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Having freed the trolls of Dismal Swamp from the tyranny of Stygius Rex, the reluctant troll leader, Rollo, has left the swamp on a bittersweet mission: He plans to return his little friend Clipper to her people in the Forbidden Forest. It's a dangerous trip, but he is determined to go. Ludicra, the troll who now finds Rollo worthy of her attention, is convinced he needs her help. Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.

Translated by Anthea BellA New York Times Bestseller From the bestselling author of The Thief Lord and Inkheart. Firedrake, Ben, and their furry friend, Sorrel, are in search of the mythical place where dragons can live in peace forever. On their journey, they will discover allies in odd places, courage they didn't know they had, and a hidden destiny that changes everything.

A New York Times Bestseller A Junior Library Guild Selection A Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Selection When Moose's family moves to Alcatraz Island so his father can work as a guard and his sister can attend a special school in San Francisco, he has to leave his friends and his winning baseball team behind. But it's worth it, right? If his sister, Natalie, can get help, maybe his family will finally be normal.

Illustrated by Michael McCurdy Winner of the 1943 Newbery Medal, Johnny Tremain is one of the finest historical novels ever written for children. As compelling today as it was fifty years ago, this riveting novel takes readers through the defining events leading up to the Revolutionary War as seen through the eyes of a boy who turns in his smithing tools for a rifle and the fight for the liberty of America.

A New York Times Bestselling Author A Newbery Award-winning Author He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw, who steals food for himself and the orphans, and who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels. He wants to be a Nazi someday, with tall, shiny jackboots and a gleaming eagle hat of his own. Until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind. For ages 10 and up.

Winner of the Newbery Medal An ALA Notable Children's Book Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award Just sixteen, Jefferson Davis Bussey can't wait to leave his Kansas farm and defend the Union against Colonel Watie, leader of the dreaded Cherokee Indian rebels. But - exhausted, starved, and scared - he soon learns that there's more to war than honor and glory. And when he is sent to infiltrate the enemy camp as a spy, Jeff makes his most important discovery of all: The rebels are just men - and boys - like him. Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.

A New York Times Bestselling Author In a story muscled with truth and imagination, Stephen E. Ambrose (1936-2002) recounts the epoch-making 1803 expedition of Lewis and Clark through the words of a young man. Finding foes and friends among Natives, surviving sickness and hunger, choosing between a woman and the life he left behind, George Shannon grows up as the corps forges a way west.

A Newbery Medal-winning Author A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better - playing the piano - is impossible with her wounded hands. To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby.

A New York Times Bestseller Noah Underwood suspects that the shady operator of the Coral Queen casino boat has been flushing his sewage tank directly into the ocean - a practice that's disgusting, highly illegal, and nearly impossible to prove. But Noah's got one ace up his sleeve. . . . With a cast of characters ranging from delightfully warped to defiantly wicked, Carl Hiaasen spins a riotous tale of truly Floridian proportions.

A Two-Time Coretta Scott King Award-winning Author Bobby is your classic urban teenaged boy - impulsive, eager, restless. On his sixteenth birthday he gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes his life forever. She's pregnant. Bobby's going to be a father. With powerful language and keen insight, Johnson looks at the male side of teen pregnancy as she delves into one man's struggle to figure out what "the right thing" is and then to do it. No matter what the cost.

A New York Times Bestselling Author Winner of the 1968 Newbery Award For thirty-five years E. L. Konigsburg's story about Claudia, the girl who ran away from home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has entranced readers of all ages. This special anniversary edition contains a new afterword from the author, along with a few extra surprises to delight readers old and new.

Winner of the Printz Award Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award National Book Award Finalist Steve Harmon's black. He's in jail, maybe forever. He's on trial for murder. And he's sixteen years old. Steve: "Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady prosecutor called me . . . MONSTER.