Brady, the grasshopper, and Alf, the snail fly a kite and get carried away.

Newbery Honor-winning author, Jean Fritz, takes us on a journey to the Underground Railroad. Brady has never been trusted with secrets, until now. When he discovers an Underground Railroad station near his family's farm, he is forced to make his own decision about the slavery controversy. Whatever his decision may be, he knows that this is one secret that must be kept. "A perceptive, satisfying story." --Booklist" "Mrs. Fritz has written an exciting, yet tender, chronicle of the boy, his home, and his times." --Kirkus Reviews

Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print. hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning New to this edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.

When Biscuit the puppy and his best friend, Puddles, head to the park to fly kites, they learn that it is not as easy as it looks.

A collection of articles and stories based on the theme of problem solving. Suggested level: primary.

His wooden leg never slows him down. But the race to locate the surgeon who operated on him may have come to a crashing halt. Indiana, 1987. Gary Fitzpatrick hopes he can finally make sense of why his limb was amputated. And the thirteen-year-old is thrilled to uncover a tip-off to the whereabouts of the missing doctor who performed the surgery six years ago. But the determined boy’s dismay returns when their promised guide vanishes. With a red handkerchief in the possession of a vagabond as their only clue, Gary and his brothers navigate the fragile world of the Hobo Jungle. And just as the siblings lament the loss of another lead, they find themselves locked in a hot boxcar… Will the driven trio solve the mystery before their quest is permanently derailed? Tricked on the Tracks is the exhilarating fourth book in the Brady Street Boys Adventure Series. If you like faith-filled exploits, intriguing railyard settings, and entertaining encounters, then you’ll love Katrina Hoover Lee’s whistleblowing hunt. Buy Tricked on the Tracks to go full-speed ahead into fun today!

This reference source on Stephen King's fiction provides details about characters, places and objects in each of King's novels and short stories and includes a biography section, interviews with family, friends and contemporaries, and sections on film adaptations and audio versions of his work.