"Murphy is feeling "blah" and is a little out of shape. He doesn't know how to make new friends. His dad signs him up for a tennis lesson... A surprising set back occurs but in his eagerness to meet new friends he keeps on trying to get the ball over the net. He realizes tennis is fun! After a few weeks of practice he is feeling fit and becomes a better player. He finally joins the team and makes new friends...Tennis tips are in the back of the book."--author's website.

Murphfit Bear & friends visit the US Open, Arthur Ashe Kids Day. They learn about 10& Under Tennis usung the QuickStart Tennis play format. They also learn about nature and tennis strokes. It is a 32 page illustrasted children's picture book.

Murphy Bear and his family take a road trip to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport RI. Murphy has a dream while he naps outside of the museum. He dreams about the four Grand Slam tournaments around the world, which makes up some of the seven Tennis Wonders..Tennis tips follow the story.

What went wrong in imperial Rome, and how we can avoid it: “If you want to understand where America stands in the world today, read this.” —Thomas E. Ricks The rise and fall of ancient Rome has been on American minds since the beginning of our republic. Depending on who’s doing the talking, the history of Rome serves as either a triumphal call to action—or a dire warning of imminent collapse. In this “provocative and lively” book, Cullen Murphy points out that today we focus less on the Roman Republic than on the empire that took its place, and reveals a wide array of similarities between the two societies (The New York Times). Looking at the blinkered, insular culture of our capitals; the debilitating effect of bribery in public life; the paradoxical issue of borders; and the weakening of the body politic through various forms of privatization, Murphy persuasively argues that we most resemble Rome in the burgeoning corruption of our government and in our arrogant ignorance of the world outside—two things that must be changed if we are to avoid Rome’s fate. “Are We Rome? is just about a perfect book. . . . I wish every politician would spend an evening with this book.” —James Fallows

An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.

“Truthful and empowering.” —Booklist From Amy Reed, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Nina LaCour, Sandhya Menon, and more of your favorite YA authors comes an “outstanding anthology” (School Library Connection) of essays that explore the diverse experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America. This collection of twenty-one essays from major YA authors—including award-winning and bestselling writers—touches on a powerful range of topics related to growing up female in today’s America, and the intersection with race, religion, and ethnicity. Sure to inspire hope and solidarity to anyone who reads it, Our Stories, Our Voices belongs on every young woman’s shelf. This anthology features essays from Martha Brockenbrough, Jaye Robin Brown, Sona Charaipotra, Brandy Colbert, Somaiya Daud, Christine Day, Alexandra Duncan, Ilene Wong (I.W.) Gregorio, Maurene Goo. Ellen Hopkins, Stephanie Kuehnert, Nina LaCour, Anna-Marie LcLemore, Sandhya Menon, Hannah Moskowitz, Julie Murphy, Aisha Saeed, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Amber Smith, and Tracy Walker.