When the new house needs fixing up, it's off to the hardware store to find the tools and materials needed to get the job done—a hammer, a screwdriver, a shiny tape measure, and even a stepladder. This family outing explores a familiar errand that fascinates plenty of young children: the hardware store. Anne Rockwell's perfectly pitched story and Melissa Iwai's child-friendly illustrations make this book ideal for the preschool audience.

Completely revised and updated, Let's Go: California is your insider's guide to the Golden State. Let's Go's forty-five years of travel savvy deliver the practical facts you'll need, from navigating L.A.'s freeways to finding the hottest nightlife. Expanded coverage of national parks, beaches, hiking, and skiing get you out of the city, while listings in the alternatives to tourism chapter show you how to make a difference or become a movie star. Whether you'd rather trek Yosemite's backcountry trails or sample California cuisine in Berkeley's gourmet ghetto, Let's Go can lead the way.

Hawaii has been billed as the American tropical paradise since the 1950s. The beauty of the trails, verdant wilderness, and cliffs of Kauai, the oldest and arguably most majestic island is unrivalled. Compiled by students, this guide provides insider tips and information for the socially conscious traveller.

Completely revised and updated, Let's Go: USA is the perfect travel companion for the fifty states and Canada. This edition, grounded in Let's Go's forty-five years of travel savvy, features more comprehensive information on modern America and expanded opportunities to extend your travels through work, study, and volunteering. While detailed maps, listings, and practical advice make America's largest cities accessible, a new "Out of the Way" feature takes travelers to cool sights and experiences off the tourist track. So whether you'd rather taste doughnuts hot off the assembly line at the birthplace of Krispy Kreme or spot George Washington's initials on a 100-million-year-old natural bridge, Let's Go gives you the latest on how to get there, get around, and get busy.

Secret Doors is a love story about a young, devoted black couple, Ron and Sylvia Spencer, who becomes very rich by utilizing the stock market. Unfortunately, their path crosses with that of a wealthy, deceptive, high-society couple, Andrew and Diana Zwindski. The Zwindskis believe that they have found an opportunity to use the Spencers as a front to hide their illegal activities from the law. The story pivots around a tremendous amount of wealth, paranormal encounters, missing friends, racism, and so much more. Find out if the Spencers stumble upon the inheritance left behind inside of this third-generation family mansion that they now own, or will they become the victims of another's greed. Retreat to a quiet room, kick your feet up, pour yourself a glass of wine, then take in the pleasures of a good, exuberant read. Enjoy!

Peter is an imaginative fourth grader who is grieving the loss of his father in the First World War. As he prepares to leave school for summer vacation, Peter distracts himself from his sadness by daydreaming about all the fun he is going to have in the treehouse his uncle is building for him in the backyard of his home in Lavender Valley. But little does he know that his mom, Melissa, has a surprise in store for him. When Peter learns his cousin, Jonathan, will be visiting all summer, he can hardly contain his excitement. After the boys reunite at the train station, Peter encounters a stray dog that he quickly adopts. While he continues building relationships with his next-door neighbor, family members, and others in the supportive community of Lavender Valley, everything soon changes when Peter and Jonathan find an old, dusty box in the attic that leads them on an unexpected adventure full of surprises. In his exciting juvenile novel, a fourth grader on summer vacation unearths a box in his attic that contains family secrets and a mystery that begs to be solved.

Unwired fiction for unwired minds aimed straight at the space between malls and war zones, the slippery slope that leads to either place or both at once but, with a little hope and imagination, points the way to our escape.