When the teacher fails to explain the rules of "Telephone" properly and the last person to get the message reports very different words, the other children in class laugh at her and make her feel emba
While watching her mother making bread and her father working as a tailor, Sara imagines herself heroically saving people from enemy soldiers, but when her mother steps out, Sara finds more practical
This is the true story of Patrick, who was born with hemophilia and contracted HIV through a tainted blood transfusion. Patrick decided to go public with his condition in order to help raise awarenes
When Gita receives wind chimes from her grandmother in India, she is reminded of her grandmother's advice that roses grow better with music and of someone who can use the chimes more than her.
Janey has a problem learning to read, and the effervescent Hattie Pearl is the only person who seems to understand. This book for 7 to 10 year olds is especially appropriate for children having diffic
A full-color picture book about an ordinary girl who can magically turn herself into Wild Rilla, a feisty super girl who loves to solve problems in her school. Bright and lively, this story tickles th
Ezzie has friends and a loving family who never maker her feel that she is "fat." But sometimes schoolmates tease her. For children 6 to 10, this chapter book shows how Ezzie's bravery makes others re
Leila is about to spend a weekend with her Aunt Fred, whom everyone says is a witch. When the adults leave, Aunt Fred puts on a wild outfit and scoops Leila up onto her motorcycle. After a spectacular
By the prizewinning author of the classics Red is Best, The Bare Naked Book and Big or Little, this chapter book is about a man who spends every day in a school but who cannot read. Mr. Elliot has a j
