Author: Bill Konigsberg
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Keywords: pocket
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-09-18
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0525479961
ISBN-13: 9780525479963

Star quarterback Bobby Framingham, one of the most talented high school football players in California, knows he’s different from his teammates. They’re like brothers, but they don’t know one essential thing: Bobby is gay. Can he still be one of the guys and be honest about who he is? When he’s outed against his will by a student reporter, Bobby must find a way to earn back his teammates’ trust and accept that his path to success might be more public, and more difficult, than he’d hoped. An affecting novel about identity that also delivers great sportswriting.

Author: Michael Laser
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Keywords: cheater
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-02-14
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0525478264
ISBN-13: 9780525478263

Karl Petrofsky has spent his years in school trying to hide the As on his papers. He sees himself more as a shy maverick than a geek. When the smoothest guy in high school asks him to aid and abet a ring of hightech cheaters, Karl flatly refuses. But then the tyrannical assistant principal makes an example of a hapless student—and threatens anyone caught cheating with expulsion and an indelible stain on their permanent records. This means war! With a droll narrator and a delightfully intricate plot, this satire of school pressures and modern-day ethics will provide welcome laughs between exam

Author: Ying Chang Compestine
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Keywords: soup, stone, story, real
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-01-18
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0525474935
ISBN-13: 9780525474937

A stingy fisherman always makes his three young helpers do all his work. One day he scolds the "lazy boys" for forgetting to provide lunch. "Don’t worry," they say. "We can make stone soup." The boys dig a hole and fill it with water and "flavored" stones. They trick the fisherman into making bowls and chopsticks, and fetching salt and sesame oil. While he’s busy, they stir in bird eggs, add wild vegetables, and slip fish into the soup. By the time the old man returns, they have a feast fit for a king. To this day, "Egg Drop Stone Soup" is a traditional dish in southeast China. A recipe is i

Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Keywords: rules, house, daughter, first
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-01-24
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0525479511
ISBN-13: 9780525479512

In First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover, Sameera showed the United States it was ready for a Pakistani-born First Daughter. With her brains and bravado,White House. Fabulous! Right? Actually, it’s no fairy tale. The Secret Service and the paparazzi follow Sameera everywhere. She misses her friends—and even her school—back home. So Sameera decides to escape. Will she be able to pull it off, or will her plan backfire on the entire First Family? This smart and funny novel continues the adventures of a Pakistani- American teen in the spotlight.

Author: Paul Stickland
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Keywords: stomp, dinosaur
Number of Pages: 14
Published: 1996-10-01
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0525455914
ISBN-13: 9780525455912

A pop-up sequel to Dinosaur Roar! follows a collection of leaping lizards on their way to a celebration at the swamp, a party that dinosaurs of every color and size look forward to attending. BOMC.

Author: Albert Marrin
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Keywords: dust, years
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2009-08-20
List price: $22.99
ISBN-10: 0525420770
ISBN-13: 9780525420774

Before global warming, there was dust. In the 1930s, dangerous black storms swept through the Great Plains. Created by drought and reckless farming, these lethal storms were part of an environmental, economic, and human catastrophe that changed the course of American history. In riveting, accessible prose, an acclaimed historian explains the causes behind the disaster and explores the Dust BowlÂ’s impact, from a rich cultural legacy to the visionary conservation that would finally offer hope to the Plains.

Author: Bianca Lavies
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Keywords: critters, compost
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1993-05-01
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 0525447636
ISBN-13: 9780525447634