of remorse turns into a quest for revenge.