From the seed of historical truth that is the death of President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son Willie, George Saunders spins a "story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic, historical framework into a supernatural realm ... Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel, and enact bizarre acts of penance. Within this transitional state--called, in the Tibetan tradition,...

Burglar Luther Whitney is forced to run for his life after he sees Secret Service agents shoot and kill a wealthy, young socialite whose affair with the President of the United States had gotten out of control.

A.J. and Andrea represent Ella Mentry during the Presidents' Day challenge against Dirk School in the hope of winning a top-secret prize.

In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America, she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private. A deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily...

"Vibrant photos and carefully leveled text introduces beginning readers to the U.S. celebration of Presidents' Day and shows them different ways it is observed by children, families, and schools. Includes diagram, picture glossary, and index."--Provided by publisher.

"Sally Grissom is a top secret service agent in charge of the Presidential Protection team. She knows that something is amiss when she is summoned to a private meeting with the President and his Chief of Staff without any witnesses. But she couldn't have predicted that she'd be forced to take on an investigation surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the First Lady with strict orders to keep it a secret. The First Lady's absence comes in the...

"Meet Beth Ross, the first teenaged President of the United States. In a nation where corporations can run for office, the poor are used as human billboards, and tacos are delivered by drone, our only hope is this nineteen-year-old Twitter sensation. But the real question isn't whether she's ready for politics--it's whether politics is ready for her. Writer Mark Russell (GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU) and artist Ben Caldwell (STAR WARS: CLONE WEARS)...

A biography of the seventh president from his childhood in South Carolina, through his military career in the War of 1812 and his family life, to his legacy as America's first populist president.

After Addie ditches her for the Pops, the most popular group in school, Jenny decides to run against Addie for sixth grade class president in an effort to stop the Pops from running the school.