Suzanne Collins

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games....

When twelve-year-old Gregor finally learns the ancient prophecy, which foretells his death, he must gather his courage to defend Regalia from the army of rats, take his mother and sister home safely, and fight his own dark side.

Eleven-year-old Gregor and his younger sister, Boots, return to the Underworld beneath New York City to find the cure for a terrible plague that threatens the life of their mother, as well as the lives of the people, bats, and rats who populate the underworld.

The action and adventure continue in the second book in Suzanne Collins's masterful New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles! Months have passed since Gregor first fell into the strange Underland beneath New York City, and he swears he will never go back. But he is destined to be a key player in another prophecy, this one about an ominous white rat called the Bane. The Underlanders know there is only one way to lure Gregor back to their world:...

NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Suzanne Collins has created a deeply moving autobiographical picture book about a father who must go off to the war in Vietnam -- and the daughter who stays behind.When young Suzy's father leaves for Vietnam, she struggles to understand what this means for her and her family. What is the jungle like? Will her father be safe? When will he return? The months slip by, marked by the passing of the familiar holidays and...

When twelve-year-old Gregor finally learns the ancient prophecy, which foretells his death, he must gather his courage to defend Regalia from the army of rats, take his mother and sister home safely, and fight his own dark side.

Emily Elizabeth has just finished her best painting ever for the school art fair. Suddenly, by accident, Clifford runs through the paint and right across the painting!! Clifford befriends Bibi, a seeing-eye dog who recently moved into the building.

It's the first snowfall of the year and it seems like everyone in the apartment building has a set tradition for the occasion except Norville. Clifford can't keep up with super-athlete Flo, but he doesn't care, as long as he's having fun.

As he tries to help set up for a big Cinco de Mayo party, Clifford begins to doubt that he has any special skills to offer. It's a beautiful first day of spring AND the official opening day of the Courtyard Volleyball season!