From the age of nine years Michael dreams of playing basketball for the United States in the Olympics, and with hard work and his mother's encouragement, he realizes his dream.

When a retired balloon salesman ties thousands of balloons to his house and takes off for unknown lands, he discovers an eight-year-old boy, a Wilderness Explorerer scout, on his porch and together they face adventures in the jungle.

An overview of the basics of hiking, including what equipment one would need, how to plan a hike, describes desert hiking, trail hiking, what clothes to wear, first aid equipment to take, and practical hints for earning a merit badge in graphic arts.

From two-time Palme d'Or winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne comes the story of seventeen-year-old Lokita and twelve-year-old Tori, two immigrants to Belgium from Cameroon and Benin, respectively whose siblinglike bond is the only resource they can depend on in their struggle for survival on the margins of European society. The pair work as performers in a cheap trattoria, dealing drugs on the side, while balancing the demands of an indifferent bureaucracy....

Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in personal fitness.

"It's a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die. Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace. He's found it, more or less: he's built a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and he's gradually turning Trey Reddy from a half-feral teenager into a good kid going good places....

Although he was assigned female at birth, Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself. But on top of classes, crushes, and coming out, Max's life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he's descended from a long line of Magical Girls tasked with defending humanity from a dark, ancient evil! With a sassy feline sidekick and loyal gang of friends by his side, can Max take on his destiny,...

"What is Sasaki to Miyano? The question rings through Miyano's mind as he struggles to come to a decision. After all, Miyano likes girls and doesn't really like guys...does he? Meanwhile, surprise reunions with old crushes and Miyano's first drag beauty pageant push Sasaki's self-restraint to the limit..."--

"Alvie Fitz doesn't fit in, and she doesn't care. She's spent years swallowing meds and bad advice from doctors and social workers. Adjust, adapt. Pretend to be normal. It sounds so easy. If she can make it to her eighteenth birthday without any major mishaps, she'll be legally emancipated. Free. But if she fails, she'll become a ward of the state and be sent back to the group home"--Jacket. Alvie Fitz has spent years swallowing meds and bad advice...