Synopsis: Rhyming text and illustrations describe and present examples of prepositions, including "to," "by," "in," and "beneath."

Synopsis: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Chasing Vermeer in this clever middle grade debutWhen Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather’s painting, she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath. That’s great news for Theo, who’s struggling to hang onto her family’s two-hundred-year-old townhouse and support her unstable mother on her grandfather’s legacy of $463.…

Synopsis: The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It's usually more like Don't try this at home. So when the troublemaker pulls a major prank at his middle school, he thinks he's finally gone too far. But thanks to a mix-up by one of the administrators, instead of getting in trouble, Donovan is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction (ASD), a special program for gifted and talented students. It wasn't exactly what…

Synopsis: Luthor the Doberman, a former attack dog, has a good home with Savannah Drysdale, but every time a certain truck passes he goes into a frenzy, while Griffin Bing is caught up in trying to beat his rival, Darren Vader, at an invention contest.

Synopsis: "Lively...The playfully rhymed text flows effortlessly as it discusses superlatives, irregular adverbs, and double negatives....Informative and fun."-- "School Library Journal" "Using expansive color drawings and catchy rhymes, Heller writes about words frequently and vividly and with an unmistakable flourish....A clever introduction."-- "Booklist" "This eye-catching book explains its perplexing subject well and clearly, and more memorably than…

Synopsis: Love strikes in the Black Lagoon! Everyone has to make a card for Valentine's Day. And even worse you have to give it to someone in your class. Plus, you can't draw a green-colored square or a dinosaur. You must draw a pink or red heart or a cupid. Yuck! You'd rather eat worms! And you know how it First you give a Valentine card and the next thing you know, you're married! You're just not ready for this!