A Birthday Cake is No Ordinary Cake

A Birthday Cake is No Ordinary Cake
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780152057428

A lyrical recipe uses seasonal changes to explain to a child the time that passes between one birthday and the next. Includes a recipe for more traditional birthday cake, as well as information about the passage of time and how it is revealed through trees.

A Fabulous Fair Alphabet

A Fabulous Fair Alphabet
Author: Debra Frasier
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2010-06-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1416998179

Letters of the alphabet in various graphic styles accompany words associated with fairs.

On the Day You Were Born

On the Day You Were Born
Author: Debra Frasier
Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152059446

The earth celebrates the birth of a newborn baby.

Miss Alaineus

Miss Alaineus
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0152021639

When Sages spelling and definition of a word reveal her misunderstanding of it to her classmates, she is at first embarrassed but then uses her mistake as inspiration for the vocabulary parade. Full color.

Out of the Ocean

Out of the Ocean
Author: Debra Frasier
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2002-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780152163549

A young girl and her mother walk along the beach and marvel at the treasures cast up by the sea and the wonders of the world around them.

Eat Cake. Be Brave.

Eat Cake. Be Brave.
Author: Melissa Radke
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2018-07-17
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1538712180

From the star of USA reality show The Radkes and creator of the viral "Red Ribbon Week" video, this is a hilarious and inspiring story of finding self-confidence in a world of naysayers. My name is Melissa Radke, and there is a very real chance you have no idea who I am or why I wrote a book. But admit it, you're curious! Even though millions of people seem to like watching my videos and The Radkes TV show bemoaning the trials of parenting, marriage, French braiding, faith, and living life as an anti-aging female, you may still be wondering who let me write a book. I mean, books are written by people who say things like, "I was having a root canal and I literally died in the chair. I saw heaven. Also, when I came back to earth I could speak Mandarin." Yeah, that didn't happen to me. I wrote this book because when I turned 41 I made the decision to live brave, bolder, and freer. I thought our lives were supposed to change when we turned 40. But mine changed when I turned 41 and I set out to prove that it wasn't too late for me. And maybe, just maybe, reading about my journey to find my sense of self-worth will help you rightfully believe in yours. This book is about how all the years of my life led up to the one that changed it. So, cut a big slice and raise a fork... Here's to bravery. Here's to courage. Here's to cake. (And not the crappy kind, like carrot.)

The Incredible Water Show

The Incredible Water Show
Author: Debra Frasier
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152162870

The kids from "Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster" are back and they're putting on a neighborhood play starring the world's most astonishing combination of atoms--H2O. Filled with scientific facts about water, readers can join in the kids' wet-and-wild celebration. Full color.

Other People's Clothes

Other People's Clothes
Author: Calla Henkel
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385547366

Two American ex-pats obsessed with the Amanda Knox trial find themselves at the nexus of murder and celebrity in glittering late-aughts Berlin in this “hugely entertaining” (The New York Times) debut with a wicked sense of humor. “Darkly funny, psychologically rich and utterly addictive... [a] harrowing tale of twisty female friendships, slippery identity and furtive secrets.” —Megan Abbott, best-selling author of The Turnout Hoping to escape the pain of the recent murder of her best friend, art student Zoe Beech finds herself studying abroad in the bohemian capital of Europe—Berlin. Rudderless, Zoe relies on the arrangements of fellow exchange student Hailey Mader, who idolizes Warhol and Britney Spears and wants nothing more than to be an art star. When Hailey stumbles on a posting for a high-ceilinged, prewar sublet by well-known thriller writer Beatrice Becks, the girls snap it up. They soon spend their nights twisting through Berlin’s club scene and their days hungover. But are they being watched? Convinced that Beatrice intends to use their lives as inspiration for her next novel, Hailey vows to craft main-character-worthy personas. They begin hosting a decadent weekly nightclub in the apartment, finally gaining the notoriety they’ve been craving. Everyone wants an invitation to “Beatrice’s.” As the year unravels and events spiral out of control, they begin to wonder whose story they are living—and how it will end. Other People’s Clothes brilliantly illuminates the sometimes dangerous intensity of female friendships, as well as offering an unforgettable window into millennial life and the lengths people will go to in order to eradicate emotional pain.