Synopsis: While visiting the seaport town of Ragged Cove, Massachusetts, the Alden children find the ship's log of the Flying Cloud, shipwrecked in 1869, supposedly during a mutiny.

Synopsis: By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, [the author] constructs a ... narrative that recreates the events.... And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest despair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again. -Dust jacket.

Synopsis: When the Boxcar Children decide to go on a canoe trip with Aunt Jane, a woman named Angela tries to scare them off with stories about wolves and bad weather. But the children go anyway, and find a mystery involving a riddle and a stolen coin collection.

Synopsis: In 1905, Laura's assignment to write an article for the Mansfield, Missouri, newspaper about the new school teacher leads her to start an unpopular crusade to get the farm children into school.

Synopsis: The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

Synopsis: With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the Underground Railroad in order to reunite with her younger brother.

Synopsis: How to Draw Maps and Charts is full of ideas to help you draw exciting pictures, You'll learn how to make accurately-scaled maps of an existing are and fantasy maps, such as a pirate's treasure map. The book also explains the terms and concepts associated with real maps. It shows how to present information clearly on different sorts of charts and how to use color and design to make all your maps and charts look fabulous.

Synopsis: Enthusiastically accepting the anonymous Halloween hamster left on their teacher's desk as the class pet, Elizabeth's class wonders who gave it to them, and Elizabeth determines to solve the mystery while Squeaks keeps getting into mischief. Original.

Synopsis: Karen and Andrew are going to be in the St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade director is a funny little man dressed all in green. He tells Karen he is a leprechaun.Karen is not sure if she should believe the leprechaun. But Karen loves his tales about rainbows and pots of gold. Could the leprechaun stories be big trouble for Karen?

Synopsis: Getting so excited about riding on the school bus for the first time that she gets sick in front of everyone, Karen starts avoiding the bus and the teasing older kids, until the driver offers to help. Original.

Synopsis: In 1864, after her father and brother are sold to another owner, nine-year-old Addy Walker and her mother escape from their cruel life of slavery in North Carolina to freedom in Philadelphia.

Synopsis: During their first four years of marriage, Laura and Almanzo Wilder have a child and fight a losing battle in their attempts to succeed at farming on the South Dakota prairie.

Synopsis: In Japan for the summer to practice the martial art of "kempo, Lincoln sometimes feels like little more than a brown boy in a white "gi. Yet with the help of his Japanese brother, Mitsuo, Lincoln sees that people everywhere, whether friend or "kempo opponent, share passions much like his own--for baseball, family traditions, and new friendships.

Synopsis: When a Hollywood production crew begins filming a new movie in Stoneybrook, Karen sees it as an opportunity to prove herself a star and make friends with child actress Allison Hunter. Original.

Synopsis: The diary of a young Pilgrim girl who makes the dangerous journey on the Mayflower to America is filled with her thoughts about her new friends, her contact with Native Americans, and her love for her new land.

Synopsis: From the author of "Local News" comes a touching and honest novel about a young Mexican-American boy's coming of age in the shadow of the Vietnam War. Jesse and his brother, Abel, have plans for their lives--to rise above poverty and desolation by furthering their eductions.

Synopsis: Roald Dahl tells some hilarious episodes from his childhood such as the Great Mouse Plot of 1924 when he and his friends took revenge on a sweetshop owner.