Through the course of twelve turbulent months, Allie's past and present collide when her passion for whales begins to change her perspective and priorities. Allie has spent the last thirty years of her life coasting, held back by a traumatic event that happened in her twenties. Fed up with her job and her life, she purchases a one-way ticket to Chile, intending to find the man responsible for that life-altering event. But unimaginable challenges arise when a group of blue whale poachers suspect she's a spy sent to destroy their selfish exploits.

In 2011, the centennial of Tennessee Williams’s birth, events were held around the world honoring America’s greatest playwright. There were festivals, conferences, and exhibitions held in places closely associated with Williams’s life and career—New Orleans held major celebrations, as did New York, Key West, and Provincetown. But absolutely nothing was done to celebrate Williams’s life and extraordinary literary and theatrical career in the place that he lived in longest, and called home longer than any other—St. Louis, Missouri. The question of this paradox lies at the heart of this book, an attempt not so much to correct the record about Williams’s well-chronicled dislike of the city, but rather to reveal how the city was absolutely indispensable to his formation and development both as a person and artist. Unlike the prevailing scholarly narrative that suggests that Williams discovered himself artistically and sexually in the deep South and New Orleans, Blue Song reveals that Williams remained emotionally tethered to St. Louis for a host of reasons for the rest of his life.

Part odyssey, part pilgrimage, this epic personal narrative follows the author's exploration of coasts, islands, reefs, and the sea's abyssal depths. Scientist and fisherman Carl Safina takes readers on a global journey of discovery, probing for truth about the world's changing seas, deftly weaving adventure, science, and political analysis.

Ivy Taylor, more commonly called Blue, is dismayed to discover that she and her father are moving. Why did Ivan Taylor decide to move all the way across the United States, without telling his daughter? Blue, has spent her whole life feeling inferior to other people. She has always been surrounded by shallow, worldly people, who judge others for appearances. But things change when she encounters Jamie O'Dell, and his lively family. Jamie has his heart set on making Blue happy. But can he convince her to find the joy in life, or will it take a tragedy?

When a violinist begins to play, the song is transformed into vivid shapes and colors.

A brilliant new Eric Carle picture book for the artist in us all Every child has an artist inside them, and this vibrant picture book from Eric Carle will help let it out. The artist in this book paints the world as he sees it, just like a child. There's a red crocodile, an orange elephant, a purple fox and a polka-dotted donkey. More than anything, there's imagination. Filled with some of the most magnificently colorful animals of Eric Carle's career, this tribute to the creative life celebrates the power of art.

Sing, play, and beep along with the bestselling Little Blue Truck and his farm animal friends in this interactive board book. Press the book to hear Blue beep! If you're happy and you know it, beep along! With this new take on the classic sing-along song, kids can interact with their friend Little Blue Truck and beep his horn while they visit with all his farm animal friends. Colorful illustrations, bouncy rhyme, and a soft truck with a built-in beeper make this a perfect interactive choice for playtime and storytime.

List of members in each volume.