The Aldens come across a robbery at an antiques store and decide to investigate. But before they can even begin, someone breaks into the Aldens' home and steals a box of Benny's favorite cereal!
The Boxcar Children are visiting a castle! But as they help to restore it, they see mysterious lights, hear strange music, and see spooky faces in the windows. Who is haunting the castle?
Diabetes brought big changes for 11-year-old Adair and his family. He learned to prick himself to test his blood-sugar level and got used to two insulin shots a day. For a while he was too weak to run track or ride his bike.
On a summer vacation at the seashore, three little Swedish brothers almost float away in a washtub before they learn to swim well enough to place first, second, and third in the boys races.
When a chance yard-sale purchase nets five boys a Willie Mays rookie card worth $4, 000, their lives seem to narrow and intensify. The boys devise a "last man" contest--the winner gets the Mays card, and the loser gets zip. Twelve-year-old Albert has a life-and-death reason for winning the card.
In this fascinating account, herpetologist William P. Mara describes the life of the Pine Barrens treefrog and its struggle to survive its most powerful enemy--humankind. Beautiful illustrations and full-color photographs heighten the readers' appreciation of this tiny, beautiful animal.
When her autistic little brother, Ian, wanders off while on a walk to the park, Julie must try to see the world through his eyes in order to find him. Full color.
Gregory wonders if he will ever fit in when his family moves to Japan for his dad's job. He's surprised how things are different: he needs to remove his shoes and wear slippers, he has to sit on pillows at the table, and he's the only kid in school eating a peanut butter sandwich for lunch. Full-color illustrations.
While Kimmy's parents look for a house close to Daddy's job, Kimmy stays with her Chippewa grandmother. The bad dreams she has had still bother her. But with her grandmother's help, she learns about dreamcatchers.