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Alice in Blunderland

by Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

Fourth-grader Alice tries unsuccessfully to avoid embarrassing mistakes and to establish better relations with her older brother Lester.

Bicycle Madness

by Kurtz, Jane

In the late nineteenth century, Lillie gains friendship and help with a spelling bee from a neighbor, Frances Willard, who braves criticism to speak about wome...

Olivia Kidney

by Potter, Ellen

Twelve-year-old Olivia explores her new apartment building and finds a psychic, talking lizards, a shrunken ex-pirate, an exiled princess, ghosts, and other un...

Circle of Doom

by Kennemore, Tim

Thirteen-year-old Lizzie uses ingredients both ordinary and not so ordinary to make a series of magic potions, to the growing astonishment of her younger broth...

The Green Dog

A Mostly True Story

by Staples, Suzanne Fisher

During the summer before fifth grade, Suzanne, a daydreaming loner who likes to fish and walk through the woods, acquires a canine companion. Based on the auth...

The Wishing Bone and Other Poems

by Mitchell, Stephen

No Summary Available

New Year Be Coming!

A Gullah Year

by Boling, Katharine

Verses written in the Gullah dialect of the southeastern seacoast describe the months of the year and activities that characterize each.

Starting with Alice

by Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

After she, her older brother, and their father move from Chicago to Maryland, Alice has trouble fitting into her new third-grade class, but with the help of so...

Lewis and Clark and Me

A Dog's Tale Laurence Pringle Dog of Discovery

by Myers, Laurie

No Summary Available

How the Fisherman Tricked the Genie

A Tale within a Tale within a Tale

by Sunami, Kitoba

After releasing a captive genie from a bottle, a poor fisherman must rely on his wits when instead of wishes the genie promises revenge.