Electra really wants to go and explore the shipwreck near Mermaid Island. She thinks she might find objects that would help her discover things about the human world she came from. Maris, her adopted mermaid Mum, won't let her go as it's too dangerous, but Electra won't let that stop her.
It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: He has his own suitcase full of special things. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers …
Two girls spend an adventure-filled night trapped inside the public library.
Newbery Medal winner and master storyteller Sharon Creech spins a wonderfully funny and tender tale. As nine-year-old Dennis confronts the ghost of his uncle Arvie, Arvie's eccentric antics and wonderful wordplay keep the reader laughing. But at its tender heart, the story reveals the holes left in our lives when we lose the ones we love. Ever since nine-year-old Dennis's dad died, a veri…
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When Dorothy Ann and the other kids in Ms. Frizzle's class go in search of the kookaburra, they end up in Australia, where they encounter a herd of kangaroo and a Tasmanian devil.
Henry's father promises to take him salmon fishing if he can keep Ribsy out of trouble for the next month. But that's no easy task, especially when Ramona gets into the act.
Two books in one: Books 10 and 11 in the highly successful My Secret Unicorn series in which Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight, share some exciting adventures. In Twilight Magic, Snooty Jade Roberts is jealous when Lauren makes friends with the new foal at Orchard Stables, and she is determined to cause trouble. But when Jade gets into danger, only Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight, …
Gloria is best friends with Julian and his little brother Huey, and she has as much to say as they do. There's the parrot that ruins the Valentine for her mother; Huey's dog, who needs to be cured of his squirrel obsession; and what happens when classmate Latisha tricks Gloria, Julian, and Huey-but they don't know until it's too late! Fans of Ann Cameron's best-selling chapter books about Julia…