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The Wigwam and the Longhouse

by Yue, Charlotte & Yue, David

Describes the history, customs, religion, government, homes, and present-day status of the various native peoples that inhabited the eastern woodlands since be...

Cold Feet

by DeFelice, Cynthia C. & Parker, Robert Andrew

After stealing a dead man's boots, a poor wandering bagpiper uses them to play a trick on an unfriendly farmer but then finds the trick turned back on him.

Joey Pigza Loses Control

by Gantos, Jack

Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to...

Space Race

by Waugh, Sylvia

When he learns that he and his father must soon leave Earth, eleven-year-old Thomas Derwent is upset, but a terrible accident that separates the two of them ma...

The Copper Treasure

by Burgess, Melvin & Williams, Richard J.

In mid-nineteenth century London, three young boys try to retrieve a valuable roll of copper from the bottom of the Thames River.

Big Jabe

by Nolen, Jerdine & Nelson, Kadir

Momma Mary tells stories about a special young man who does wondrous things, especially for the slaves on the Plenty Plantation.

The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin

by Giblin, James & Dooling, Michael

A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Attaboy, Sam!

by Lowry, Lois & De Groat, Diane

Sam is able to help his sister Anastasia with the poem she is writing for their mother's birthday, but his own efforts to create a special perfume are disastro...

The Ashwater Experiment

by Koss, Amy Goldman

Twelve-year-old Hillary, who has traveled across the country all her life with her parents who sell crafts, finds herself facing a stay of nine whole months in...

The Top of the World

Climbing Mount Everest

by Jenkins, Steve

Describes the conditions and terrain of Mount Everest, attempts that have been made to scale this peak, and general information about the equipment and techniq...