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Seventeen-year-old Jimi Corcoran risks her life to clear a friend's name--and in so doing uncovers the horrific truth about an influential businessman's motives in this second installment of the Spliced series. After Del's death, Jimi wants to pick up the pieces of her life and move on. But she's become a public figure in her defense of chimeras, and she can't quite shake the spotlight--or her suspicion that she's being followed.When her friend Dr. Guzman, a chimera sympathizer, is arrested for the murder of a chimera wearing a strange medical bracelet, Jimi does some digging--and eventually discovers that Howard Wells, the venal businessmanand proponent of the Genetic Heritage Act, is supporting a hospital that ostensibly provides healthcare for chimeras.After teaming up with friends Rex and Claudia, Jimi learns that the hospital is actually a cover for an extensive mining operation that retrieves metals needed to operate WellPlants, the computerized brain implants that only the super-rich can afford--and which have made Howard Wells millions. When Jimi realizes that the perilous mining is being done by captive chimeras, she risks her own life to shut down the operation--and incurs the wrath of one of the most powerful and dangerous people in the world.

What in the world is a tornado? In this age of extreme weather, this newly updated edition of Gail Gibbons'' informative introduction to tornadoes, with safety tips included, answers that question.Tornadoes form when hot, humid air rises from the ground and meets with the cooler, denser air that is falling back to Earth. The two airstreams begin to swirl, pulling in more and more air to form a funnel-shaped cloud. The winds can swirl faster than 261 miles per hour! Newly revised and vetted by weather experts from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Tornadoes is an accessible introduction to this fascinating phenomenon. Using her praised combination of clear text and detailed illustrations, Gail Gibbons shares more than fifty tornado facts. . . . including how tornadoes form, the scale used for classifying them, and the safest places to go in case one should happen near you.Featuring simple, kid-friendly text, colorful paintings, and well-labeled diagrams, Gail Gibbons'' nonfiction titles have been called "staples of any collection" (Kirkus Reviews) and offer clear, accessible introductions to complex topics for young readers beginning to explore the world.

"A family comes together to bake matzah and celebrate in this joyful, rhyming story about a Jewish Passover tradition"--

"In a near-future Florida ravaged by climate catastrophe, seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal is recruited by a space exploration program for immigrant teens after her twin sister is killed in a car crash"--

"Two sisters love to play astronaut while they wait for a very special astronaut to return home from space"--

When thirteen-year-old Chinese American Kaya learns she is the descendent of a water goddess, she must find a way to overcome her anxiety in order to control her new abilities.

Love is everywhere… open your eyes! Award-winning photographer Shelley Rotner captures the joy that arises when we embrace our feelings, and our friends, in this warmhearted picture book.Choose love.Feel it…Say it out loud…I LOVE YOU.There are many ways to show love: with a smile, a hug, or a helping hand. There are even more ways to FEEL love, like spending time with friends and family, reading a story, or climbing a tree. When you open your heart, love is everywhere. Let it in! Let it show!Big feelings meet simple text in this cheerful celebration of love in all its forms. National Geographic photographer Shelley Rotner pairs accessible language with her signature upbeat portrait photography to capture the joy of self-expression and encourage kids to share their love with the  world around them.

Clang, clang, clang! Grrrriind! Where is the water coming from?  When the pipes spring a leak, Plumber Pearl arrives to save the day!Plumber Pearl just got a call.“Our building has a waterfall!”SSSShhhhhhh!Plumber Pearl comes in to fix their overflowing sinks, toilets, bathtubs, and pipes one floor at a time! Each floor has a problem that needs to be solved with her skills and tools. But where is this waterfall coming from?! Plumber Pearl is determined to find out with the help of squeaky mice and fun onomatopoeia on the way.Plumber Pearl is the third book in the Big Jobs, Bold Women series which features strong women in tough hands-on jobs. Don’t miss Firefighter Flo! and Crane Jane!With dynamic artwork from Dan Yaccarino, Nickelodeon character designer for The Backyardigans, and energetic verse from Andrea Zimmerman, best-selling author of Trashy Town, Plumber Pearl is the perfect book for the kids who love tinkering with tools and solving problems!

"An easy-to-read book about funny dogs and the kids who love them"--

When fifteen-year-old clairvoyant Quinn enters the dark halls of an abandoned hotel with his friends, he accidentally unleashes a ruthless entity that threatens to wipe out his small Texas town.

"Sixteen profiles of scientists who are changing the face of science and the future of Earth through their research"--

"Chronically ill seventeen-year-old Ivy, finds solace in baking and watching the Food Network to cope with her illness and social anxiety, but when she meets a cute classmate with the same juvenile rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis, she must decide whether to maintain a faðcade or be brave and let go in their budding romance"--

"When sixteen-year-old Marcos travels to Cartagena, Colombia to scatter his late father's ashes, he strikes up a friendship with Camilo, a boy his age who works as a local taxi driver and shares Marcos' love for the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude"--

"A collection of thirteen scary stories with shocking twists on everyday reality, from an innocent set of dark, dusty basement stairs to a piano recital that requires unusual sacrifices"--

When twelve-year-old Elwood develops the ability to see ghosts, he sets out on a journey with two friends to find his brother Noah's apparition.

"Kid-reporter CJ Delaney stumbles on the scoop of a lifetime when strange, spooky things start happening around her small town"--

Whish! Whoosh! When the river rises, Turtle-Turtle needs his friends’ help reaching higher ground in this epic, but ultimately reassuring, ode to friendship and resilience.The rain pelted down, down, down And the wide, wide river rose up, up, upAll around, all around.When a storm strikes, most of the animals know what to do: Skiddaddle! But Turtle-Turtle doesn’t realize he should swim away . . . until the water rises. Although he’s scared to weather it on his own, he learns that he doesn’t have to. Comforting companions Heron and Frog help Turtle-Turtle until—bit-by-bit, friend-by-friend—he finds the strength within himself to push onwards to safer shores.Rich with rhythm and read-aloud potential, Turtle-Turtle and the Wide, Wide River is a perfect bedtime book that masterfully melds an epic adventure with a reassuring ending. Drawing on their years of shared experience teaching and creating picture books, Jane & Will Hillenbrand offer readers a celebration of friendship and a gentle reminder that, even when you’re stuck on the stormiest seas, your loved ones will help you to stay afloat.

Eleven-year-old Lou wishes she could turn back time to mend her friendship with Francie after a terrible fight, so when Lou befriends Cece she's eager to prove herself. But as she uncovers the truth about Cece's family, she grapples with what being a good friend means.

"Berries, apples, melons, and grapes; oranges, grapefruits, bananas -- yum! This ... updated picture book, a companion to The Vegetables We Eat, offers youngsters an inviting, information-packed cornucopia of favorite fruits"--

"Illustrations and simple text describe the various vegetables people eat."--