"Written with the haunting emotional power of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, an astonishing debut novel that explores the lingering effects of a brutal crime on the women of one small Texas oil town in the 1970s. It's February 1976, and Odessa, Texas, stands on the cusp of the next great oil boom. While the town's men embrace the coming prosperity, its women intimately know and fear the violence that always seems to follow. In the early...

"Bessie Lee goes all out for Valentine's Day in the second book of the Teeny Houdini chapter book series from author Katrina Moore and illustrator Zoe Si. The adventures of Teeny Houdini come in short, easy-to-read chapters full of hilarious illustrations--a favorite series for building confident readers! Bessie is in charge of making an extra-special valentine for the new kid in school. Something big and wonderful to make him feel welcome! Bessie's...

Kami searches for the perfect Valentine's gift for her pal Flubby.

"Engage readers with a story of celebrating Valentine's Day. Readers are introduced to Valentine's Day traditions and activities, such as making cards and giving gifts. Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research. A kid-friendly project inspires creativity and hands-on fun"--Provided by the publisher.

"Provides clear and simple Valentine's Day projects using colorful illustrations and easy instructions. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, historical information about the holiday, detailed step-by-step illustrations, a clear and thorough list of required materials, metric conversions for all measurements, suggestions for alterations, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and introductions to the author...

Introduces the origins of Valentine's Day and explains how it is celebrated today.

"Mitzi the witch thinks Valentine's Day is too lovey-dovey until she meets a boy she wants to send a valentine to"--

Llama Llama and his classmates celebrate Valentine's Day by exchanging unique handmade gifts.

"Turkey loves nothing better than a good trick...except maybe a good disguise. So for Valentine's Day, he decides to secretly deliver a card to each of his friends. But when he dresses up as a cat to deliver the purr-fect valentine, he's quickly found out. It turns out that outsmarting his pals is harder than he thought. Luckily, Turkey has more silly surprises in store"--

Sparkle the unicorn, who looks suspiciously like a goat, and Lucy make valentines for each other, but Sparkle begins to doubt his card is good enough to give to Lucy. The fifth book in A Unicorn Named Sparkle series features valentines, parties, love, glitter, and of course, one sparkly friendship between a girl and her unicorn.