Jake Blatowski can't wait for high school--basketball, calculus, and a cafeteria that isn't under investigation by the health department.But he'll have to wait: A computer malfunction has assigned him to the fifth grade!It's bad enough that he bangs his knees on the desks or that Miss Percy is going over long division . . . again . . . but Jake has to sit next to Dana Volt, a perpetually surly troublemaker determined to make his life a living hell.Worse yet, Dana secretly belongs to a coalition of girls that protects humanity from the horde of deadly monsters plaguing the city--monsters that have chosen Jake as their next target!Jake's no hero; he just wants to make it to varsity tryouts. But now the impulsive and moody Dana is the only one who can save Jake from certain death--and Jake is the only one who can save Dana from herself.

Ellie is amazing in the back row. Whether serving, digging, or passing, she's a real asset to her volleyball team. But when she rotates to the front rowÉ disaster. Can she find a way to be a more well-rounded player and not just a back row dynamo?

Equipped with an array of weaponry and accompanied by her talking, alcoholic dog, twelve-year-old Miss Rags battles crime and rescues girls in a crumbling megalopolis, all while rumors of the end of the world swirl around her.

Citing declining coverage of classic English and American literature in today's schools, a "politically incorrect" primer challenges popular misconceptions while introducing the works of such core masters as Shakespeare, Faulkner, and Austen, in a volume that is complemented by a syllabus and a self-study guide. Original.

Follows the experiences of young Jake, a boy who endures the drama and frustrations of being the new kid in school.

The Spark is Kristine Barnett's remarkable memoir about being mother to a genius. Kristine Barnett's son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein's, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became a paid researcher in quantum physics. But the story of Kristine's journey with Jake is all the more remarkable because his extraordinary mind was almost lost to autism. At age two, when Jake was diagnosed, Kristine was told he might never be able to tie his own shoes. Dramatic, inspiring, and transformative, The Spark is about the power of love and courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles, and the dazzling possibilities that can occur when we learn how to tap the true potential that lies within every child, and in all of us. 'The Spark is about the transformative power of unconditional love. If you have a child who's 'different' - and who doesn't? - you won't be able to put it down' Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind 'The Spark describes in glowing terms the profound intensity with which a mother can love her child' Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree 'Every parent and teacher should read this fabulous book!' Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures and co-author of The Autistic Brain Kristine Barnett lives in Indiana with her husband, Michael, and their children. In 1996 she founded Acorn Hill Academy, a daycare serving local families. She and Michael currently run a charitable community centre for autistic and special-needs children and their families called Jacob's Place.

WILL IT BE TWICE IN A LIFETIME? Jake Bronson refuses to forget! His one night with sexy Robin Medford meant everything to him. The brazen, bare-chested horse wrangler is certain she's the one. And now that she's finally back in town, he knows he has to find a way to make her stay…. OR NOT? Robin Medford refuses to remember! Her one night with Jake Bronson is long buried deep in her heart. But she's got a new life. And now she wants a baby. Not just any baby, either—she wants Jake's baby! So can she find a way to convince him?

Your canine companions have a lot to teach you about life, love, and everything in between. If you’re a dedicated dog lover, you’ll treasure curling up with the Dog Lover’s Devotional—a collection of 90 story-based devotional readings, offering spiritual insight and timeless truths.

The story of Lacey Stone from the age of eleven through fifteen. The most beautiful, the smartest, everyone's favorite teenager, and beneath it all a psychopathic killer. No one is safe from her, no one knows about her, no one that is except Detective Sergeant Jake Dolan. Jake Dolan the ex-drunk cop who happens to fall in love with Lacey's mother, Faith. Jake Dolan who thinks all his prayers have been answered. But answered by what...heaven or hell.