"As soon as Jason hears the legend of Elihu, he knows he must catch the great fish. But Old Snout, the gator, guards Elihu. Legend says, too, that whenever Elihu is hooked, the bass whispers a secret. This novel aslo features two foster children looking for a home; Sundance, the miniature horse with a craving for peppermings; and a young girl who edits her dream of becoming an ice-skater as she recovers from a brain tumor that has robbed her balance."--Publisher's...

With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answer to the question "what are people for?"--setting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever.

Concerned that the family is spending too much time in front of the television and neglecting other activities, Mama Bear decides that there will be no television watching for one week.

If you could see with your eyes closed, how would you use your power? Thats what Henry has to decide in "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, "one of the seven stories in this extra-ordinary collection. In addition to imaginative and magical tales, this book also contains the true story of how Roald Dahl became a writer, as well as a copy of the very first nonfiction story he wrote for The Saturday Evening Post.

"The life of Julia--her family, friends, school, neighborhood, and her beloved dog, Shakshuka--is one big adventure"--

A collection of stories based on illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.

"William is up to his old tricks in More William, Richmal Compton's second set of classic William adventures. When Aunt Lucy tells William that 'a busy day is a happy day', William does his best to keep himself very busy indeed. Unfortunately, not everyone appreciates his efforts to cheer up Christmas Day - and when a conjuring trick with an egg goes very badly wrong, William finds himself in more trouble than ever!'--Publisher's website.

Book of short stories about a scruffy, frowning eleven-year-old boy, William Brown, his friends, Ginger, Henry and Douglas, and the adventures and misadventures they get up to.

"Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father, whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect her to lead. Then she befriends a boy named Henry who is also a first generation immigrant. He is the smartest boy at school despite struggling with his English...

Three stories in verse: "I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today," "King Looie Katz, " and "The Glunk That Got Thunk."