Fiction

Merci is in sixth grade, and she does not have a big house or go on fancy vacations like the other students at Seaward Pines Elementary Academy. Things seem different this year, and not just at school. Her beloved grandfather is acting strangely,...

Leigh Botts writes letters to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. Following Mr. Henshaw's recommendation, Leigh begins to keep a diary. Through his letters and diary entries, a picture emerges of a boy growing up and trying to adjust to new...

Not wanting to return to the orphanage after his disastrous night at the Amos's house, Bud, not Buddy decides to go in search of Herman E. Calloway, the band leader who he believes is the father he's never known. Thus begins Bud's odyssey. Set in the...

Alberto spends a lot of time home alone. His parents constantly tell him he must work hard in order to be able to afford the luxuries he's used to. Alberto soon discovers his parents have been hiding a huge secret from him--they're superheroes and lead...

Maggie's first attempt at cursive writing earns her the name Muggie Maggie because she can't make the 'a' correctly, so she vows never to read or write in cursive again. After all, she can always use the computer. Will Maggie really go on printing her...