Allie Fox hates the United States and he hates the twentieth century. He takes his wife and children to the jungle in Honduras to find a new, simpler way of living. But things go wrong, and their lives become much worse and more frightening than anything back home.

Luminously resurrects one of the greatest scientists of all time, Nikola Tesla

A wondrous imagining of an unlikely friendship between the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla and a young chambermaid in the Hotel New Yorker where Tesla lives out his last days From the moment she first catches sight of the Hotel New Yorkers most famous resident on New Years Day 1943, Louisa -- obsessed with radio dramas and the secret lives of the guests -- is determined to befriend this strange man. As Louisa discovers their shared affinity for pigeons...

With one foot still in the childish, fun-loving, game-playing stage and the other foot cautiously stepping into a world of more choices and greater responsibilities, fourth-sixth grade students will light up at this creative collection. The sixty-one activities blend the guidance, wisdom, and the practical skills of building assets in their changing lives with engaging fun. Sampling of Activities: Creative Kindness, Where Does the Time Go? Manners Marathon, 'Cape'-Abilities, Take Me to Your Reader.