Shredded wheat for Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t sound like a very special meal—unless, of course, you are a wily, plump turkey who has evaded the Squawk Valley oven. The villagers are worried, according to this cleverly rhymed picture... Read More

This book doses out a delightful message to children: Go outside and enjoy the natural world. As modern youngsters become hooked on computers and television at increasingly early ages, they are missing out on fresh air and the creatures... Read More

Cassie Talbert is used to mixing oil paints, but she’s not familiar with mixed-up hormones that are causing her changing emotions toward her childhood buddy, Justin. She and Justin have confided in each other, played together, and... Read More

The multi-talented Lew Wallace, a real-life descendant of John Paul Jones, often played hooky from school and got in trouble with his teachers for reasons young readers will appreciate. Lew’s fingers “itched” to draw, and later to... Read More

Diaries are personal outlets for many teens, a place to record secrets and observations. Sometimes they become a part of history, such as the one kept by Anne Frank. As a young woman in the American South, Sarah Morgan also kept a now... Read More

Setting lobster traps in the cold Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine has a fearful but gripping appeal to sixteen-year-old Dain Harrington. “I know it was strange, wanting to be a lobsterman and all, but the truth is I was scared of... Read More

“A mystery is like a mechanical problem with a bike. No matter how complex the problem, there’s always some solution,” mulls Jeremy, whose school locker is filled with bicycle parts. He is intrigued by the new student who has been... Read More

I start with a V and end with a Y. / The more you know of me, the higher you’ll fly. / I’m the words that you use in any subject you choose. / Study me for a quiz, and you’ll be a whiz. / You’ll do great on your test and score... Read More