"Meningitis makes it a difficult disease to understand. But the more you know about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of meningitis, the better equipped you are to understand this disease. Clear, concise information breaks down the disease, the experience of having it, or relating to someone who has meningitis. Be inspired by true stories from youths who have experienced meningitis in their own lives and how they fought this disease" --

Contains a guide for individuals dealing with back and neck pain, describing the fundamentals of a healthy spine, how problems develop, common back and neck problems, and when to see a doctor. Explores different treatment options from self-care to surgery and explains ways to manage the condition through exercise and physical activity.

The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.

"Tom Brokaw had led a lucky life--marrying his childhood sweetheart (they have been married for 51 years), rising to fame in the journalism world on the Today Show and as the NBC Nightly News anchor for 22 years, publishing the world-renowned book The Greatest Generation--when suddenly he took two inexplicable falls. Nagging back pain led him to the doctors at Mayo, who had shocking news: he had multiple myeloma, the treatable but incurable blood...

Black Beauty, a handsome, shiny black horse with a star on his forehead, nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. This classic story features 101 vocabulary words that everyone going into 4th grade should know. Includes definitions, word puzzles and games. -- Adapted from Page [4] cover.

"Understanding Depression: The Suicide Connection" focuses on major depression . . . but with emphasis on the possible tragic outcome of suicide and the warning signs, risk factors, and family's stories. This . . . series underscores the importance of a careful evaluation/diagnosis and collaborative treatment that ideally includes therapy." -- UnderstandingDepression.org.

"Going beyond the story of America as a country "discovered" by a few brave men in the "New World," Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity. The original academic text is fully adapted by renowned curriculum experts Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza, for middle-grade and young adult readers to include discussion topics,...

Offers a guide for individuals diagnosed the fibromyalgia, describing what it is, its history, and contemporary research about the condition. Explores different treatment options from integrative medicine to medication, explains ways to manage the condition through personal wellness practices, and presents resources for getting support. Includes personal stories, eleven myths associated with the condition, and a glossary.

It is 1885, and a crippling drought threatens to ruin the McBride family. Their land is parched, their cattle starving. When the rain finally comes, it is a miracle that renews their hope for survival. But returning home from an afternoon swimming at a remote waterhole filled by the downpour, fourteen-year-old Tommy and sixteen-year-old Billy meet with a shocking tragedy.

"In May 1940, as the German army blitzes Europe and Parisians flee their city, the chief curator of the Musée de l'Armée is ordered to get a mysterious piece of cargo out of the country. When he arrives at the port of Le Havre and learns that his intended ship has been sunk, he places the object on a decrepit steamer that sails out under German fire. In the present day, National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt is on a diving expedition...