'I need to see the Queen about my sick brother.' Colin Mudford is on a quest. His brother Luke has cancer and the doctors in Australia don't seem to be able to cure him. Sent to London to stay with relatives, Colin is desperate to do something to help Luke. He wants to find the best the doctor in the world. Where better to start than by going to the top? Colin is determined to ask the Queen for her advice. In Morris Gleitzman's trademark style, this very moving story illuminates deeply serious issues about illness and loss with bright moments of humour.

I Should Worry I Should Care, the first in a series of five novels for young readers, won critical acclaim and awards for Miriam Chaikin. All five books are about Molly and her family and friends in a Brooklyn neighborhood around the time of World War II. Molly and her friends play out their young girl interests against the background of those troubled times. The ALA Booklist said, "There is lots of warmth here and plenty of color in Chaikin's evocation of an early l940s Brooklyn neighborhood."

This is a book written for a young audience about the life and story of J.R.R. Tolkein, the man who wrote so much, so well, for so many of us. The story of his beginnings, his middle and his end. A story of an ordinary man who did extraordinary things. A story of mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. A story of God, religion, happiness, suffering, friendship and genius. Oh, and the story of the The Lord of the Rings, which in spite of what some people might say, is considered by many if not most of us to be one of the greatest books ever written.

"... This rock band, composed entirely of members with developmental disabilities, loves to put on a show, but boy can they get into fights, trouble, and sticky situations. Join their friend and honorary assistant manager Robbie as he introduces the band members and shows us how they're just like everyone else. From cafeteria food fights to relationship woes, Robbie finds himself immersed in an incredible adventure to get everyone on board for the big concert while better understanding his new friends with special abilities. Junior high can be tough, but this group of rambunctious misfits is ready to entertain and loves to have a good time!"--

Excerpt from Author's Choice: 40 Stories The Saturday Evening Post for I Will Do My Best, copyright 19 39, by Cur tis Publishing Company; The Witch Doctor of Rosy Ridge, copyright 1 9 3 9, by Curtis Publishing Company; Gun Crazy, copyright 1940, by Curtis Publishing Company; Then My Indiana Home, Good Night, copyright 1940, by Curtis Publishing Company; Whear Ha' Ye Ben, My copyright 1941, by Curtis Publishing Company; Easter Flowers, copyright 1941, by Curtis Publishing Company; That Greek Dog, copyright 1941, by Curtis Publishing Company; and The Gun Toter of Rosy Ridge, copyright 1 9 3 8, by Curtis Publishing Company. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Jack Magoo's favorite toy has a strange and silly secret. Find out what it is while having fun with numbers and counting!The Jack Magoo series comes from the mind of a toddler as it is a collaboration between mother and son. The series is a collection of bedtime stories that Kimberly began telling her son, Jack, when he was a baby. Since the age of 2, Jack has been adding details, story lines, and characters to the stories. These books capture first hand the limitless imagination of young minds.

In an illustrated version of the song, a little bunny and her father enjoy the Easter parade.

A young girl imagines all the wonderful things she could have and do if she were queen of the world and her little brother were her mere subject.

After recovering from typhus, 13-year-old Raisa leaves her 1910 Polish shtetl to join her older sister in New York City and goes to work at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory where, in 1911, one of city's worst tragedies unfolds, forever changing Raisa's life.

The Magic Flute

Relates the fictional adventures of Nesthäkchen, German girl, during the social and economic upheavals in Weimar Germany just after World War I. This volume describes Annemarie's college days, courtship and marriage.

Four young people learn how to cope with difficult situations.

Alec was smart. She knew everything about everything. But, was there something she didn't know?