Barbara Fisher just wants to be ordinary. She certainly doesn't want to be called a nut. But what's going on? Every time she tries to do something interesting, like sign up for tennis class or take over her brother's paper route, it turns out to be f...
STAR QUALITY Starring in television commercials sure isn't what it's cracked up to be, discovers ten-year-old Larry Pryor. The shooting schedule conflicts with his baseball practice, and he actually has to wear makeup on film! But the biggest proble...
Patty's sure she's the only 10-year-old in the world who can't ride a bike. This summer, when she visits her grandmother and aunt, she's sure their surprise is going to be a bike she can learn on. The kind all the other kids have. Butoh, no!...
While struggling to adjust to life in middle school, Kate Harris unwittingly sparks an angry controversy when she innocently reads a picture book to some first graders--a book which parents, librarians, and teachers cannot decide is educational or ob...
Best-selling children's author Betty Miles reveals the secrets behind one of life's most important and enjoyable skills in the first-ever "how to" book for children who are just getting ready to read--and for the parents, relatives, teachers, and fri...
A silly hen's misinterpretation of a minor accident is transformed into a version of global catastrophe for her and her friends, in a humorous, easy-to-read rendition of a familiar folktale. Simultaneous....
Written by a former teacher and reading specialist, this retelling of a classic fable about a mischevious young girl who makes an uninvited visit to a bear's house is geared especially toward new young readers with bold illustrations and repetitive t...
It's bad enough to feel poor when you live in one of the richest towns in the U.S. When your friends' moms have cleaning ladies but your mom is going to be one. When your dad worries about paying for your brilliant sister to go to college and your te...