After a crow is tricked by a lazy weasel, she finds that she can deal with him all by herself even though she is very small. Includes a glossary of Italian words used.

Most marshmallows like to watch television and lead normal lives--but some marshmallows dream of greater things.

"Practical hands-on guide to persevering and thriving in an economic crisis with an emphasis on self-sufficiency and personal resilience" -- back cover.

After Judy obtains a mood ring, she tries to convince herself and her third-grade classmates that she can predict the future.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text encourage a child to explore his or her own interests to discover what makes him or her unique and special.

Twelve-year-old Clea wants to do her homework, follow instructions, pay attention in school, and play chess on the school team, but somehow she cannot focus on whatever is in front of her, and the other kids at school are starting to notice and make fun of her; when her worried parents take her to be tested she finds out that she has ADHD (only without the hyperactivity)--and with help from the psychiatrist who seems to really understand her she is...

After inheriting her uncle's homesteading claim in Montana, sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Brooks travels from Iowa in 1917 to make a home for herself and encounters some unexpected problems related to the war being fought in Europe.

Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

"A boy travels across the sea in a rowboat in search of a new home, making a journey that is long and difficult--but also filled with beauty and hope"--

The love between two teenage brothers helps to alleviate the harshness of their usually parentless life as they struggle to grow up.