When Derek Jeter was eight years old, he announced that he was going to play baseball for the New York Yankees. Jeter earned the attention of major league scouts in high school and was drafted to the New York Yankees in 1992. Named Rookie of the Year, he helped the Yankees win the World Series five times, and became team captain in 2003. With his good looks, easygoing personality, and sense of humor, Derek has always been a fan favorite. Retiring...

It's time to cheer for the inspiring athletes of the Paralympic Games!
As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a few miles away. But the men at Stoke Mandeville weren't your typical athletes. They were paralyzed World War II veterans. The games at Stoke Mandeville were so successful that they would eventually lead evolve into the Paralympics. Participants...

Themes: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo Books. In 1981, the world is moving forward, especially for Rob Baker. He's starting his first job at a record store. Plus, excitement abounds when a woman is nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time. Rob's family situation reflects the changing times too. Can he and his family withstand the resulting pressures at home? Or will the stress prove too much for them to handle?...

Could you climb the world's highest mountain? Thrill seekers and young explorers will love this inspiring Totally True Adventure.   The peak of Mount Everest is the highest place on Earth'and one of the deadliest. Terrible storms stop climbers in their tracks! Avalanches tumble down! Brave adventurers disappear on the snowy slopes. Then Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay decide to climb. They come from different cultures, but their dream is the same....

After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is known as "The Great One." Born in Brantford, Ontario, on January 26, 1961, in a nation obsessed with the sport, he threw himself into the game practically from the time he first laced up a pair of skates. When he retired from the NHL in 1999, he had led several teams to Stanley Cup victories, competed in the Olympics, and changed the way hockey was played...

Spanish speakers can now learn more about the most famous championship series in all of baseball: the World Series!Los hispanohablantes pueden ahora conocer más sobre la serie más famosa del campeonato de béisbol: ¡la Serie Mundial!"Strike three, you're out!" "He's safe!" "Home run!" Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s...

Los hispanohablantes pueden ahora conocer más sobre la serie más famosa del campeonato de béisbol: ¡la Serie Mundial!"Tercer strike, ponchado”. “Quieto”. “Jonrón”. Cada octubre, millones de aficionados al béisbol de todo el país esperan ansiosamente ver qué equipo gana la mayor competencia del béisbol. Pero los partidos originales de la década de 1900 difícilmente se parecían a los de hoy. Echa un vistazo a más de cien años...

Entering a spooky old castle in search of a phone, Scooby and the gang meet a creepy cast of creatures

"It's Halloween in Coolsville and Scooby and the gang are invited to a super-groovy Halloween party!"--P. [4] of cover

Scooby-Doo and Shaggy find themselves in the school theater and not knowing that it is a rehearsal of the school play happening on stage believe something sinister is about to befall their friend Daphne