Books with title The Literacy Bridge - Large Print - Rifles For Watie

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.

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 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.

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.

For the unseen children of Hussain Khan's carpet factory, Iqbal Masih's arrival is the end of hope and its beginning. It is Iqbal who tells them that their family's debt will never be cancelled, no matter how many inches of rug they make. But it is also Iqbal who is brave enough to talk about the future. This is the story of a courageous thirteen-year-old boy who knew that his life was worth more than a rug, that chaining children to work on looms was not right, and that there was a way to stop the abuse. Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults Salz lives in a time of superstition and fear in the medieval town of Hameln. This summer his bare-bones existence has been more fearsome than ever. Salz's father and brothers are affected by horrifying fits. The townspeople are gripped by madness. And the entire town is visited by a pestilence of rats. Only Salz remains unaffected. But is that because he is innocent? Or is he the devil himself? Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.

An Amazon Bestseller Meg Finn is in trouble. Cast out of her home by her stepfather after her mom's death, Meg is a wanderer, a troublemaker. But when she gets involved in the attempted robbery of an elderly man, things go horribly wrong. A wild journey to an unexpected hereafter, The Wish List is a hilarious and moving tale of a young girl's last chance, and of the love she will need to redeem herself.

Quill Award-winner ALA Best Book Gwenore is only 12 when she escapes from her mother, the evil witch Rhiamon, who hates her daughter and covets the mysterious magical powers symbolized by the birthmark on the girl's wrist. Gwenore travels through medieval England and Wales under secret identities for several years, learning the arts of healing, gardening, and singing. Eventually, she arrives in the Irish kingdom of Lir, where she becomes the beloved teacher and companion of the king's four children. When her mother marries the king and turns the children into swans, Mary Singer, as Gwenore is now known, must vanquish Rhiamon and save the children.