"Budding writers, from second grade to adult, were invited to enter the creative writing contest. Mysterious, suspenseful or humorous scary tales of a non-violent nature were judged by the Friends of the Library... The judges were Friends of the Library board members Eileen Arnot, Monica Ayala, Jeffrey DeHerrera, Chrissy Holliday, Heather Smith, David Wagner, Sherry Wingo, and Kathleen Wolf."--Page 3.

"Students in grades 3-12 were invited to write a story about this topic: Imagine a giant box is delivered to your front door with your name on it. What's inside the box and what happens when you open it? The story must follow this criteria: The last paragraph of the story must contain this exact phrase: "Who knew this would transform my life forever." Each story must contain the following words anywhere in the story exactly as given...: abruptly,...

"I cheerfully acknowledge the elementary school students who illustrated their dream travels and cued me about their stories when I visited their schools in the Poets-in-the-Schools Program. Written cues ranged from thought bubbles, as in 'Acrobatic,' to a run-on sentence, as in 'Aeronautic.' I made notes of oral cues and kept true to the students' word choices (though not always to their grammar) when writing the corresponding poems." -- Margaret...

The life Dr. Dylan Reinhart saves may be his own. Dr. Dylan Reinhart wrote the book on criminal behavior. Literally--he's a renowned, bestselling Ivy League expert on the subject. When a copy of his book turns up at a gruesome murder scene--along with a threatening message from the killer--it looks like someone has been taking notes. Elizabeth Needham is the headstrong and brilliant NYPD Detective in charge of the case who recruits Dylan to help investigate...

Author Zora Neale Hurston's anthropological work challenges assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had been defined by the field in the 19th century.