A beautiful collection of eight of the best-loved children’s classic stories, enchantingly illustrated and retold for younger readers. Complete with ribbon bookmark, this hardback anthology is sure to be treasured, perfect for a special gift. Stories include: The Railway Children, The Canterville Ghost, Black Beauty, The Wizard of Oz, The Secret Garden, Around the World in Eighty Days, Heidi …
Isobel Lindgren -- Izzy -- is a chearleader, the only sophomore on the entire squad. Pretty, blonde, and from a wealthy family, she's the kind of girl who everyone notices. And as much as she hates to admit it, Izzy loves that. So when Marco, a popular senior, asks her to a party, how can she say no? And how can she say no when he wants to drive her home? But days later, when Izzy wakes up i…
Loving is believing. Ever since May, summer;s aunt and good-as-a-mother for the past six years, died in the garden among her pole beans and carrots, life for summer and her uncle ob has been as bleak as winter. Ob doesnt want to create his beautiful whirligigs anymore, and he and summer have slipped into a sadness that they cant shake off. They need May in whatever form they can have her-a mess…
by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Brian Biggs.
At school, Pearl is a group of one, and at home her beloved granny is fading. A poignant gem of a tale about independence, grief, and finding your place. Pearl likes to write poems, but despite the insistence of her teacher, Ms. Bruff, Pearl's poems don't rhyme, and neither does she. She wishes she could grow gills so she could stay underwater in swim class without drowning. And she hasn't a…