Kaling shares her observations, fears, and opinions about a wide-ranging list of the topics she thinks about the most. From her favorite types of guys to life in the "The Office" writers' room, her book is full of personal stories and laugh-out-loud philosophies.
On a sunny day in Berkeley, California, in 1942, a woman matter-of-factly begins to pack her family's possessions. Like thousands of other Japanese Americans they have been reclassified, virtually overnight, as enemy aliens. In this lean and devastatingly evocative first novel, Julie Otsuka tells their story from five flawlessly realized points of view and conveys the exact emotional texture of their experience: the thin-walled barracks and barbed-wire fences, the omnipresent fear and loneliness, the unheralded feats of heroism.
While trying to obtain the coordinates of a secret, peril-packed, but potentially beneficial trade route, a novice Jedi is killed--and the motive for his murder remains shrouded in mystery. Now his former Master, Jedi archivist Mander Zuma, wants answers.
With more than 40 deluxe flaps to lift, young readers can explore the Death Star, a Jawa Sandcrawler, the "Tantive IV," the Cantina, and the "Millennium Falcon."
This children's fiction title tells the story of Darth Maul, one of the most feared villains in the Star Wars universe.
Follow Jar Jar Binks through the Naboo swamp and see Darth Maul on his Sith speeder bike in this DK reader for kids.
Elsewhere is where 15-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so like Earth, yet completely different. "Funny and pensive, happy and heartbreaking. Readers from a broad range of beliefs will find this a quirky and touching exploration of the Great Beyond." (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books)
Alex Crusan, an HIV-positive student, is attacked. The police have a suspect, Clinton Cole, who claims to be innocent despite his open hatred of Alex. Both boys know what happened, but will either be strong enough to tell the truth?
Cashore creates a mesmerizing medieval world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will captivate readers.
Incarceron is a prison so vast that it contains not only cells, but also metal forests, dilapidated cities, and vast wilderness. Finn, a 17-year-old prisoner, has no memory of his childhood and is sure that he came from Outside Incarceron. And then Finn finds a crystal key that allows him to communicate with a girl who claims to live on the Outside.
Just before her 16th birthday, Brie Eagan literally dies of a broken heart after her boyfriend tells her he does not love her. She then must go through the five stages of grief, while watching her friends and family try to cope with her death, before her faith in love is restored and she can move on to the afterlife.
From Anakin Skywalker to Jabba the Hutt, this encyclopedic volume is the definitive illustrated guide to all of the characters in the "Star Wars" galaxy. Includes stat boxes, expert text, movie stills, and more than 200 profiles.
Zahn returns with a brand-new novel of adventure, action, and intrigue starring the young Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and the beloved Mara Jade.
In this funny, uncannily wise portrait of the dynamics of a sixth-grade class and of the greatness that sometimes comes in unlikely packages, Dwight, a loser, talks to his classmates via an origami finger puppet of Yoda.
Nick and Allie don't survive the accident and find themselves caught halfway between life and death, in a sort of limbo known as Everlost: a shadow of the living world, filled with all the things and places that no longer exist. It's a magical, yet dangerous place. "Marvelously inventive...and magically beautiful." (Orson Scott Card)