Product Description: Tom dislikes spending the summer on his aunt's farm until he discovers a black fox in the forest and tracks her to her den.

When Junior accidentally gets caught in his own coyote trap deep in the woods, he is rescued by the reclusive woman known as Mad Mary and begins an unforgettable adventure.

Product Description: The Blossom family has an especially eventful weekend during which Junior Blossom loses the school hamster and Pap's dog Mud is put on trial for the hamster's murder!"Byars captures the conflict and tension of courtroom drama, the ups and downs of personal relationships, and the rewards of lasting friendships...read more

Product Description: When Junior Blossom wakes up in the hospital, his  last memory is of crouching on the barn roof with  cloth wings tied to his arms, and of Maggie and  Vern in the yard below, urging him to fly. That had  been just before Junior spotted a police car  approaching the farm in a cloud of  dust...read more

A Newbery Medal WinnerAll summer Sara Godfrey has fretted over herself, her impossible body, her terrible new haircut. One moment she's elated, the next, she's in tears. And she can't figure out why. Maybe her wildly changing moods are tied to the sudden and unaccountable appearance of the swans, which hold the rapt attention of Charlie, Sara's mentally handicapped brother, who she loves far more than herself these days. In fact, it will be the sudden disappearance of Charlie that will compel Sara to abandon her own small, annoying miseries, and lose herself in searching for him. In her anguish, Sara turns to Joe Melby, whom she has long despised, and together they search through the dense woods and rough fields to find him. Sara knows that she will never be the same again."A compelling story."—Publishers Weekly

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ant's older brother gets rid of the monster under Ant's bed, forgives Ant for drawing on his homework, tries to read a story, and helps Ant write a letter to Santa.

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. At the eerie Hunt mansion, Herculeah Jones has been reading aloud to Lionus Hunt, an elderly stroke victim who can only communicate by blinking his eyes. He seems to be trying to tell Herculeah something, but what? And how can he figure it out without Lionus's words...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When the rumors abound that Mathias King is involved in a local unsolved stabbing, Herculeah decides to look into the case and see if she can set the record straight, but when her helpful sidekick, Meat, becomes overly involved with his new girlfriend, Herculeah wonders if she will be able to get to the bottom of it all on her own...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. May-May and Rose, the singing and dancing Golly sisters, have several adventures while traveling West by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Herculeah Jones investigates a murder in a comedy club.

Product Description: An early chapter book from Newbery Medal winner Betsy ByarsWhen Boo brings home a dinosaur that only she can see, her brother Sammy, doesn't want to encourage her antics. Boo and her dinosaur are inseparable until Boo says good-bye to the dino quite suddenly...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Super-sleuth Herculeah Jones's investigation of the attempted murder of Meat's uncle leads her to a mystery bookstore named Death's Door.

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Herculeah Jones and her bumbling pal, Meat, investigate the murder of a palm reader.

Product Description: Can Little Horse find his place in the big world?After accidentally falling into a stream, Little Horse fights the swift current that carries him farther and farther from the valley where he was born.When he finally manages to scramble ashore, a giant bird swoops down on him...read more

As fifth-grader Bingo Brown strives for the triumphs of today and steels himself against the tribulations of tomorow, he discovers that he will have to undergo a few more trials and triumphs before growing up.

A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.

While describing her humorous adventures with a blacksnake, Betsy Byars recounts childhood anecdotes and explains how she writes a book

Three lonely foster children learn to care about themselves and each other.

To escape failure, boredom, and loneliness, a young boy plunges with all his imagination into the world of television