New Releases by Dan Elish

Thirteen-year-old Matt is so envious of his best friend Keith that he wishes things would go badly for him, and when Keith''s fortune changes while at the same time Matt finds his first true girlfriend, Matt is overcome with guilt.

Focuses on the events surrounding James Meredith''s efforts to be allowed to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962.

Describes the efforts to build the first railroad to link the eastern and western United States and the obstacles that had to be overcome in the process.

A biography of the African American woman who escaped from slavery, led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, aided Northern troops during the Civil War, and worked for women''s suffrage.

A collection of stories, poems, songs, recipes, and crafts to fill you with holiday cheer.

With the help of Sally, a sympathetic ten-year-old human, Scruff the squirrel leads a consortium of squirrels and birds in a blockade of New York''s Central Park to protest the litter there.