The 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the TITANIC, a topic that continues to haunt and thrill readers to this day, this book is by Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices and stories of real TITANIC survivors and witnesses to the disaster — from the stewardess Violet Jessop to Captain Arthur Rostrum of the CARPATHIA, who came to the rescue of the sinking ship. Packed with heart stopping action, devastating drama, fascinating historical details, loads of archival photographs on almost every page, and quotes from primary sources, this gripping story, which follows the TITANIC and its passengers from the ship’s celebrated launch at Belfast.

Everything is wrong in Meg Murray’s life. In school, she’s been dropped down   to the lowest section of her grade. She’s teased about her five-year-old brother,   Charles Wallace, who everyone mistakenly thinks is dumb. Not to mention that   Meg wears braces and glasses and has mouse-brown hair. Before long, the trio discovers that Meg’s   and Charles Wallace’s father is being held prisoner by evil forces on the planet   of Camelot, an eerie place where complete conformity is expected in exchange   for personal freedom. There they engage in the fight of their lives against   a giant disembodied brain named “It.” And soon, Charles Wallace must   be rescued, too.

One of the 12 siblings is growing up in depression, Edith is not quite sure of who she is. Then a kind teacher encourages Edith to be a teacher herself, one day Edith sees prospects for a future on her own.

The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It’s usually more like Don’t try this at home. So when the troublemaker pulls a major prank at his middle school, he thinks he’s finally gone too far. But thanks to a mix-up by one of the administrators, instead of getting in trouble, Donovan is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction (ASD), a special program for gifted and talented students.

It wasn’t exactly what Donovan had intended, but there couldn’t be a more perfect hideout for someone like him. That is, if he can manage to fool people whose IQs are above genius level. And that becomes harder and harder as the students and teachers of ASD grow to realize that Donovan may not be good at math or science (or just about anything). But after an ongoing experiment with a live human (sister), an dramatic middle-school dance, and the most astonishing come-from-behind robot victory ever, Donovan shows that his gifts might be exactly what the ASD students never knew they needed.

We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful” is the motto of Deza Malone’s family. Deza is the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, singled out by teachers for a special path in life. But it’s 1936 and the Great Depression has hit Gary hard, and there are no jobs for black men. When her beloved father leaves to find work, Deza, Mother, and her older brother, Jimmie, go in search of him, and end up in a Hooverville outside Flint, Michigan. Jimmie’s beautiful voice inspires him to leave the camp to be a performer, while Deza and Mother find a new home, and cling to the hope that they will find Father. The twists and turns of their story reveal the devastation of the Depression and prove that Deza truly is the Mighty Miss Malone.

The story is about a worm had a diary about his experience being a worm. But first his mom told three things to remember

1. Earth gives us everything we need .
2. When we dig tunnels, we help take care earth.
3. Never bother daddy while eating newspaper

Then he started writing in his diary….

March 29, Today I tried to teach spider how to dig,   March 30, worms cannot walk upside down,  April 4, Fishing season started today, we all dug dipper, April 10, It rained all night and the ground was soaked, we spent the entire day on the sidewalk,  April 15, I forgot my lunch today, I got so hungry that I ate my homework,  April 20, I snuck up on kids in the park today, they didn’t hear me coming, I wiggled up right between them and they all SCREAMED!!!,  May 1, Grandpa taught us that good manners are very important,  May 8, had the worst nightmare last night,  May 15, I got into a fight with a spider,  May 16, I made spider laugh so hard he fell out of his tree,  May 28, last night I went to the school dance,  June 5, Today we made macaroni necklaces in art class,  June 15 My older sister thinks she’s so pretty. I told her that no matter how much time she spends looking in the mirror, her face will always look just like her rear end,  July 4, When I grow up, I want to be a secret service agent, spiders says I will have to be careful because the president might step on me by mistake,  July 28, Three things I don’t like about being a worm: 

1. I can’t chew gum.
2. I can’t have a dog.
3. All that homework

Three good things about being a worm

1. I never have to go to the dentist
2. I never get in trouble for tracking mud through the house
3. I never have to take a bath

August 1, It’s not always easy being a worm, we’re very small, and sometimes people forget that we’re even here.