Because of Winn-Dixie, a big, ugly, happy dog, 10-year-old Opal learns 10 things about her long-gone mother from her preacher father. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal makes new friends among the somewhat unusual residents of her new hometown, Naomi, Florida. Because of...
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When, in second grade, Leigh writes to an author to tell him how much he "licked" his book, he never suspects that he'll still be writing to him four years later. And he never imagines the kinds of things he'll be writing about: Dear Mr. Henshaw, I am sorry I was...
From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep for the annual fair, he is entranced by the fable surrounding the misty peak of Kneeknock Rise: On stormy nights when the rain drives harsh and cold, an undiscovered creature raises its voice and moans. Nobody knows what...
Elizabeth is short, unglamourous and lonely. She meets an unlikely friend named Jennifer, a mysterious girl who is eerily familiar with Shakespeare and claims to be a witch. They become friends and Jennifer takes on Elizabeth as her apprentice witch. For...
Second grade is not turning out the way it should for Ramona Quimby. Her dad has lost his job, her mom has found a full-time job, and her big sister Beezus has "reached a difficult age." In her inimitable way, Ramona decides to take charge. She practices TV...
This title was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1979. Sixteen individuals who are mysteriously chosen to live in the Sunset Tower apartment building on the shore of Lake Michigan come together to hear the will of the self-made millionaire, Sam Westing. The will takes the...
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Gypsy, the 12-year-old narrator, is excited when her cousin Woodrow moves in with their grandparents next door. Woodrow's mother, married to a coal miner in a remote holler, has disappeared without a trace, and Gypsy hopes that Woodrow will divulge some new...
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At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey. Another girl might have been cowed by this affliction, but not feisty Ella: "Instead of making me...
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Zack is a normal 10-year-old boy with a knack for getting into weird situations such as adopting a talking cat, shrinking into the size of an ant, being able to talk to dolphins, finding Elvis in a turnip and much more. The books are short without looking babyish and...
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Zack is a normal 10-year-old boy with a knack for getting into weird situations such as a dentists who recommends swallowing mouthwash, interacting with aliens, becoming invisible, a grandmother that plays professional baseball and many other stories. The books are...
In the series, the title character is a talking mouse who lives in New Mouse City on Mouse Island. A best-selling author, Geronimo Stilton works as a journalist for the fictional newspaper The Rodent's Gazette. He has a older sister named Thea Stilton, a cousin...