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“My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.” My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. As an Ender, one of my father’s Elite guards, it’s my job to do as I’m told. When my older sister is sent as an ambassador to the realm of the water elementals - the Deep - I have no choice but to accompany her as her bodyguard. With the death of the water elemental's King, a deadly battle for the throne begins

It’s been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s sister vanished when they were teenagers, and ever since she’s been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. But happy endings are rare in Chelsey’s line of work. Then a glimmer: local teenager Ellie Black, who disappeared without a trace two years earlier, has been found alive in the woods of Washington State. But something is not right with Ellie. She won’t say where she’s been, or who she’s protecting, and it’s up to Chelsey to find the answers.

The Memory Palace is a collection of tiny, crystalline historical tales that come across like luminous short fiction, and, like Nate DiMeo’s acclaimed podcast of the same name, conjure lost moments and forgotten figures who are calling out across time to be remembered. For fifteen years, Nate DiMeo has turned to the past to make sense of the way we live today, finding beauty and meaning in history’s dustier corners, holding things up to the light and weaving facts, keen insight, wit, and poignant observation into unforgettable tales.

Have you ever heard about the "Hello Girls" of World War I? These heroic women worked as telephone switchboard operators for the U.S. military. Despite the dangers of war, they kept American officers in contact with their soldiers during battle, and spoke in French and English. Yet, "Hello Girls" weren't recognized for their wartime service. What historic year did women win the right to vote?

Jubilee has it all together. She's an elite cellist, and when she's not working in her stepmom's indie comic shop, she's prepping for the biggest audition of her life. Ridley is barely holding it together. His parents own the biggest comic-store chain in the country, and Ridley can't stop disappointing them - that is, when they're even paying attention. They meet one fateful night at a comic convention prom, and the two can't help falling for each other.

It's 1991, and Tara Maureen Murphy is finally on top. A frightening cross between Regina George and Tracy Flick, Tara Maureen Murphy is any high school's worst nightmare. She's a senior, poised to star as Sandy in South High's production of Grease. Cinching the role is just one teensy step in Tara's plot to get out of her hometown and become the Broadway starlet she was born to be. It gets tricky with the arrival of freshman Matthew Bloom, whose dazzling audition for the role of Danny Zuko turns Tara's world upside down.

Muthoni, a young girl, dreams of being graceful and strong like the Kimani women–like a golden crested crane! Muthoni loves and respects her grandmother, Shosho, and wants to make her proud. A trip to the market will test Muthoni’s values. Is she ready to be graceful like the golden crested crane? Who will Muthoni meet at the market to help on her journey to become a responsible and wise young woman?

Have you ever been sick with strep throat? It's an illness caused by bacteria that gives you a painful sore throat! Learn how doctors can diagnose it by your symptoms and a test, and how medicine can cure strep throat so you can get better. Be sure to take all of the medicine until its gone if you have strep. You might even impress your doctor on your next visit with your new knowledge!

An article that describes the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission in July 1969.

Tensions continue to rise between the Soviet Union and the United States as they engage in a Cold War. One of these battles was the space race. Learn how both countries began engineering and scientific effort to be the first to travel into space and back to Earth and the technology necessary to operate in it. See how scientists fight for peace as they begin their efforts to explore the unknown.

All the flights at the Seattle airport are delayed due to the bad weather so Trevor and his family are stranded! While concerned about their flight delay, Trevor's family worries how he will be affected by the crowds of people and noise in the airport. Will Trevor's autism cause him to become agitated and cause a scene? Find out what Trevor uses to entertain and soothe the crowd.

What were horses like one million years ago? Learn about the evolution of horses through history and how they adapted to their environment. How did horses go from being hunted by humans to being friends? Horses were domesticated to become more important to people's daily lives for work and transportation. What qualities do horses have that helped their survival and their human friends, too?

Gracie arrives to a surprise at her job one snowy morning—the first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt! After her flight is grounded due to weather and having to stay overnight in the terminal, the first lady seeks a hot meal. As a set-up girl in an airport diner during the Great Depression, Gracie cooks breakfast for the first lady. How does the first lady re-pay Gracie's kindness?

The orb is an important part of Margie’s society. Everyone must go into it when they turn 12 years old to find out their path in life. Margie is afraid to go inside without her father’s watch. Will an act of defiance change Margie’s fate?

Isa learned a secret—ants can predict the weather! Isa hoped for rain to help her family’s farm. The farm is in danger of losing its crops that the family needs to sell at the market. Isa learned from her grandmother that the way ants behave can predict rain. They watch a nearby anthill to see what the ants do. Will Isa rely on the ants to figure out when it will rain?

Tara is one of the lowest class, untouchable, and works as a maid in Kolkata, India. Her boss, a Brahmin, is the highest class, and Tara must accept her position in life inside India's caste system. After hearing encouraging words from her grandfather in his pottery shop, she learns to accept her reality. Will Tara accept the forgiveness from her boss for the prejudice during a deathly illness?

Do you know how to play soccer? Soccer is a popular sport all around the world! Learn the skills to play—running, dribbling, blocking, trapping and kicking the ball to score a goal. Learn about the scientific forces on the ball. What special equipment do soccer players wear on the field? What special tricks can be dangerous or hard to learn? Let’s play!

Greta loves playing duets with her grandmother on her old piano—but it's broken! Instead of pretty duets with low bass keys and high treble keys, the old piano makes frog-like noises! After buying a new piano, they can't bear to part with the old!

Do you know how to play a musical instrument? Do you like music? Learn to make music by creating home-made instruments. Follow the instructions to collect items from around your house to build drums, a kazoo, or maracas! What instrument can you make with a comb, a rubberband, and waxed paper? Do larger drums make a higher or lower sound than small drums?

Bridges are engineering marvels! It takes a civil engineer, chief engineer, structural engineer and environmental engineer to build a bridge. There are different kinds that each require a special construction process to build. Learn how different bridges such as beam, suspension and arch bridge types are designed and built, as well as the construction workers needed at specific stages.