How are cockroaches helpful?  What insect can attack small lizards?  Readers will become junior entomologists after reading Don’t Squash That Bug!  They will learn about fourteen different orders of insects (including their fancy names, such as Coleoptera or Blattodea).  Readers will also learn where to find our six-legged friends, as well as why they are helpful.  This book is intended for ages six through ten, but is sure to have even adults saying “I didn’t know that!”

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It all began with the beets. The revoltingly red beets that drove Edgar, Allan, and Poe to do the horrendously horrible thing that they did. Their mother has one unbreakable rule: “No dessert until you finish your dinner.” But how can Edgar, Allan, and Poe possibly clean their plates when there are Brussels sprouts to be swallowed, liver to be chewed, and worst of all, beets to be bitten?

There must be a way to get rid of dinner, without having to gobble up this foul food. Perhaps the loose floorboard under Poe's chair is the answer! But just as the parade of delicious desserts begins, the hidden food starts to grow ... and starts to smell … it’s going to blow ... their cover!  This take-off on Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart" is sure to resonate with picky eaters and grand gourmands alike!

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This book walks middle-grade readers through the birth of ten different sports: surfing, cheerleading, sled dog racing, water skiing, trampolining, flying disc throwing, skateboarding, BMXing, snowboarding, and in-line skating.  Surprisingly all of these sports were started in America and are now done around the world!  Included are spectacular photos of the pioneers in these sports, including Bob Haro of BMX, Alan “Ollie” Gelfand of skateboarding, and George Nissen of trampolining.

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OCD is a disorder that affects more than three million Americans. This book helps to inform teens of what OCD is, where to go for help, and what kinds of treatments are available. It also includes first-hand stories by teens who have the disorder.

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Why haven’t any of the neighborhood kids trick-or-treated on Ravine Street?  And who are all these kids mysteriously appearing? My story, “Trick-or-Treat on Ravine Street,” is a Halloween mystery.  This story was inspired from another author from my hometown of Waukegan: Ray Bradbury.  “The Girls” is a collection of short stories written especially for pre-teen girls. 

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Need help finding a topic for a science fair project? Get some new ideas! Each book begins with an area of interest, such as ecosystems or chemistry, and walks you through ten projects, including testing water sources around your house or finding the pH of different liquids you drink. Most of the projects use only household items.

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Need help finding a topic for a science fair project?  Get some new ideas!  Each book begins with an area of interest, such as ecosystems or chemistry, and walks you through ten projects, including testing water sources around your house or finding the pH of different liquids you drink.  Most of the projects use only household items.

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