I could trap my own food and make my own clothes. I could find my way by the stars and make fire in the rain. Pap said he even figured I could whip somebody...

"...I could trap my own food and make my own clothes. I could find my way by the stars and make fire in the rain. Pap said he even figured I could whip somebody.... I could trap my own food and make my own clothes. I could find my way by the stars and make fire in the rain. Pap said he even figured I..."

Albert Rosegarden is a boy ready and waiting for an adventure to take him away from Mountain View, Idaho (where there are no mountains in view)--and he gets...

"...Albert Rosegarden is a boy ready and waiting for an adventure to take him away from Mountain View, Idaho (where there are no mountains in view)--and he gets.... Albert Rosegarden is a boy ready and waiting for an adventure to take him away from Mountain View, Idaho (where there are no mountains in view)--and he gets what he wants when Wendell shows up, the grandfather Albert didn't know he had..."

Riley O’Rourke is writing his report on President Teddy Roosevelt in preparation for the fourth-grade biography tea, but he has a far more important goal: to...

Is he a girl? Is she a boy? Matthew's American cousin, Sam, has come to London to live with the family. Sam is a charismatic, funny kid, but can he be...

"...Is he a girl? Is she a boy? Matthew's American cousin, Sam, has come to London to live with the family. Sam is a charismatic, funny kid, but can he be.... Is he a girl? Is she a boy? Matthew's American cousin, Sam, has come to London to live with the family. Sam is a charismatic, funny kid, but can he be trusted to be a reliable friend? Matthew and his "mates" decide that Sam must undertake a challenge in order to prove himself: he must start off his new year at their school posin..."

Hard-hitting historical fiction Ever since his father ran off two years before, fifteen-year-old Johnny Woods has struggled to help support his ma and five...

"...and his family out of poverty. But as he moves closer to his biggest fight yet, Johnny must reconcile..."

When Clarence Cochran wakes up one evening, he’s shocked. Where are his antennae and his beautiful wings? And what is this strange pair of shorts that he’s...

"...When Clarence Cochran wakes up one evening, he’s shocked. Where are his antennae and his beautiful wings? And what is this strange pair of shorts that he’s.... When Clarence Cochran wakes up one evening, he’s shocked. Where are his antennae and his beautiful wings? And what is this strange pair of shorts that he’s wearing? Clarence has changed from a cockroach into a tiny human boy! The other..."

Summertime and the livin' ain't easy School's finally out, and eleven-year-old Mitch Valentine is ready to get started on his extensive list of things to do...

"...and dangers, from rope burns to raging bulls. In this vivid and funny first novel, Mitch discovers that it's his own bad decisions that can make for the biggest challenges and dangers of all.. "First..."

Harry Houdini – the world’s greatest escape artist – is in need of a new hat. That is what brings him to Bennett & Son, Gentlemen’s Hatters of Fifth Avenue,...

".... A surprising friendship develops between the world-famous daredevil and the boy clerk, and it comes..."

The sequel to Devil's Bridge At thirteen, Ben Daggett, a Martha's Vineyard local, takes a summer job as first mate on a charter boat and plans to spend the...

"...-old boy seduced by the thrill of dangerous friendship and, despite intentions, drawn..."

A darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment Stanley Yelnat's family has a history of bad luck, so he isn't too surprised when a miscarriage of justice...

"...a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys' juvenile detention center, Camp Green Lake. There is no lake - it has been dry for over a hundred years - and it's hardly a camp. As punishment, the boys must each..."

Just when Joey Pigza’s wired world finally seems to be under control, his good-for-nothing dad pops back into his life. This time, though, Carter Pigza is a...

"...Pigza’s life, a favorite hero discovers what identity and forgiveness really mean, and how to cook..."

The sequel to Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a National Book Award Finalist. When Joey Pigza meets his dad for the first time in years, he meets a grown-up...

"...disaster, Joey emerges as a sympathetic hero, and his heart of gold never loses its shine..."

"They say I'm wired bad, or wired sad, but there's no doubt about it -- I'm wired." Joey Pigza's got heart, he's got a mom who loves him, and he's got "dud...

"Hard to believe that Joey is the almost-normal one in this third and last installment in the chronicles of Joey Pigza . . . It's not just a funny story with...

"..."Hard to believe that Joey is the almost-normal one in this third and last installment in the chronicles of Joey Pigza . . . It's not just a funny story with.... Sequel to Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor Book Are they flirting or fighting? This is Joey Pigza's question when the fireworks..."

He's really at sea this time As the Henry family sets sail for a new life on Cape Hatteras, fourth-grader Jack is struggling to chart a course between his...

"...of the life of an adolescent and preadolescent boy.”. "Slapstick is nicely balanced with reflection..."

A prequel to Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade Inspired by the author's childhood diaries, this new collection of Jack Henry stories depicts a...

Jack's life is a crazy roller-coaster ride. At his fifth school in six years, he has a crackpot teacher who wont give him a break about his lousy handwriting...

Jack Henry, the hero of Heads or Tails: Stories from Sixth Grade, is back. It is the summer after sixth grade and Jack and his offbeat family have relocated to...

"...Jack Henry, the hero of Heads or Tails: Stories from Sixth Grade, is back. It is the summer after sixth grade and Jack and his offbeat family have relocated to.... Jack Henry, the hero of Heads or Tails: Stories from Sixth Grade, is back. It is the summer after sixth grade and Jack and his offbeat family have relocated to Barbados. But even in a tropical paradise, Jack is plagued by misadventure. He gets a violent case of blood poisoning (after chasing a headless chicken), discove..."

An uproarious companion to Heads or Tails and Jack's New Power According to his new motto -- A writer's job is to turn his wost experiences into money --...

A tribute to Florida, fishing, and family All Skeet Waters wants is to catch a big, beautiful tarpon on his fly rod - and to keep everything else in his...

Why does everyone seem so scared? That’s what the new boy in town, Rex Norton-Norton, aka Rex Zero, wonders as he rides his bike through Ottawa’s streets. Is...

"...Why does everyone seem so scared? That’s what the new boy in town, Rex Norton-Norton, aka Rex Zero..."

In sixth grade now, the wildly imaginative Rex Zero and his friends hatch a plan to replace Miss Garr, the substitute teacher from hell, and Rex takes on the...

"...of his hero with truly troublesome undercurrents of adult concerns that disturb his peace." —Bulletin..."

Talmidge Cotton’s daddy is the kind of person who believes Christmas presents are for Christmas, not two days before. So on the day before Christmas Eve, Tal...

"..., a boy learns that even though life doesn’t always follow your plans, things still sometimes turn out..."