As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

Five further adventures of the two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery.

"From picnics by the river-bank to the battle for Toad Hall, the exciting adventures of Mole, Ratty, Badger, and the mischievous Toad have delighted generations of readers"--From back cover.

Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.

"Superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley races against time and across state lines - traveling by car, train, boat and plane - to track Murray Hill down before Ben's cyber enemies can find him"--Provided by publisher

When a school variety show leaves Olive stranded without an act to join, she wonders why all of her friends have already formed their own groups without her.

Second-graders Ivy and Bean set out to expel the ghost who is living in the girls' bathroom at their school.

A small blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a little help from his friends.

Poppleton the pig goes to the beach, solves a dry skin mystery, and learns that friends are the secret to a long life.

"Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter in Willow's mailbox: it's a note to the moon asking for a special favor. Willow knows that if she doesn't brave the world outside, the letter will never be delivered, and...