Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club, solely to have a place to read, and discovers that real life, although messy, can be as exciting as the stories in his favorite books.

In 1930s Harveyville, Kansas, Rita Ritter, a recent arrival, is invited to join the Persian Pickle Club, but her interest in journalism brings her dangerously close to a secret the club has sworn to keep.

"A deliciously twisty YA thriller about a mysterious club with an obsession for horror"--

Mia, who dreams of working in fashion someday, joins the fashion club at school, but wonders if she can manage being in two clubs at the same time or if she will have to choose between the Cupcake Club and the new fashion club.

When Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacey, the members of the Baby-sitters Club, each receive mysterious calls while they are working, they decide to find out who is responsible.

When she wins the lead role in a school play, second-grader Ellie neglects her friends in the Critter Club and their new animal shelter.

Worried about meeting her biological father, Katie is blindsided by the news that her mother's boyfriend intends to propose to her mom.

Although moving to a new home and school has been hard, Tamsin Reilly quickly makes friends with two of three girls who are in a secret club, and she tries to find a way to win over the third so that she can join, too.

"In this ... book ... Magnolia the Bunny explores the grove with her friends Margaux the Kitty and Chester the Raccoon, looking for that elusive, special place that will complete her map"--Amazon.com.

Nate and his dog Sludge help Rosamond discover who has been tearing pages out of her books.