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Short chapter books, also known as transitional books, are ideal for children whose reading levels have advanced beyond easy readers but who are not yet ready for full-length juvenile fiction.  Many of these titles have fewer than 100 pages of text, easy to read print and illustrations.

  • Addy Learns a Lesson

    After their escape from North Carolina to Philadelphia in the summer of 1864, Addy and her mother begin their new life as free people as her mother gets a paying job and Addy goes to school and learns a lesson in true friendship.



  • Addy Saves the Day

    Addy and Harriet feud over everything, including fund-raising plans to help the families of freed slaves, but tragedy finally forces them to stop fighting and work together.



  • Addy's Surprise

    Addy and her mother forgo their Christmas plans to help the newly freed slaves arriving in Philadelphia during the Civil War.



  • Arthur and the 1,001 Dads

    Arthur and his friends try to find a substitute to attend the Father's Day picnic with Buster, whose father is not around much since his parents' divorce.



  • Arthur and the Bad-Luck Brain

    The Brain does not believe in superstition, but when he tries to prove that superstitions are nonsense he starts finding bad luck everywhere he turns.



  • Arthur and the Nerves of Steal

    When Buster impulsively drops a Cybertoy into Arthur's backpack in the drugstore one day, he feels so guilty that he finally confesses to his friend and they try to return the popular toy before anyone else finds out.



  • Arthur and the World Record

    Arthur and his friends set out to make the world's largest pizza so that their feat can be recorded in "The Book of Incredible and Amazing World Records."



  • Arthur Loses HIs Marbles

    Arthur's Grandma Thora, a marbles champion, trains him for the first-ever Elwood City Marbles Tournament, but does not tell him that she will compete against him.



  • Arthur Plays the Blues

    When Arthur fails to show up for his second piano lesson, his music teacher dismisses him.



  • Attack of the 50-foot Cupid

    Frannie tries to prevent chaos when her new lab assistant, Igor, a dog of many breeds, accidentally lets loose a giant, fifty-foot, arrow-shooting cupid.



  • Be Well, Beware

    Lily is frightened when her beloved horse Beware gets sick and exhibits peculiar behavior.



  • Beany and the Dreaded Wedding

    Beany loves her cousin Amy but is worried about something going wrong if she agrees to be the flower girl in Amy's wedding.



  • Beany and the Meany

    When Beany's best friend Carol Ann pairs with the new girl at school to create a science project, Beany must work with Kevin the bully.



  • Beany Goes to Camp

    Beany definitely does not want to spend her summer vacation at camp, but she endures bugs and a bossy cabin-mate, finds a new friend, and has an okay time after all.



  • Beware and Stogie

    When Stogie, Gramp's untamed horse, escapes during a storm, Lily and her horse Beware are the ones who bring Stogie home again.



  • Bink & Gollie

    Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.



  • Birthday Pony

    Grandma Aggie tries to help her granddaughter Jane and the independent pony Popcorn, who were born on the same day, become riding partners.



  • Blue Ghost

    At her grandmother's log cabin, nine-year-old Liz is led to make contact with children she believes may be her ancestors.



  • Blue Ribbon Blues

    When Tooter Pepperday and her family move to her aunt's farm, she decides to show everyone and win a blue ribbon at the county fair.



  • Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery

    On Green Day, Cam and her classmates discuss ways to protect the environment, but when money collected for the school's new skylights disappears, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery.



  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery Writer Mystery

    Cam Jansen battles a famous children's mystery writer to see who can solve the case of the stolen car.



  • Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery

    Cam and her friend Danny help solve the mystery of a stolen pearl necklace when the governor comes to visit their school for the dedication of the new library.



  • Cam Jansen and the Spotted Cat Mystery

    When a cat appears in their classroom one rainy day, Cam and her friend Eric figure out where it came from.



  • Case of the Dirty Clue

    With the help of their third-grade teacher and classmates, Noelle and Todd discover who sent an anonymous letter to Amber Lee.



  • Changes for Addy

    After the Civil War ends in 1865, Addy desperately hopes that her family will be reunited in freedom in Philadelphia, but the future may hold both happiness and heartache.



  • Clementine

    While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.



  • Cool Ghoul Mystery

    Fletcher doesn't understand why humans are so fond of vacations-from a lazy basset hound's perspective, every day is a vacation. But pets are welcome at Raccoon Lodge, and the dog biscuits are homemade, so maybe there is something to this vacation thing after all. There's only one slight problem-the lodge appears to be haunted by a cool ghoul, and that may spell trouble for Fletc read more ...

  • Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci

    Fred, Joe, and Sam da Brooklyn meet Leonardo da Vinci and try to avoid becoming toilet scrubbers in a sixteenth-century Italian army.



  • Dark Day in the Deep Sea

    When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.



  • Dragon of the Red Dawn

    When Merlin is weighed down by sorrows, Jack and Annie travel back to feudal Japan to learn one of the four secrets of happiness.



  • Eve of the Emperor Penguin

    The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Antarctica to search for the fourth secret of happiness for Merlin.



  • Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Bashful Beaver

    Although Flatfoot Fox is fairly certain that he knows who stole Bashful Beaver's buttons, the smartest detective in the world allows his assistant, Secretary Bird, to try to solve the case.



  • Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Schoolhouse

    Flatfoot Fox and his faithful friend, Secretary Bird, help Principal Porcupine solve the mystery of the missing school.



  • Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Whoooo

    Detective Flatfoot Fox deals with distractions from Silly Goose, Pushy Peacock, and Cranky Worm as he tries to find out what happened to Mournful Owl's whoooo.



  • The Fran That Time Forgot

    When her embarrassing middle name is revealed at school, mad scientist Franny K. Stein experiments with time in order to return to the past and give herself a more dignified name.



  • Gator Halloween

    Amy and Allie, two alligator friends, hope their costumes will win a prize at the Swamp Street Halloween Parade, but they risk missing the contest to find a lost pet lizard.



  • Get the Picture, Jenny Archer?

    Jenny lets her imagination run away with her when she decides to enter a photography contest and starts taking "candied," that is candid, pictures around her neighborhood.



  • Ghost Tale for Christmas Time

    Jack and Annie travel back to Victorian London when Merlin asks them to use their magic to inspire Charles Dickens to write "A Christmas Carol."



  • Gloria's Way

    Gloria shares special times with her mother and father and with her friends Julian, Huey, and Latisha.



  • A Good Night for Ghosts

    After traveling to New Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with some real ghosts, as well as discover the world of jazz when they meet a young Louis Armstrong!



  • Gooney Bird and the Room Mother

    Gooney Bird Greene, an entertaining second grader who introduces challenging vocabulary words and tells "absolutely true" stories, finds a surprise room mother to bring cupcakes for the Thanksgiving pageant.



  • Gooney Bird Greene

    A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.



  • Gooney Bird is so Absurd

    Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade class studies poetry and her students write haiku, couplets, free verse, and finally, a tribute to Mrs. Pidgeon's mother organized by the irrepressible Gooney Bird Greene.



  • Gooney, the Fabulous

    Gooney Bird Greene takes charge of a class project as she and her fellow students in Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade class learn about fables by each making up their own based on an animal that begins with the same letter as their first name.



  • Gus & Gertie and the Lucky Charms

    Penguins Gus and Gertie take part in the Animals' Winter Olympics.



  • Gus & Gertie and the Missing Pearl

    When Gus and Gertie arrive on Holiday Island, they find a haven of seagoing scallywags, riffraff, and ruffians. It isn't long before Gertie's precious deep-sea pearl is stolen -- but who's to blame?



  • Happy Birthday, Addy!

    Trying to shape a new life of freedom in Philadelphia after having been a slave, Addy finds inspiration from a new friend.



  • A Hare-Raising Tail

    Jill and her best friend, Gwen, take Fletcher to school for show-and-tell, and the class's pet rabbit disappears. Everyone knows hounds and hares don't mix, and Fletcher is accused of having done the bunny in. Can he, with a little help from Jasper and Jill and Gwen, sniff out the real rabbit-napper before it's back to the pound for Fletcher?



  • Hat Trick

    When his older brother gets his picture in the paper for scoring three goals in a soccer game, Stookie tries to emulate his feat.



  • Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?

    Fred, Sam, and Joe inadvertently travel through time to 1877 New York City, where they and their granddaughters, who have also come from the future, help them find a way back to their own time.



  • Horrible Harry and the Dragon War

    Working on a dragon project in Room 3B leads to a war between two good friends--Harry and Song



  • Horrible Harry and the Goog

    Horrible Harry and Doug plan to find out the reason for a secret party being held in the school library. But when they discover Harry's pet cat, Googer, has hitched a ride to the school in Grandma's truck, they have to catch him before anyone else does.



  • Horrible Harry and the Holidaze

    Miss Mackle's third graders share December holiday traditions --Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day, and Korean New Year-- with each other and with Harry's great grandfather, who has just moved to a nursing home.



  • Horrible Harry and the Locked Closet

    Harry nd his detective classmates try to find clues relating to a mysterious locked closet in Room 3B



  • Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins

    Harry persuades his classmates to sneak through the playground fence during lunchtime recess to view some unusual mushrooms.



  • Horrible Harry Bugs the Three Bears

    Harry incorporates his fascination with earwigs into Miss Mackle's class project of acting out a fairy tale in front of the other third graders.



  • Horrible Harry Goes to Sea

    The students in Miss Mickle's third-grade class enjoy a boat trip on the Connecticut River after a class discussion of ancestors reveals that Sidney and Ida both have connections to the sea.



  • Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon

    Inspired by his third-grade class's study of the moon, Harry announces that he is going there.



  • Horrible Harry Takes the Cake

    Horrible Harry sets out to discover who Miss Mackle is going to marry, and he takes some risky moves to be the first one to know.



  • I Am Not Supermouse

    Geronimo has always been a 'fraidy mouse, and his super-sporty friend Bruce Hyena decides that he needs to help Geronimo learn to keep calm in extreme situations. Bruce puts Geronimo to the test through encounters with scary animals and weather in conditions ranging from the desert to the North Pole.



  • Invasion of the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6

    For use in schools and libraries only. In his new book, Howie the wire-haired dachshund writes all about how the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6 invade Earth and how he and his friend Delilah save the day.



  • The Invisible Fran

    When Franny Stein, self-styled mad scientist, creates a robot to show her school friends the joys of science, she ends up learning something from them instead.



  • It Came From Beneath the Bed

    With help from his Uncle Harold, who wrote books about Bunnicula, Howie the wire-haired dachshund writes a story in which he saves the world from a science experiment gone awry.



  • Ivy + Bean: Bound to be Bad

    The two girls decide to be so good and kind and pure of thought that wild animals will befriend them. When this doesn't work, they decide that perhaps a little badness can be good.



  • Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance

    After begging their parents for ballet lessons, Ivy and Bean finally get what they want. The girls have no interest in learning to dance gracefully, but they have promised their parents they'd finish the course. Now they must figure out how to get out of the recital without breaking their promise.



  • Ivy + Bean Take Care of the Babysitter

    The two girls hatch a plan to prove that Bean's big sister is the world's worst babysitter. Of course plans go awry, but fun ensues!



  • Ivy + Bean: What's the Big Idea?

    When all the second grade students must enter the science fair, which has global warming as its theme, best friends Ivy and Bean team up to create an unusual project.



  • Jake Drake, Bully Buster

    It is up to Jake Drake to take matters into his own hands when Link Baxter, SuperBully moves into the neighborhood.



  • Jake Drake, Class Clown

    Miss Bruce is the new student teacher in Jake's second-grade class, and she never smiles. Never. But when Jake cracks up during class during a spelling bee, he sees the tiniest hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth. Suddenly, Jake has a new mission in life; to be so funny that even Miss Bruce will laugh!



  • Jake Drake, Know-It-All

    Jake is determined to win the third grade science fair not only for the grand prize, but to beat the annoying class know-it-alls, as well.



  • Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet

    Jake remembers the terrible days in third grade when everbody thought he was the teacher's pet.



  • Jenny Archer to the Rescue

    After perfecting her first aid skills, Jenny is disappointed in not finding anyone to rescue and decides to invent her own emergencies.



  • Josefina Learns a Lesson

    Josefina and her sisters distrust learning to read and write, as well as other changes their Tía Dolores is bringing to the household, because they fear they will lose their memories of their mother.



  • Josefina Saves the Day

    In 1825 when Josefina trusts a trader in Santa Fe with an important deal, she makes a surprising discovery about this young American who leaves town without paying her.



  • Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday

    Stink wants snow for the holidays but it hasn't snowed on Christmas in Virginia in more than a hundred years. Will the new mailman, Mr. Jack Frost, be able to make his wish come true?



  • Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt

    As soon as the Moody family drops anchor on Artichoke Island, they are greeted by the mysterious Cap'n Weevil, a one-eyed buccaneer with a scraggly beard and a secret treasure map. Soon, Stink and Judy are racing across the island in search of pirate gold.



  • Judy Moody Declares Independence

    After learning about the American Revolution on a family trip to Boston, Massachusetts, Judy Moody makes her own Declaration of Independence and tries to prove that she is responsible enough to have more freedoms, such as a higher allowance and her own bathroom.



  • Judy Moody Goes to College

    A few sessions with a college-age math tutor turns Judy into a jargon-spouting polygon princess.



  • Judy Moody, Around the World in 8 1/2 Days

    Judy Moody's new friendship with Amy Namey causes problems with her old friends and the school project they are working on together.



  • Judy Moody, Girl Detective


    When a puppy who is being trained as a police dog goes missing, third-grader Judy forms a detective agency to solve the mystery, imitating her literary heroine, Nancy Drew.



  • Judy Moody, M.D.: The Doctor is In!

    Judy is excited about becoming a doctor, especially when Class 3T starts a new unit on the human body, but she learns more about being a patient when she catches tonsillitis from her little brother, Stink.



  • Julian, Secret Agent

    When Julian, his little brother Huey, and their friend Gloria decide to be "crime busters," they find themselves in one adventure after another.



  • Julian, Dream Doctor

    Julian and Huey try to find the perfect birthday gift for Dad with amusing results.



  • Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket

    It's almost the end of the school year, and Room Nine is taking a field trip to a farm! There's lots of fun farm stuff there. Like a real actual barn. And a real actual farmer. There's even real alive animals you can pet! Only, where's the gift shop? That's what Junie B. Jones would like to know. Surely no one would wa read more ...

  • Junie B. Jones is (Almost) a Flower Girl

    Junie B. Jones is a very grown-up little lady--So how come everyone treats her like a baby? It's not fair--and Junie B. knows just how to fix the situation. Her aunt Flo is getting married. What a perfect chance for her to show everyone how grown-up she is! 



  • Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy

    Junie B. Jones knows what she wants to be when she grows up -- a beauty shop guy! All she needs is a little practice. Okay, a lot of practice. And a few volunteers. Like her bunny slippers. And her dog. And maybe even...herself?



  • Junie B. Jones is a Graduation Girl

    It's kindergarten graduation! All the children in Room Nine are excited when they get their bright white graduation gowns. Mrs. says to keep them in their boxes until the big day. But Junie B. Jones just can't help herself. Then--uh-oh!--an accident happens!



  • Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day

    As captain of Room Nine's field day team, Junie B. Jones tries to rally her troops after they lose several events.



  • Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook

    When Junie B. searches for her missing mittens, she discovers that they are not in the Lost and Found, but a wonderful pen "is". It's only right that she should get to keep it, right?



  • Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha!

    Excitable Junie B. Jones  manages to find trouble both before and during a trip to Hawaii and records each incident in a photo journal given to her by her teacher.



  • Junie B., First Grader: One-Man Band

    It's time for the first-grade kickball tournament, but Junie has hurt her big toe and can't play. She could be in Sheldon's halftime show--and she would be the star. What could go wrong?



  • Junie B., First Grader: Boo--And I Mean It

    With Halloween approaching, Junie B. needs to find a costume that will scare off the real witches and ghosts that she believes will be out on the holiday.



  • Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch

    Junie B., an outspoken, sometimes exasperating, first grader is thrilled when she is told she can help out in the school cafeteria.



  • Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants

    When her father will not let her stay up late to do her homework, first grader Junie B. copies a classmate's paper.



  • Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny

    Lucille is having an Easter Egg Hunt at her mansion and the winner gets to swim in Lucille's heated indoor swimming pool. So how did Junie B. get stuck wearing a big dumb bunny suit?



  • Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells (P.S. So Does May)

    Junie B. wishes that May would stop being such a tattletale, but when she is stuck as May's Secret Santa it becomes real trouble.



  • Junie B., First Grader: Shipwrecked

    Junie B.'s journal entries start with Room One's stomach virus excitement, the first-grade Columbus Day play, and getting the part of the Pinta, the fastest ship.



  • Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder

    Junie B. Jones learns some interesting things about the Tooth Fairy when she becomes the first student in Room One to lose an upper tooth.



  • The Karate Mouse

    Whisker-tingling adventure and fun are the main ingredients of this new story set in faraway Japan. Geronimo Stilton gets caught up in the World Karate Championships thanks to the efforts of Bruce Hyena and Piccolo Tao, Bruce’s supersporty cousin. Geronimo only has a week to become real champion material! Will Geronimo manage to overcome his fears in order to win the competition?



  • Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up

    Keena Ford is very excited to go on a field trip to the United States Capitol with her second-grade class. At school, she is running for a spot on the student council, and on the field trip she’s going to meet a real live US Representative. 



  • Keena Ford and the Second-grade Mix-up
    Keena Ford chronicles her many mishaps as she begins second grade.


  • Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-up


    When she accidentally leaves her journal in Tiffany's apartment, Keena is afraid that Tiffany will reveal all of her secrets.



  • Kidnap at the Catfish Cafe

    Assisted by her cat Max, sixth grader Minnie starts up her new detective agency by investigating a kidnapping and a thief who will steal anything, even a hot stove.



  • Leprechaun in Late Winter

    Jack and Annie travel back to 19th-century Ireland to inspire a young Augusta Gregory to share her love of Irish legends and folktales with the world.



  • Marco? Polo!

    The Time Warp Trio find themselves in a desert in China, and in order to retrieve their magical book from the court of Kublai Khan, they must pose as astrologers and join the caravan of Marco Polo and his father.



  • Martin Bridge in High Gear

    In the first story, Gibson - who is a lot luckier than he deserves to be - is in Martin's group for the science fair project. Everything comes easily to Gibson, while Martin and the rest of the group are working overtime. In the second story, Martin's new bike is stolen - and he'd only taken one ride! 



  • Martin Bridge: Onwards and Upwards!

    In "Keyboard," Martin's summer is off to an unharmonious start when his best friends Alex and Stuart are grounded for accidentally damaging Polar Pete's ice-cream truck. In "Rope," Laila Moffat joins the Junior Badgers, much to Martin's chagrin. 



  • Martin Bridge: The Sky's the Limit

    Martin Bridge and the rest of the Junior Badgers can't wait for the fireworks show on the weekend. In the second story, Martin is struggling to contain his excitement. He's sure he's due to receive his prize for the Zip Rideout Trivia Contest - Zip's Space Race Game, deluxe edition.



  • Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher's House

    Marvin's friends think he's the luckiest boy in the world when his teacher asks him to dog-sit for a week. He gets to be alone in Mrs. North's house!



  • Marvin Redpost: A Flying Birthday Cake?

    Marvin and Stuart get to sleep over at Nick Tuffle's house for Nick's birthday. They set out sleeping bags in the Tuffles' backyard. Stuart and Nick fall right to sleep, but Marvin tosses and turns. Then he hears a noise, and something glowing zooms over his head.

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  • Marvin Redpost: A Magic Crystal?

    When Marvin Redpost's new friend Casey shares with him her magic crystal that can make wishes come true, things get out of control.



  • Marvin Redpost: Class President

    It's no ordinary day for Marvin Redpost and his class.  It's "hole day," and even Mrs. North and Principal McCabe are wearing their very worst clothes.



  • Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl?

    Will kissing his elbow really turn Marvin into a girl? Casey Happleton claims it's so, and Marvin starts to believe her after his lips "accidentally" brush his elbow.



  • Marvin Redpost: Super Fast, Out of Control!

    Many have tried to master the slippery slopes of Suicide Hill on their bikes. Marvin's older brother has conquered the hill, but Marvin has steered clear. Until now. 



  • Mary Moon is Missing

    Assisted by her cat Max and her friend Cash, Minnie tries to find Mary Moon, a valuable racing pigeon that has disappeared just before a big race.



  • Me Oh Maya

    This time the Trio find themselves whisked by The Book from a basketball court in Brooklyn to the main ring ball court in Chichén Itzá, Mexico. The year is 1000 a. d. and the rules are a little different.



  • Meet Addy

    Josefina and her sisters are struggling after Mamá's death. But a surprise from Mexico lightens their hearts and brightens their future.



  • Meet Josefina

    Nine-year-old Josefina, the youngest of four sisters living in New Mexico in 1824, tries to help run the household after her mother dies.



  • Meet Julie: an American Girl

    In 1974, after Julie's parents divorce, she moves to a new San Francisco neighborhood where the school does not have a girls' basketball team, so she fights for the right to play on the boys' team.



  • Meet Rebecca: an American Girl

    In 1914 New York City, nine-year-old Rebecca is determined to show her family that she is old enough to light the Shabbos candles and go to the movies.



  • Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro

    Outrageous daredevil Bruce Hyena is back, and he’s convinced Geronimo to accompany him on another totally extreme adventure--a climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa!



  • Miss Daisy is Crazy!

    Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.



  • Monday with a Mad Genius

    Jack and Annie travel 500 years back in time to Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness.



  • Moonlight on the Magic Flute

    Jack and Annie travel to Vienna, Austria, in 1762 where they meet the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister and help save the budding genius' life.



  • Moose's Big Idea

    Moose, who is good at drawing and making doughnuts, is upset when he loses his antlers, but his encounters with a hunter help them both gain self-respect.



  • More Stories Julian Tells

    More episodes in the life of Julian including a bet with his best friend Gloria, a secret project, and what happens when his brother Huey decides to be Superboy.



  • Nibble, Nibble, Jenny Archer

    Jenny Archer is excited about making a television commercial for a new snack food, until she discovers that the food she liked so much was meant for gerbils.



  • Oh Say, I Can't See

    After arriving in Pennsylvania during the winter of 1776, time travelers Joe, Fred, and Samantha inspire General George Washington, "the man on the one dollar bill," to carry out a surprise attack on Hessian troops in Trenton, New Jersey, that will change the course of the Revolutionary War.



  • Owen Foote, Frontiersman

    Second grader Owen Foote is looking forward to spending time with his friend Joseph in their tree fort, until some bullies visiting his neighbor, Mrs. Gold, threaten to wreck the fort.



  • Owen Foote, Mighty Scientist

    Third grade best friends Owen and Joseph struggle to come up with a great science fair project that they will both enjoy doing, then something goes wrong and they have to change their plans two days before the fair.



  • Owen Foote, Money Man

    Ingenious eight-year-old Owen wants to make money for the things he absolutely needs, such as plastic vomit, but he tries to come up with some alternatives to earning an allowance, which sounds like too much work.



  • Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman

    Owen, a second grader who is being teased for his small size, discovers that his friend Joseph is just as concerned about being overweight, and they share their fear of being humiliated by the school nurse on the annual weigh-in day.



  • Owen Foote, Soccer Star

    When eight-year-old Owen and his best friend Joseph join a neighborhood soccer league, they not only face a test of their game skills but also of their friendship.



  • Owen Foote, Super Spy

    Owen and his friends decide that spying on the school principal at his own house will be a fun challenge.



  • The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief

    Halloween is just a few days away when all of the pumpkins in Mouse City disappear! There's a thief on the loose and the thief wants to stop Halloween. At the same time, all of the mice in New Mouse City receive an invitation for a free trip to the brand-new Mystery Mouse theme park. Geronimo knows something strange is going on.



  • The Prinicpal's On the Roof

    The principal of Jill and Gwen's school is on the roof honoring his promise that he'd spend the day there if the kids read 1,000 books during their marathon. But he's going to fall off the roof if he doesn't stop sneezing.



  • Really Truly Ruthie

    Ruthie Smithens, a girl who believes in fairy tales and happy endings, would do almost anything to help her best friend, Kit Kittredge, whose family has been hard hit by the Depression. But Ruthie has learned the hard way that offers of help, even between friends, are tricky.&nb read more ...

  • Rebecca to the Rescue

    Rebecca is thrilled to spend a day at the Coney Island amusement park with her cousins. If only Papa hadn't put her bossy brother Victor in charge of all the games and rides! Fuming, Rebecca resolves to show Victor that girls can do anything boys can do. When the boys tease and laugh at her, she and Ana decide to leave their brothers and have fun on their own.



  • The Riddle of the Stolen Sand

    Everybody loves Mr. Roper. He gives kids free candy or ice cream when their parents shop at his grocery store. So when he's accused of selling stolen oysters, Mr. Merlin's Third-Grade Detectives don't believe it. But can they prove it?



  • Rockin' Reptiles

    Because the new girl on the block has only one extra ticket for the most exciting concert ever, two best friends must decide which of them gets to go.



  • Runaway Radish

    When Radish the pony grows too big for the girls who own him, he goes to live at a horse camp where there are always new children for him to train.



  • Russell and Elisa

    Three-year-old Elisa's new rag doll goes along on the adventures she and her seven-year-old brother Russell have with friends and family in their apartment building and outside.



  • Russell Sprouts

    Russell's growing up fast. Already he's in first grade! And first grade means hand-me-ups instead of hand-me-downs, getting report cards, and acting like a big person. 



  • Sam Samurai

    Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to seventeenth century Japan where they infuriate a Samurai warrior, encounter their great-grandaughters, and save their lives by reciting an ancient form of poetry.



  • Sebastian (Super Sleuth) and the Copycat Crime

    While speaking at a crime writers conference, bumbling detective John Quincy Jones is aided by his capable canine in solving the mystery of two missing manuscripts.



  • Sebastian (Super Sleuth) and the Flying Elephant

    When Detective John Quincy Jones is told to find the circus's missing elephant by nightfall, his faithful canine companion must come to the rescue as usual.



  • Sebastian (Super Sleuth) and the Mystery Patient

    Dog detective Sebastian helps his master protect a mystery patient at City Hospital at a time when an attempted coup has just occurred in a nation friendly to the United States.



  • Secret Weapon

    Small for her age, Lisa Gaddy, the soccer team fullback, has trouble with her throw-ins from the sidelines until the coach devises a plan to turn her into a team asset.



  • The Secret of the Green Skin

    With the help of their third-grade teacher and classmates, Noelle and Todd investigate why people are getting sick after eating at the new restaurant in town.



  • The Show-off

    Moose teaches Hildy's annoying cousin the art of friendship.



  • Song Lee and the "I Hate You" Notes

    Song Lee is the nicest person in Room 3B. That's why no one can figure out why anyone would send her an "I hate you" note.



  • Song Lee and the Leech Man

    Harry plots revenge against Sidney, the class tattletale, when Miss Mackle's second graders go on a field trip to the pond.



  • Song Lee in Room 2B

    For use in schools and libraries only. Spring becomes a memorable time for Miss Mackle's second-grade classroom because of the antics of Horrible Harry and the special insights of shy Song Lee.



  • Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express

    Stink Moody, friends Webster and Sophie, and Mrs. Birdwistle visit tourist attractions in Virginia as they try to give away 101 guinea pigs rescued from a laboratory, although Stink is very reluctant to give away his favorite, Astro



  • Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker

    Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday.



  • Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown

    After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling.



  • Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers

    A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.



  • Stink: Solar System Superhero

    When Stink discovers that Pluto has been downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet, he launches a campaign in his classroom to restore its status to that of a full-fledged member of the solar system.



  • Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid

    The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.



  • Summer Party

    Nine-year-old cousins Lily, Rosie, and Tess are sad when it is time to leave Aunt Lucy, so they plan a party and get a special surprise to look forward to in the near future.



  • Switch Play!

    Tired of his sister getting all the attention during games, Ted Gaddy learns the same move that another successful fullback uses. But will his sister thwart his plan?



  • The Talented Clementine

    Eight-year-old Clementine, convinced that she has no talents, tries to find a way to avoid participating in the class talent show.



  • Tooter Pepperday

    Hating to leave her familiar surroundings, Tooter resorts to sabotage when her family moves from their suburban home to Aunt Sally's farm.



  • Viking It and Liking It

    Joe, Sam, and Fred are in for a wild ride as they set sail with Leif Erickson, share in a Viking feast of whale blubber, and match wits with Grim Snake-in-the-Grass while trying to find the ever-elusive Book and get back home.



  • Wedding Flowers

    Ten-year-old cousins Lily, Rosie, and Tess return to their aunt's house on Cobble Street to help her plan the perfect wedding.



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