As an adult, Kayla, who suffered from a spinal deformity or scoliosis reflects back on her childhood. Kayla was 6 years old at the time. During a late October family picnic to a National Park outside of Ashville, North Carolina, Kayla discovers a crooked and dying fir tree growing out of a large boulder. The tree seemed to be calling to her like a shining light in the dark. Magical fairy-like butterflies were darting in and out of the branches. After obtaining permission and help from the Park Ranger, who realized the tree would probably die anyway, Kayla was able to take the tree home. When the family returned home, the tree was planted under Kayla's bedroom window. When the tree received love and attention, it started to become taller and straight. The same was slowly happening to Kayla through the years. Those magical butterfly-like critters encourage her with their silly sayings. The tree offered hope and encouragement for Kayla, and for other neighborhood children who were suffering from special needs. As the years went by, both Kayla and the magical Christmas tree grew taller and straighter. Now Kayla is almost socliosis-free and enjoys a normal life. Kayla is now married and has a child which is named HOPE!

Kayla the pottery fairy needs Rachel and Kirsty's help to find her missing vase in order to help keep Rainspell Island's Arts and Crafts Week on schedule.

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Merlin the magician and Morgan le Fay have disappeared, and in order to find them, Jack and Annie journey with their friends Teddy and Kathleen to the Land-Behind-the-Clouds, a frozen kingdom of ice and snow. There they must overcome their fears and solve the Ice Wizard's riddle, because if Jack and Annie don't complete their mission in time, Merlin and Morgan will disappear forever! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #32, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #4: Winter of the Ice Wizard. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

Kayla and the Ginormous Tree Trunk is the second book in a fun adventure series. In this book, Kayla and Marcus set out to explore an old, ginormous tree trunk when a mishap with a butterfly leads them on a new adventure. Some of Kayla's old friends help to save the day. This book and series has fun words to say that can be read to children. As they become readers, they can start taking adventures on their own. this book has 32 pages is is approximately 800 words.

Kayla Dunbarton is in Las Vegas at the National Finals Rodeo for the sole purpose of promoting the sport of Dressage. She has no intention of getting mixed up with champion bull rider Rob Chetwynd. But circumstances conspire to throw them together and the sexy cowboy’s mix of ruggedness and vulnerability combine to slide past her carefully constructed defenses. Still smarting from a broken romance with a well-to-do fellow competitor, Kayla wants no part of a romantic entanglement with a rodeo man she’s never going to see after Las Vegas. A spiteful move by another dressage competitor who is sponsored by the same group as Kayla throws a wrench into things. One ill-advised action, captured on film, threatens to ruin Kayla’s reputation, and could result in the loss of her sponsorship. Rob Chetwynd provides the answer to her dilemma, but is it a risk she’s willing to take with her heart?

This Christmas calls for a special touch of magic… December was always a special time for seaplane pilot Morgan Adair, but after losing her parents six years ago, the holiday is a quiet affair. When her siblings announce plans to sell the family home, Morgan longs to experience her favorite, now-forgotten tradition one more time: a lighted tree that, for over a hundred years, has appeared floating on a boat in the harbor every Christmas Eve. The Taylors were always rivals to the Adairs in the once-thriving fishing village of Christmas Tree Cove, but Jesse Taylor was much more. He wanted to be understanding when Morgan set aside their plans to escape to Chicago in order to hold her family together, but his future as a successful freelance photographer soared on without her. As Morgan dives deeper into the history of the mysterious holiday appearance, she discovers that true love has always been at the heart of the annual tradition. Can the wonder of Christmas and a few surprises along the way rekindle that love for Morgan and Jesse too?

For 21st-century young adults struggling for personal autonomy in a society that often demands compliance, the bestselling trilogy, The Hunger Games remains palpably relevant despite its futuristic setting. For Suzanne Collins' characters, personal agency involves not only the physical battle of controlling one's body but also one's response to such influences as morality, trauma, power and hope. The author explores personal agency through in-depth examinations of the lives of Katniss, Peeta, Gale, Haymitch, Cinna, Primrose, and others, and through an analysis of themes like the overabundance of bodily imagery, social expectations in the Capitol, and problem parental figures. Readers will discover their own "dandelion of hope" through the examples set out by Collins' characters, who prove over and over that human agency is always attainable.

2020-2021 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award List Notable Social Studies Trade Books list – Winning Title! 2019 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award - Winning Title Florida Book Award Gold Winner Recipient of the 2019 Eureka! Honors Award Winner -Best of 2019 Kids Books - Most Inspiring Category As a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India's Brahmaputra River. So he began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo, grew over the years into 1,300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals. The Boy Who Grew a Forest tells the inspiring true story of Payeng--and reminds us all of the difference a single person with a big idea can make.

Twins, Kayla and Kyle are competing against each other to become their schools next class president. Before their friends can cast their votes they must first have a class debate. Find out who will win the election and also learn new advanced words along the way.