Lucy, a young bear, starts her day determined to make a new friend but her enthusiasm leads to all sorts of problems until, just as she is about to give up, an unexpected friend finds her.

Lou and her friends are BRAVE adventurers. They run FASTER than airplanes. They build MIGHTY fortresses. They rescue WILD animals. But one day, when they’re looking for a ship to play pirates in, Lou's friend has an idea: Up there! The tree can be our ship! Ummm ... says Lou. This is something new. Lou has never climbed a tree before, and she’s sure she can t do it. So she tries to convince her friends to play a not-up-a-tree game. When that doesn’t...

When loud-voiced Penelope becomes student-librarian, she is determined to prove she is perfect for the job while staying true to herself.

When her little sister, Akeer, becomes sick when they are returning home from the water hole, Nya must carry her and the water back to their village, one step at a time.

When a third grade classmate gets her picture in the paper for winning a spelling bee, Judy is determined to find a way to become famous herself

A game of magic. Student magician Opal Cowan's newfound ability to steal others' powers makes her too powerful. Trapped under house arrest, Opal dares to defy her imprisonment, searching for Ulrick, the man she thinks she loves. Thinks because she is sure another man, now her prisoner, has switched souls with Ulrick. In hostile territory, without proof or allies, Opal isn't sure who to trust. She doesn't know the real Ulrick's whereabouts and can't...

Inspirado en la clásica canción con rima, Sana, sana, colita de rana, con la que crecen muchos niños latinoamericanos, este libro sigue a Tina en su búsqueda para convertirse en una aspirante a luchadora mexicana, junto a su lujoso compañero, Mr. Frog. Después de sufrir un abucheo, su hermano se burla de Tina. Su ouchie la hace querer renunciar, pero depende de ella enfrentar su miedo a lesionarse nuevamente, y tal como lo anima la canción,...

A young girl walks through a secret door that she has found in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life, but much better. When her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents, including the Other Mother, try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home - and save her family.

An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.