A polar bear in the snow —Barnett, Mac, author.

"There is a polar bear in the snow. Where is he going?"--Jacket flap.

What can a citizen do? —Eggers, Dave, author.

"Across the course of several seemingly unrelated but ultimately connected actions by different children, we watch how kids turn a lonely island into a community--and watch a journey from what the world should be to what...

Everyone's awake —Meloy, Colin, author.

In this house, when everyone stays awake at night, things get very strange, what with Mom on the roof, and Grandma playing cards with the ghost of long-dead Grandpa Paul, and even the dog and cat are acting weird; as the...

Her right foot —Eggers, Dave, author.

In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art...