Stephanie True Peters

"Long ago, a beautiful maiden named Rapunzel lived a life of loneliness. Taken at birth by an evil witch, she remained hidden, locked within a giant tower. Then one day, a prince heard her voice through the forest. To reach her, he must climb Rapunzel's lovely locks and avoid being caught by the witch"--Unedited summary from book.

X's friends believe he can excel at any extreme sport, so when they want to check out the new climbing wall at the mall, he decides to hide his fear of heights rather than have them think him a coward.

Best friends Sondra and Jonathan save up enough money to attend their dream skateboarding camp, but when their cabins go against each other in competition, Sondra and Jonathan's friendship is tested.

Describes the 1918 influenza pandemic, from how World War I soldiers spread the disease to recent scientific efforts to understand the virus that took between twenty and forty million lives worldwide.

In this graphic novel loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book," an orphaned bear cub named Glee finds a new home in a traveling circus.

Eleven-year-old Garry, embarrassed when his unathletic brother joins his lacrosse team, faces a bigger problem when the team bully turns on both of them.

Sylvester improves his baseball skills while being coached by a man who bears a striking resemblance to baseball great Ty Cobb.

Discusses everything from polio's early history and the demographics of the illness to research, the vaccines developed by Salk and Sabin, and the facts about the disease as it exists today. Franklin Roosevelt is part of the story, as is Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph

The Titans are hoping to add track to their athletic program, and track season is about to begin, but Sully, "a natural born runner," is the only one who signs up, and if there is to be a track team, he needs to do some fast recruiting of other student athletes.

This book provides historic and scientific information about the constellation Gemini as well as about stars in general.