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The perfect introduction for learning about women throughout history who dared to do the extraordinary! Inspire our new generation of women to explore, discover, persist, succeed, and fight like a girl! A great gift for girls 9-12!
Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. This new compilation of brief biographies
...63) Vicious
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"Victor and Eli started out as college roommates-- brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things...
65) Everyone's hero
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Yankee Irving, a ten-year old boy in Depression-era New York sets out to recover Babe Ruth's bat, which was stolen during the World Series.
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Wolves of the Calla continues the adventures of Roland, the Last Gunslinger and survivor of a civilized world that has "moved on." Roland's quest is ka, an inevitable destiny -- to reach and perhaps save the Dark Tower, which stands at the center of everywhere and everywhen. This pursuit brings Roland, with the three others who've joined his quest to Calla Bryn Sturgis, a town in the shadow of Thunderclap, beyond which lies the Dark Tower. Before...
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"Umi, Hikaru, and Fuu have returned to Earth from Cefiro, but all three know they have been forever changed by their adventures there. Haunted by the decisions they made and the unresolved war between Zagato and Emeraude, the Magic Knights journey to Cefiro once more, this time with a sense of duty. But who was it that had the strength of heart to summon them again, if it was not the Princess Emeraude? Is it the person who, as Clef says, could replace...
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"In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America's children"--Book jacket.
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Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero as he attempts to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and travels into the Fae realm where he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist.
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After another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps, one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark's surprising decision to support...
76) The stars below
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Vega Jane and her enemy, the sorcerer Necro, are on a collision course that will determine the future of their world --
77) Inu Yasha: [6]
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Kikyo, a priestess, gives Naraku a piece of the Shikon Jewel, which grants him additional power to continue sending forth minions to do his bidding; meanwhile, Inuyasha fights the demon living in his half-
78) Inu Yasha: [9]
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After fighting off a poisonous adversary and the monstrous half-man, half-machine Ginkotsu, Inuyasha and his friends find a sacred mountain where they face the Band of Seven, the undead assassins se
79) Inu Yasha: [10]
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Inside Mount Hakurei, Inuyasha loses his demonic powers just when the Band of Seven's leader gains strength by absorbing shards from his fallen men. Then, a premonition is not enough warning for Inuyasha to save Kikyo from Naraku, and Inuyasha and friends must beat Kagura and Hakudoshi to the final Shikon shard, which is said to be on the border between the worlds of th
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