Eva and Isabel went to Eiffel Tower almost three and a half hours ago. They have to come down sometime. What are they doing up there, anyway? Abby Hayes : The Hayes family is visiting Paris, the City of Lights. Too bad it's also the City of Fights! Abby's family bickers just as much on vacation as they do at home and Abby's totally fed up. But then she's allowed to tour the city alone with her…
"We'll go through my talents alphabetically," said Margaret. She went to a shelf and pulled down her accordion. She looked at my hands and then she looked at the keys. She put the accordion back. "Fingerprints," she said.
Meet Ivy and Bean, two friends who never meant to like each other.
On the afternoon that Miri spots a piece of glass taped to the wall of her room, her world changes into something she never dreamed was possible. Undaunted by the barest of clues, the meanest of cousins and the mystery of time itself, Miri finds that magic is really just a way of setting things right.
When Sophie fessed up after putting a snake in Ms. Moffly's desk, she learned that being honest pays off! Now it's all truth, all the time for this third-grader. But sometimes the truth hurts. Sophie blabs so much that the other kids in class start calling her Sophie the Chatterbox. (Not exactly the title she had in mind) Sophie cannot tell a lie...but she CAN cause tons of trouble!
After spending the night studying the Joyce Kilmer Middle School Handbook, Jenny McAfee feels totally prepared to start sixth grade. But Jenny has another reason to feel confident. She'll have her best friend, Addie Wilson, right there by her side. When Jenny and Addie meet at their lockers the next morning, Jenny finds out that Addie has other plans--and they don't include her. Could Addie …
Lois and Wilma's father has a brand-new gold Cadillac, and 'lois is looking forward to riding in at all the way from Ohio to Mississippi.
Pippi Longstocking has her own way of doing everything, even going to school. School starts at eight o'clock, but that's way too early for Pippi. She starts her day at ten o'clock, and she's not about to walk. She'll ride her horse instead. As for spelling and math, forget it! Pippi's more interested in drawing on the floor and finding out when Christmas vacation starts. With Pippi in class, sc…