The Tree of Life By Peter Sis
Charles Darwin was, above all else, an independent thinker. His ideas about the origins of life and natural selection – or survival of the fittest – challenged deeply held beliefs and have had a lasting influence on modern thought and science. | Girl in the Tower By Lisa Schroeder
Ever since she could remember Violet and her mother have been locked away in a tower by the evil Queen Bogdana who has the kingdom under her spell. The queen has everything she wants except one thing –beauty. Violet is beautiful! | RAIN R E I G N By Ann M. Martin
Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms. She is thrilled that her own name is a homonym and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein) which, according to Rose’s rules of homonyms is very special.
| EVOLUTION OF CALPURINIA TATE BY Jacqueline Kelly
The summer of 1899 is hot in Calpurnia’s sleepy Texas town, and there aren’t a lot of good ways to stay cool. Her mother has a new wind machine from town, but Callie might just have to resort to stealthily cutting off her own hair. |