Mockingjay is the dark and violent conclusion to Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. In Mockingjay, Katniss Everdeen, our unusual heroine, has just escaped her second Hunger Games with the help of rebels from District 13, and they want her to be the face of their revolution. In fighting on the rebels side, though, Katniss finds herself trapped in an even more terrible version of the Hunger…
from the back cover: The woman in white first appears at night on a lonely heath near London and is next seen at a grave-side in Cumberland. Who is she? Where has she come from, and what is her history? She seems alone and friendless, frightened and confused. And it seems she knows a secret - a secret that could bring ruin and shame to a man who will do anything to keep her silent. This famous…
A dazzling new anthology of 180 contemporary poems, selected and introduced by America's former poet laureate, Billy Collins. [from the back cover of the book.]
Henry and Mudge are going
Nancy, George, and Bess are attending a three-day overnight camp at the local zoo. They'll get to spend lots of time with all of the animals and learn about them too. The best part is, they will be helping the zookeeper make toys for the animals--just like real staffers! But when the toys that the girl make the day dissapear at night, it looks like everyone is a suspect! Can Nancy tame wild cas…
Winston dreams of making a flying machine, with the help of Scrapman, the amazing mechanical man he made out of odds and ends from his scrapyard. But things aren't going too well. "It won't fly." says Winston. "It's too heavy." "Odd ear," says Scrapman. But with the help of his faithful Scrapcat, can Scrapman find a way to get it off the ground?