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The Just Desserts Club

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Dugan, Karen

Sixth grader Cricket finds just the right dessert to bake for school events during the year. Includes recipes for Zucchini "Apple" Crisp, No Bake Orange Balls,...

Llama in the Library

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Graham, Mark

Fifth-grader Adam Fine thinks that his two llamas will be a hit at the grand reopening of the town's library.

Ever-Clever Elisa

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Hoban, Lillian

The year Elisa enters the first grade is filled with exciting times at school and special celebrations at home.

Spring Break

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Dugan, Karen

Cricket's spring break turns out to be pretty eventful, even though her broken ankle means she cannot go to Washington, D.C. with her best friend as they had p...

Elisa in the Middle

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Hoban, Lillian

Five-year-old Elisa has an older brother and a new baby brother, but her elderly neighbor says the middle is the best, just like the filling in a sandwich.

Ozzie on His Own

by Hurwitz, Johanna & McKeating, Eileen

When Ozzie's best friend, his niece Roz, goes away for the summer, he makes some new friends, but then his father has a heart attack, and he feels very much al...

A Llama in the Family

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Graham, Mark

Because Adam hopes that the "big surprise" awaiting him at home has two wheels and pedals, he is unprepared for the unusual additional to his Vermont family.

A word to the wise

and other proverbs

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Rayevsky, Robert

Presents a list of common proverbs, along with an explanation of what proverbs are and where they come from.

The Up and Down Spring

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Owens, Gail

While vacationing at Bolivia's house in Ithaca, New York, eleven-year-old Rory tries to hide his fear of flying after Bolivia suggests a trip in her uncle's ai...

Ali Baba Bernstein, Lost and Found

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Dugan, Karen

Throughout a series of adventures, ten-year-old David "Ali Baba" Bernstein spends most of his time thinking about becoming a detective and getting a dog.