From basketball dreams and family fiascoes to first crushes and new neighborhoods, this anthology, written by award-winning children's authors, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.

In her second poetry collection, Barbara Kingsolver offers reflections on the practical, the spiritual, and the wild. She begins with "how to" poems addressing everyday matters such as being hopeful, married, divorced; shearing a sheep; praying to unreliable gods; doing nothing at all; and of course, flying. Next come rafts of poems about making peace (or not) with the complicated bonds of friendship and family, and making peace (or not) with death,...

The first title in a new series of magical books for younger readers, by Irish author Maeve Friel. On Jessica's tenth birthday she discovers she is a young witch... The first in a new series of magical books for younger readers, by Irish author, Maeve Friel. Jessica thinks she is an ordinary ten-year-old girl but by the end of this first book, she is on the way to becoming a very bright young witch! When she sees the broomstick for sale outside Miss...

The last thing Leila Porter ever thought was that a boy would come between her and her best friend Stephanie. The two girls both disliked boys. Until Justin came to town, that is. Now the girls weren't talking to each other and Leila didn't know what to do. How could she get Stephanie to be her friend again? And would Julius, Leila's handsome and adorable sun conjure be the key to solving the problem? Find out in this second installment of Flying...

Leila Porter was bored. Then she was scared. And then she was very wet and very angry. And that was all before the summer day was half over! She wanted a do-over. She needed a do-over. Instead, she met someone - a small, feathered someone - who would change her life forever.

In Albert has a flying lesson, Dartmouth's most fa-mouse resident is intent on becoming a pilot but his mother has forbidden the idea.Albert knows she will change her mind and soon signs up to have a flight at a flying club.In all the excitement, he may have signed up for the wrong type of flying experience!This story was written to celebrate AeroSuperBatics 40th Anniversary 1984-2024.AeroSuperBatics is the HOME of Wingwalking in the UK and the longest-established...

"Owly and Wormy love making new friends, and when they spot an unfamiliar animal flying through the trees, they can't wait to meet her! Unfortunately, Shadow the flying squirrel doesn't want to be friends with Owly because she's afraid of him. Wormy tries to convince Shadow that she can trust Owly, but she's still scared. When Wormy gets stuck high up in a tree, Owly's own fear of flying keeps him grounded. Can Owly overcome his fears? And will Shadow...

From the wisdom of fishing legend Mo Bradley, an essential guide to fly fishing for trout in the Thompson-Okanagan. Among fly fishers, the Kamloops region in British Columbia's Thompson-Okanagan is known as one of the best places in the world for catching trout. It owes its reputation in part to Mo Bradley, a man of humble origins now known as a pioneer of fly-fishing culture. In Trout School, award-winning author and journalist Mark Hume passes on...