New Releases by Marissa Moss

Presents the life and career of the Chinese American woman who dreamed of flying as a child and who went on to become one of only two Chinese American Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) to serve during World War II.

In his third quirky notebook, Max grapples with the outrageousness of divorced parents beginning to date and other mysteries of evolution, recording a zany mix of comics, concoctions, and contraptions that help him tell the story of his topsy-turvy life and come to terms with his changing family.

One of the nation''s leading authorities on constitutional law shows how the Supreme Court''s dramatic shift to the right on the most important legal issues of our time reflects a rigid Republican ideological agenda that is profoundly altering our freedoms and our country. " Expert analysis: Drawing largely on cases he has argued, Erwin Chemerinsky describes how rigid ideology has trumped reason in cases ranging from ;three strikes laws ; to laws limiting the ability of citizens to bring suit for damages and infringements on their liberties. He explains how the political right wing has been steadily eroding the constitutional barriers between church and state, fostering separate but unequal public schools, limiting civil liberties and affirmative action programs. Although many Americans are aware of this rightward shift on the Supreme Court, Chemerinsky shows how these changes have victimized ordinary citizens. " Timely subject will attract attention: With publication at the start of a new term for the Court and with a new justice joining it, The Conservative Assault on the Constitution will draw much attention, especially from political commentators. As a constitutional scholar, author of a leading textbook on constitutional law, and a frequent commentator on legal issues, Chemerinsky is certain to be in demand to comment on the Court''s agenda for the coming term, in addition to the long-term trends that he discusses in his book.

Join Amelia on a year full of fifth-grade adventures, from stealing the show in the Thanksgiving play, to unravelling a Valentine's mystery, to being a junior bridesmaid!

Madame Amelia, the popular fortune teller featured in "American Girl" magazine, tries to predict the future in this interactive book. Illustrations.

Gossip is fun—especially juicy gossip—until it’s about Amelia herself! Amelia learns the consequences of spreading rumors in this important Amelia story. Amelia likes gossip as much as the next person—after all, it’s fun and doesn’t hurt anyone, right? There’s rumor reading, urban legends, and best of all, gossip about teachers! Then when completely untrue gossip starts to travel about Amelia telling on a girl for writing mean emails—gossip isn’t so fun or harmless anymore. How can Amelia stop gossip about her that’s like a piece of gum stuck to her shoe?

A humorous guide for students with tips for succeeding in school.

The hand-lettered contents of a nine-year-old girl''s notebook, in which she records her thoughts and feelings about notes and freindship.

Now available in a backpack-size format are the hand-lettered contents of nine-year-old Amelia''s notebook, in which she records her thoughts and feelings about moving, starting school, and dealing with her older sister. Full color.

While waiting for her sister's medical appointment, a bored Amelia creates a handwritten book of fifty suggestions for passing the time.

Now in sixth grade, Amelia records in her diary all of the problems that arise when a new girl at school seems to be passing nasty notes to Amelia and trying to steal her best friend.

Problems arise for Amelia when she starts sixth grade at the same middle school where her older sister Cleo is an eighth-grader, and she gets the school''s meanest teacher for three of her classes.

Max's logbook details the progress of his school project on Egypt, for which he and his best friend try out an ancient Egyptian love potion on Max's divorced parents and also try to prove that aliens built the pyramids!

A new boy moves in next door to Amelia, and she decide to be friends with him. But when she discovers he is deaf, she faces the challenge of learning to communicate with him. Includes sign-language flash cards. Consumable.

In 1931, seventeen-year-old Jackie Mitchell pitches against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, becoming the first professional female pitcher in baseball history.

Le journal intime d'Amélia fait pénétrer dans l'univers de la vie quotidienne d'une fillette de neuf ans. Elle y raconte son déménagement, la perte de sa meilleure amie, ses relations avec sa soeur Cléo...

The year is 1774 and the British Army has blockaded Boston. When Papa gives 10-year-old Emma a secret code the militia uses, she finally gets her chance to change the course of history. Full-color illustrations.

Amelia is confused when her older sister starts acting goofy around boys, and Amelia herself likes wood shop better than sewing class. Does she have to like girly things to be a girl? Illustrations.

Hoping to impress the new girl in her class while they work together on an archeological dig project, Ameila tries to improve by giving herself a makeover and almost loses a friend in the process.

Rose keeps a journal of her family''s difficult times on their farm during the days of the Dust Bowl in 1935.

In her journal, Rachel chronicles her family''s adventures traveling by covered wagon on the Oregon Trail in 1850.

In her diary, Madame Amelia can be a fortune-teller with lots of activities and quizzes.

Amelia shows you how to draw to draw great pictures.

Amelia has encouraged kids across the country to write in their own journal. Now, she's got her own calendar for 1999. Featuring both new illustrations and favorites from the Amelia book series, this calendar also includes Amelia's trademark observations, doodles, and a page full of stickers so fans can personalize their own important dates.

When Amelia and her big sister, Cleo, are stuck together in the backseat of a car for a family road trip, there are fights, plenty of sights, and Amelia''s best friend, Nadia, at the end of the road

When told to draw a jungle in art class, Regina experiences feelings of failure and creative insecurity, but manages to create a beautiful picture that''s all her own.

A little girl comes home after school and finds a monster in the house.

In this variation and extension of the traditional counting song, "this old man" ends up blasting off and flying to the moon.

After Isabelle breaks the cookie jar, she and her brother Jerome invent a variety of wild stories to explain the damage to their mother.