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Science Verse

by Scieszka, Jon

When the teacher tells his class that they can hear the poetry of science in everything, a student is struck with a curse and begins hearing nothing but scienc...

Locomotion

by Woodson, Jacqueline

In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home,...

Life on Earth

The Story of Evolution

by Jenkins, Steve

Provides an overview of the origin and evolution of life on earth and of what has been learned from the study of evolution.

Saffy's Angel

by McKay, Hilary

After learning that she was adopted, thirteen-year-old Saffron's relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go back to Italy...

The Wild Kid

by Mazer, Harry

Twelve-year-old Sammy, who is mildly retarded, runs away from home and becomes a prisoner of Kevin, a wild kid living in the woods.

Wringer

by Spinelli, Jerry

As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.

Treehouse Tales

by Isaacs, Anne & Bloom, Lloyd

Three chapters relate the experiences and adventures of three 1880s Pennsylvania farm children in their family tree house, which serves as a refuge, a source o...

The Great American Elephant Chase

by Cross, Gillian

In 1881, fifteen-year-old Tad, an orphan, helps a girl attempting to get a mighty Indian elephant to friends in Nebraska, all the while pursued by two unscrupu...