“I recommend this book to anyone who has had unexpected things “pop-up” in their life.”

Avatar isn’t just another dumb action flick. Between the special effects, Avatar slips in a worthwhile anti-war, anti-conquest message.

This book shows you 50 simple things you can do to protect the earth through recycling, using less energy, and protecting animals and insects.

Newsies is a musical based on real events that took place in the 1890’s in New York City.

What does the world eat?

Annie John (1985), by Jamaica Kincaid, tells the story of a ten-year-old girl from Antigua, an island in the Caribbean.

A new documentary on the world’s water supply

‘A Young People’s History of the United States’ provides students with a critical view of U.S. history in an easy-to-understand format

By PEDRO LAHOZ WOLFE
Holes, by Louis Sacher
Laurel-Leaf Books

Holes, by Louis Sacher

Holes is about a boy named Stanley. Unlike other boys, he has to go to jail, even though he did not do anything wrong. Every day the boys have to dig holes five feet deep and five feet wide in a dried-up lake. [...]

Tells the story of children who stood up for their rights against powerful company owners