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An illness cursing the land forces seventeen-year-old Vega, the Last Astronomer, to venture across the wilderness to discover the stars message that will save her people. Vega is forbidden by her mother from leaving the safety of the valley: unknown threats await in the wilds beyond. But after her mother dies, and Vega sees the fabled twin stars in the sky, it's an omen she can no longer ignore. Leaving the valley turns out to be much more terrifying...

This heartfelt story shows the difference a good teacher can make in a student's life!

Luna has the best teacher in second grade. Mr. Hopper loves the midnight sky almost as much as Luna does, but the rest of the class isn't on the same page. They won't listen to her ideas for the Family Night program—until something goes unexpectedly wrong! With a nudge from Mr. Hopper, Luna shares her plan, which just might save the

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Jordie is awed by asteroids, perplexed by planets, and mesmerized by moons. She can't believe her luck when she finds a black hole taking up residence in her desk at school. Of course, she's keeping it. But when the black hole starts snarfing everything in sight-including Neptune the dog-she realizes that black holes need wide open spaces, galaxies to graze, and stars to slurp. So, she sets things right. Just not before she embarking on a wild, time-...

"There once was a little black hole who loved her universe, and especially her friends: the stars and the planets, the space rocks and the space fox, even the flying astronauts. She loved to play and laugh with them as they soared through the galaxy. That is, until they disappeared--which was always what happened. The little black hole felt all alone. But when she meets a big black hole and shares her worries, the big black hole knows just how to...

Llama tiene debilidad por los pasteles, una curiosidad insaciable y un evidente talento artistico. Los Martes es la reina de la pista: ¡no hay baile que se le resista! Por degracia, un Martes hay algo que no resiste: sus pantalones (¡demasiado pastel!). Y es que, entre lunes y jueves, Llama comete unos pequeños errores inocentes que traerán consecuencias cósmicas....

"Bess Wickham has always felt an outcast among her family of extraordinary glassblowers. Their glass creations are known for their beauty, but behind that beauty lies an unknown darkness. Bess won't be initiated into the family business until she turns sixteen, but her special talent has been essential since she was a child: she can speak to forest creatures. And Bess is gifted in more ways than one...a magical power that's lain dormant in her bloodline...

"A dazzling story about love--for the stars, and for one another--between two young people. Every day, Yakov takes his sisters to the park. He's supposed to look after them, but their games are boring, so he reads about space and dreams of becoming an astronaut instead. His father, though, has other plans: he wants Yakov to take over his grocery store when he grows up. Yakov's world changes when at the park one day, he comes across a girl also reading...