When Summer and her friends found a class newspaper, their campaign to broaden the school's Christmas program to include Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist songs embroils them and their advisor in a bitter controversy...
A suave high school drama coach is at the bottom of fourteen-year-old Debbie's withering relationships with her older sister, her best friend, and short, witty Murray, whose friendship had been very special to her....
Can Teddy save his town from bankruptcy? FACT: Teddy Teabury's parents run Thistledown Inn, but ever since the superhighway was built, both traffic and business have been, slow in Thistledown. FACT: Teddy's armed himself with an amazing arsenal...
More than anything in the world, Pat would love for her father to come to visiting day at Miss Drew's Ballet One class so she can show him how she dances, but Pat's parents are divorced and Pat's dad seems to have something more important to do that ...
Nine interlocking stories focus on the members of Oakview High School's graduating class, including Walter Hightower, a straight-A student, aspiring actress Stacey Lawrence, and ice queen Lee Whitaker....
Sandy Asher introduces each story with a description of the special rules and rewards of its genre and follows each with a biography of the author and an interview with him or her about the piece.
...A tender family story that will dance into your heart.
Stella is a kitten who loves to dance. But as she grows up, Stella dances less and less. Has she lost her passion for pirouettes and pliés? Or is she just busy with other things, like stalki...
From authors such as Linda Sue Park and Donna Jo Napoli, an anthology offers readers a diverse collection of stories and poems about the struggles, joys, and dramas experienced in becoming a teenage girl....
Rabbit lives alone. He cooks for himself, cleans up for himself, and at the end of the day, reads himself a story. It's a simple life, and he likes it. But one evening, Froggie shows up at his door. He wants to listen to Rabbit's story, too. While...
Rabbit lives alone. He cooks for himself, cleans up for himself, and at the end of the day, reads himself a story. It's a simple life, and he likes it. But one evening, Froggie shows up at his door. He wants to listen to Rabbit's story, too. While ea...
Growing up as a guy is tough. Here are nineteen funny, fascinating, totally original works about boys tackling the tricky years that separate a child from a man. Jane Yolen spotlights the beginning of an Olympic dream; Jaime Adoff offers the music...
Having worked so hard to prepare for Grandpa's party by making the costumes, setting up the stage, creating the program, and singing his special song, Froggy is thrilled about how great the event turned out for all the attendees--especially the guest...
Froggie can’t wait to meet Goose and Gander’s new baby, Gosling! He and Rabbit spend all day preparing: they bake a cake, toss a salad, and find the perfect picnic spot. Froggie picks out his favorite toys and books to share and even makes up ...
A wonderfully silly take on library story time that’s perfect for children, chickens, and everyone in between Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to story time at the library, of course! The children like the chicken, the chicken likes ...
There’s an imaginary monster in Sophie’s closet. He’s crying because Sophie has outgrown him. She is not afraid of him anymore and nobody else can see him—until Sophie uses her imagination to find her monster a new job....