Best Selling Books by Katherine Applegate

Donation May/03.

Rachel has a strong personality. But it''s not strong enough for two people. And now that''s the situtation. When thatlittle boy on the beach cut a starfish in two with his spade, he had no idea what he''d done... Now the Animorphs have anew member - or is that two new members? Sweet wimpish Rachel who''s too terrified to morph, and fierce, cruel Rachel who''s prepared to do anything to anyone - to get what she wants...And the Animprphs have no idea how to get the real Rachel back - before the twins manage to blow their cover...

The Ellimist, the all-powerful being who can twist time and space, has a monstrous enemy, Crayak. Rather than fight themselves, and destroy the universe, they have struck a truce and are going to pick teams. The Ellimist wants the Animorphs and Erek the Chee. But who will Crayak choose?

The fifth book in a hilarious chapter book series about an accidental rule breaker from Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal–winning and bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan, Endling, and Wishtree. Roscoe loves to make noise and tap shoes make the best noise ever! But tap dancing? The big boys at his school say that’s just for girls. Roscoe promised his friend Emma that he would tap in the school talent show with her. When the teasing starts, will he keep his word? Roscoe and his comical misadventures will appeal to fans of Megan McDonald’s Stink series; Nancy Krulik’s George Brown, Class Clown series; Rebecca Elliott’s Owl Diaries series; and Dan Gutman’s My Weirder School series.

"Mira, nadie me ha acusado jamás de ser un buen perro. Ladro al espacio vacío. Como arena para gatos. Me revuelco en la basura para realzar mi olor. Acoso a ardillas inocentes. Acaparo el sofá. Me lamo, aunque tenga compañía. No soy un santo, ¿están de acuerdo?" Bob, un perro rebelde pero de gran corazón, deberá enfrentarse a sus peores temores y emprender un peligroso viaje para recuperar a su hermana perdida. Con la amenaza de un inminente huracán, Bob habrá de apoyarse en sus mejores amigos —Iván y Ruby—, hallar el coraje que no sabía que tenía y aprender el verdadero significado de la amistad y la familia. "Un libro inteligente, valiente y bellamente escrito. En pocas palabras, esta historia es de las que cambian la vida." Patricia MacLachlan, autora ganadora del premio Newbery Medal

Decir lo que sentimos puede cambiar el rumbo de nuestras vidas. Jackson y su familia están atravesando un momento duro. No tienen dinero para pagar el alquiler. Tampoco abunda la comida. Tal vez, él, sus padres, su hermanita y su perra deban volver a vivir en la minivan. Otra vez. Cuando las cosas parecen ponerse realmente mal, Jackson recibe una visita inesperada: Crenshaw, su amigo imaginario. Aun cuando él se resiste a creer en esas cosas, Crenshaw parece estar dispuesto a ayudarlo. ¿A qué? A hacer eso que le es tan difícil: expresar lo que siente. "En esta emotiva novela se muestra cómo la resiliencia creativa de la mente de un niño puede suavizar situaciones difíciles, mientras se exploran los límites entre la imaginación y la verdad". –Publishers Weekly

Crenshaw ist kein gewöhnlicher Kater: Er hat nicht nur einen seltsamen Namen, sondern isst auch für sein Leben gern lila Geleebohnen. Er kann sprechen und ist riesengroß – so groß, dass man sich im Notfall gut bei ihm anlehnen kann. Vor allem aber ist Crenshaw unsichtbar. Der einzige, der ihn sehen kann, ist Jackson, obwohl der überhaupt nicht an unsichtbare Kater glaubt und im Moment ganz andere Sorgen hat. Zu Hause ist das Geld nämlich mal wieder knapp, sodass es zum Abendbrot seit einer Weile nur noch Cornflakes gibt, seine Mutter mehrere Jobs gleichzeitig annimmt und Jackson seine Sachen auf dem Flohmarkt verkaufen muss. Doch wenn alles zu schlimm wird, taucht Crenshaw auf, segelt mit dem Regenschirm durch die Lüfte, nimmt ein Schaumbad oder stellt irgendetwas anderes Verrücktes an. Er kitzelt ein Lächeln aus Jackson heraus, wenn ihm eigentlich zum Heulen zumute ist. Er versteht Jackson wie kein anderer und zeigt ihm, dass es ok ist, wütend zu sein. Denn auch ein Kater ist nicht immer gut gelaunt. Und er erinnert Jackson daran, dass es höchste Zeit ist, eine Entscheidung zu treffen. Ein lustiger und berührender Roman über die magische Kraft der Phantasie, die Kinder in schwierigen Lebenssituationen retten kann. Katherine Applegate findet genau die richtigen Worte für ein hoch aktuelles Thema: die Angst vor der Armut. Mit Schwarzweißzeichnungen von Crenshaw, der auch im Buch an den verrücktesten Orten auftaucht.

Jake finds a website devoted to the Yeerks. There may be others who know about the invasion. But if they investigate the site and it''s a trap, the Yeerks will find out who they are. And if they don''t check it out, they''ll never know if there are other Yeerk-fighters out there.

Almost nothing could be as bad as finding out your mother is Visser One, the leader of the Yeerk invasion of Earth. But it happened to Marco. And even though he''s been handling it pretty well, he knew there''d come a time when he''d have to face her again.

The Remnants, a group of people who survived the destruction of Earth, are nearly destroyed by their ship''s computer system.

The Remnants, a group of people who left Earth in a spaceship shortly before it was hit by an asteroid, return centuries later and attempt to make a new life on the barren, hostile planet.

Visser Four has found the Time Matrix, the machine Elfangor had hidden, and he plans to use it to become Visser One.

As the Remnants struggle to live on a barren Earth, Yago takes off in their spaceship, leaving them stranded, unaware that Tate is aboard ship as well.

When the Animorphs try to stop the tiny alien Helmacrons from taking the morphing cube, Marco gets in the way and ends up with Helmacrons up his nose and inside his head.

When Jake has to leave town for a family thing, the other Animorphs and Ax figure life will pretty much be normal until he gets back. But when Tobias discovers Visser Three''s newest feeding place, the kids decide they have to check it out. But there''s no assigned leader. Who will be the best one for the job? Being in chare isn''t just guts and glory. It''s about making decisions that will mean the difference between life ... and death.