In a powerful sequel to Crank, Kristina is determined to manage her addiction to crack in order to keep her newborn child, but when she is unable to manage her use of the drug and the pull becomes too strong, her greatest fears are quickly realized.

Glass explores what glass is, where it comes from, how it?s made, what its properties are, and what it is used for.

Everyday materials introduces children to the materials that are all around them. Glass is made into thousands of things we uses every day, such as bottles, windows, and light bulbs. Find out what properties glass has, where glass comes from, and how glass is made.

Readers will learn how glass is used to make things we need in everyday life.

Twelve-year-old Adelaide Goode, the weakest witch born to the Goode family in centuries, accidentally unleashes a curse that threatens to erase her and magic if she fails to break the spell before midnight on Halloween.

Jeannette Walls tells the story about her childhood. She talks about living like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Retreating to the dismal West Virginia mining town--and the family-- her father, Rex Walls, had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves,...