Malik and his sister Tiana love to hunt for hidden treasure and are about to discover a small locked box buried behind a deserted house.

It's 1926, and the one thing eleven-year-old Lexie Lewis wants more than anything is to leave Portland, where she is living with her strict grandparents, and rejoin her mother, a carefree singer in San Francisco. But Mama's new husband doesn't think a little girl should live with parents who work all night and sleep all day. Lexie's class has been raising money to ship a doll to the children of Japan in a friendship exchange, and when Lexie learns...

"Guides readers through making their own unique yet easy painted art doll for any season or from any inspiration. These playful and engaging dolls require only simple supplies, stitch together in a flash, and are fun to paint using easy-to-follow techniques. Embellishing the dolls is both fun and gratifying and uses bits and pieces everyone has in their stash. Shirley Hudson walks readers step-by-step through her process and offers up detailed instructions...

"Sew stylish doll clothes with confidence. When off-the-rack doll clothes just won't do, discover how fun and easy it is to make custom, on-trend fashions your child will love. In My Doll, My Style, designer and Doll it Up blogger Anna Allen shows you how to create runway-worthy looks for 18-inch dolls. From jeggings and dresses to shorts and tees, each pattern is designed for today's fashion fabrics with a modern aesthetic and fit."--Page 4 of cover....

When Willa's ragdoll, Rosie, falls into the snow and disappears, Willa is inconsolable until Rosie mysteriously reappears on Grandma's doorstep.

Little Red's Christmas adventures include a ride in Santa Claus' sleigh.

Penny instantly loves the doll her grandmother sends her, but finding the perfect name for her is a challenge.

"The idea of the seductive sex robot is the stuff of myth, legend and science fiction. From the myth of Laodamia in Ancient Greece to twenty-first century shows such as Westworld, robots in human form have captured our imagination, our hopes and our fears. But beyond the fantasies there are real and fundamental questions about our relationship with technology as it moves into the realm of robotics. Turned On explores how the emerging and future development...

Johnny Gruelle's "Raggedy Ann Stories" introduced the world to one of the most beloved of all children's characters, Raggedy Ann. Gruelle, born in Illinois in 1880, and was a children's author, political cartoonist, and illustrator. He had an artistic upbringing and was taught to draw by his father, the famed Hoosier painter Richard Gruelle. As an adult, Gruelle was inspired to create his most famous character, Raggedy Ann, by his daughter Marcella...