Up Country

By Alden R. Carter

Robodad

By Alden R. Carter

Fourteen-year-old Shar struggles to live a normal life as her father's mental instability, caused by an aneurysm of the brain, makes him more and more difficult as a family member.

Wart son of Toad

By Alden R. Carter

Sixteen-year-old Steve's adjustment to high school is made more difficult by the unpopularity of his strict father, a biology teacher known as Toad.

Fighter

By Walter Dean Myers

Wart, son of Toad

By Alden R. Carter

Sixteen-year-old Steve's adjustment to high school is made more difficult by the unpopularity of his strict father, a biology teacher known as Toad.

Supercomputers

By Alden R. Carter

Describes the computer revolution and the age of the supercomputer, surveying present systems of artificial intelligence and the competition between the United States and Japan that will determine...

Modern China

By Alden R. Carter

Examines the history, daily life, customs, education, work, and recreation of modern China.

Modern electronics

By Wayne J. LeBlanc

Instructions for experiments, preceded by fundamental descriptions of electronics, explain electronic components and demonstrate how calculators, radios, and other electronic devices works.

Radio

By Alden R. Carter

A history of radio from the earliest experiments and discoveries in wireless communication to the modern day communications satellites, microchips, and cellular radios.

Illinois

By Alden R. Carter

Discusses the history, government, economy, natural resources, and culture of Illinois.