Avon Camelot Books
A homeless dog has many adventures before he finds a family that will give him a home.
A Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher
Ten-year-old Ezra tries to convince his scholarly father that his baseball fever is not wasting his mind.
Available for the first time in a Yearling edition, the classic, inspiring story of a dog who triumphs against all odds, by the bestselling author of The Cay . Helen adored her beautiful golden Labrador from the first moment he was placed in her arms, a squirming fat sausage of creamy yellow fur. As her best friend, Friar Tuck waited daily for Helen to come home from school and play. He guarded her through the long, scary hours of the dark night. Twice he even saved her life.
The adventures of a cat and a dog living in New York City's Greenwich Village.
Introduces the fundamentals of computer programming using the BASIC programming language. Includes descriptions and listings of programs designed to amuse and challenge users.
When Matt Terrell, new to the neighborhood, makes friends with ESP McGee, a supposed genius with extrasensory perception, they become involved with terrorists interested in sabotaging a nuclear plant.
Amateur archaeologist Sam Churchill, hired by a Mayflower descendant to help clear her family name from an ancient blot, travels through a time tunnel to seventeenth-century Plymouth.
Describes more than sixty tricks based on scientific experiments described in the text
When Mitchell Dartmouth wins 250,000 dollars in the Dazzle Rama Sweepstakes, troubles arise as others try to influence how the money will be spent
A family adopts an abandoned dog that proves to be a resoureful detective.
With this collection of irresistible bets, you can team up with science and be a winner every time. Stump your family, friends, or favorite enemy with these deceptively simple dares. They're all impossible to perform thanks to principles of gravity, mechanics, fluids, logic, energy and perception. For every trick -- whether it be blowing up a balloon in a bottle or kissing your elbow -- the authors reveal the natural cause at work that guarantees human defeat. Here's an entertaining and enticing introduction to basic scientific principles that proves yet another: science can be fun! WINNER OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCE'S CHILDREN'S SCIENCE BOOK AWARD
Examines a variety of blunders and mistakes throughout history, some funny and some tragic, and causes for these errors.
They were watching...and waiting At twelve, Maggie had been thrown out of more boarding schools than she cared to remember. "Impossible to handle," they said -- nasty, mean, disobedient, rebellious, thieving -- anything they could say to explain why she must be removed from the school. Maggie was thin and pale, with shabby clothes and stringy hair, when she arrived at her new home. "It was a mistake to bring her here," said Maggie's great-aunts, whose huge stone house looked like another boarding school -- or a prison. But they took her in anyway. After all, aside from Uncle Morris, they were Maggie's only living relatives. But from behind the closet door in the great and gloomy house, Maggie hears the faint whisperings, the beckoning voices. And in the forbidding house of her ancestors, Maggie finds magic...the kind that lets her, for the first time, love and be loved.
Describes the proper clothing and equipment for ice skating, demonstrates basic turns, figures, spins, and jumps, and shares Peggy Fleming's approach to figure skating
Eccentric inventor Rand Peltzer returns to Kingston Falls from a business trip, bringing his son Billy an extraordinary, furry little creature called Gizmo the Mogwai, a wondrous pet that transforms Billy from a mild-mannered bank teller into a hero
It all started with a shattering bang. Maura found herself flat on her face on the pavement. For moments there was nothing, just blackness and silence. But she knew. Once again, a bomb had exploded in the streets of Belfast. Maura lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her life is hard. Her poor mother, thin and tired, depends on her to care for the baby, get her six-year-old brother off to school, and dress and feed her big sister Colleen, who is as helpless as an infant. Maura's big brother Kieran is in prison for sabotage against the Brits; her father is risking the same, or worse, as a member of the Irish Republican Army. And the war goes on and on. It seems so hopeless. Then, in the wake of the bomb blast, an amazing thing happens. Maura looks up from the pavement and sees a girl lying next to her who looks just like her--except that she's perfect...Also, she's naked! Maura quickly wraps the girl in her own coat and takes her home. Who is this strange creature? Where has she come from? She seems to know nothing of the world--not even simple things like how to eat or fall asleep or talk. She doesn't understand pain. Yet she has a magical way with people. The baby stops crying; quarrels dissolve. Even poor, simple minded Colleen responds to her. Maura's mother smiles again, and their home becomes peaceful and full of exciting moments of magic. When Maura discovers Angela's secret, she trusts her for the miracle that could bring her father and brother home. But Angela doesn't understand Maura's world-a world that spoils miracles, making them go tragically wrong. It all started with a shattering bang. Maura found herself flat on her face on the pavement. For moments there was nothing, just blackness and silence. But she knew. Once again, a bomb had exploded in the streets of Belfast. Maura lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her life is hard. Her poor mother, thin and tired, depends on her to care for the baby, get her six-year-old brother off to school, and dress and feed her big sister Colleen, who is as helpless as an infant. Maura's big brother Kieran is in prison for sabotage against the Brits; her father is risking the same, or worse, as a member of the Irish Republican Army. And the war goes on and on. It seems so hopeless. Then, in the wake of the bomb blast, an amazing thing happens. Maura looks up from the pavement and sees a girl lying next to her who looks just like her--except that she's perfect...Also, she's naked! Maura quickly wraps the girl in her own coat and takes her home. Who is this strange creature? Where has she come from? She seems to know nothing of the world--not even simple things like how to eat or fall asleep or talk. She doesn't understand pain. Yet she has a magical way with people. The baby stops crying; quarrels dissolve. Even poor, simple minded Colleen responds to her. Maura's mother smiles again, and their home becomes peaceful and full of exciting moments of magic. When Maura discovers Angela's secret, she trusts her for the miracle that could bring her father and brother home. But Angela doesn't understand Maura's world-a world that spoils miracles, making them go tragically wrong. 00-01 Keystone to Reading Book Award Masterlist
I thought becoming a teenager was going to be fun. Instead., the summer I turned thirteen my life turned upside-down. Dad lost his job and we moved into my aunt and uncle's beach house. Sounded great-but not When I had to share a room with my boy-crazy cousin Fay. Fay was having plenty of fun, but I just got to sit on the beach and watch. It seemed like Fay had the kind of teenage life I only dreamed of. But then the end of summer came and everything seemed different. It looked as if my life might even turn fun-side-up.
In this first collection of Holmes's stories, the beloved detective uses his uncanny skills to rescue a king from blackmail, to capture an ingenious bank robber, and to save an innocent son accused of patricide.
After becoming famous for winning a sweepstakes, eleven-year-old Mitch serves as a model for a best-selling doll and encounters some of the shortcomings of being a celebrity
A boring trip to Kipper's Kansas home turns too exciting when a blizzard forces Kipper and Larry to take shelter in the not-so-abandoned Morgensterne mansion
The hockey team of a small girl's school gets on the wrong airplane and ends up involved in an international match in the Soviet Union and a search for missing jewels.
Three children visiting Morocco become involved in dangerous adventures with a ring of kidnappers.
Ralph Fozbeck and his new friend, Al Einstein, become embroiled in a search for a runaway black hole after it escapes from the laboratory of wacky genius Dr. Krebnickel
Canine detective Scratch helps his young master Flash Fry investigate a feud between two amateur tricksters, who end up locked in a nasty duel in a supposedly haunted house.
The three Smith children unite to prevent their father from marrying Peggy, a woman they heartily dislike
A collection of jokes and riddles, including knock-knocks, tongue twisters, and one-liners
Three friends form a codebreaking service and meet a motley cast of characters including a Bulgarian spy, a man from the State Department, and a little old lady who wants her diary encoded.
When a woman mistakes ten-year-old Clarice for a little girl kidnapped forty years before, the Saylor sisters stumble upon some remarkable secrets from the past
Robin gets her own horse, a wild mustang mare named Nevada Breeze, through a horse adoption program and discovers there is a lot to learn about training horses and realizing dreams
When twelve-year-old Brandon Rogers' aging grandfather comes to visit, the old man's customs and ways awaken in Brandon an awareness and pride concerning his own Navajo heritage, and his quest for more knowledge leads him to the reservation
A marvelous and readable introduction to Anne Frank and the Holocaust, this sensitive portrait allows the reader to identify with Anne Frank and to share her isolation, hopes, and fears. This biography tells both about the Frank family and their lives before World War II and their years spent in hiding during the war.
Thirteen-year old Flee Jay recounts the adventures of herself and her beautiful, brilliant younger sister, Clarice, when they become trapped on a car ferry in the middle of Lake Michigan with an escaped convict
The mystery deepends The room was shabby and dirty, heavy with heat. None of the things which Kenny called his own remained. Even the painted walls and skylight were gone. Baffled, he wondered if other things -- even outside -- had changed. Kenny went to one of the windows and looked down. On a stoop across the dark street a man was standing, gazing straight at Kenny's window. He was wearing what appeared to be a long black cape which reached his knees, and a hat, triangular in shape. Its brim obscured his face. As if suddenly realizing he was being observed, the man moved quickly into the shadows. Keeping his face averted, he fled up the street.
Twelve-year-old Wally's older brother, Jon-o, has been killed in an accident, but his spirit reappears when Wally least expects it. "An honest, moving treatment of grievous loss that shines with believable characterizations and perceptive descriptions of the lives of young teens." -- School Library Journal, starred review
At first Jayne thought she was dreaming. Staying in colonial Williamsberg in a house one owned by her ancestors, She was used to seeing peple dressed in old-fashion costumes...but not in the middle of the night, not standing at the foot of her bed... The trouble stranger was Sally Custis, a young girl who once lived in the house. She was haunted by a terrible wrong she had done over 200 years ago and she begged Jayne to help her set it right. But little did Jayne know when she steeped among the dead in the darkened old graveyard, that a chilling hand of evil would reach out to stop her from discovering a long buried truth...
Presents forty unusual lists with an emphasis on nature, from the ten grossest vegetables to ten natural phenomena involving the number ten
Which President killed a man in a duel? Who was arrested while holding office? What did Lincoln dream the night before his assassination. A fun and fascinating guide to the U.S. Presidents from Washington to Clinton-with a portrait of each one and a description of each man's life and accomplishments.
"Midas sates his lust for gold but turns his beloved daughter into a lifeless gold statue. The treacherous journey he undertakes to bring her back to life is an odyssey of self-evaluation....In Banks's masterly hands, Midas's classic character flaws are blended with contemporary human foibles to create a wonderfully vulnerable tragic hero....Banks get to the heart of the legend while fleshing out the story with first-rate adventure."--Publishers Weekly.
An introduction to the benefits of recycling explains to children the ins and outs of garbage disposal, why recycling is important, how it works, and what they can do to participate. Original.
Envious of her wealthy neighbors' plans to create extravagant floats as entries in the annual Christmas parade, Maria volunteers her family to produce a float and finds inspiration in a painting that captures the true spirit of Christmas.
A look at time travel explains how time travel works, whether it involves ghosts or not, how to write a time-travel report, and if traveling through time can alter history, and features amazing time-travel stories from real people. Original.
With all the teasing she must endure at school, Lucie Babbidge--called Goosie-Loosey by her schoolmates--looks forward to her hours outside school with her loving family and a pen pal in England. Reprint.
In the sequel to Bearstone, Cloyd Atcitty journeys into the Rocky Mountains with his friend and guardian, Walter, who dreams of unearthing a legendary gold treasure and finds himself risking his life to save two grizzly cubs.
A unique companion to Christmas presents twenty-five ways the holiday is celebrated throughout the world. Original.
When the school principal greets them in a chicken suit, the class knows they will have no ordinary day, but they are unprepared for the antics of their teacher who, with spitballs and paper airplanes, outdoes the worst of her students. Original.
A collection of some of the world's most baffling mysteries examines the truth behind the curse of King Tut's tomb, the Loch Ness monster, Stonehenge, and other tales of hauntings, strange phenomena, UFOs, and more.
While helping his friend Tommy locate a prize shooter marble given to him by his grandfather, Super Snoop Sam Snout's investigation starts pointing to Freddy Ruggles, the meanest kid in the neighborhood, as the culprit. Original.