Ruth and Nino were best friends--who just happened to work together as judges on the United States Supreme Court, the highest court in the country. And while they both wanted what was best… More →

Cammie likes routines. She likes schedules. She likes things to happen on time and when she expects them. She likes order in her city life, her classroom, and at home with her family. When… More →

The sun sets as a child and her mother take their evening stroll past Don Jorge's ice cream truck and the casita with the twinkling lights. They watch the riot of pájaros flocking and flying… More →

When Cornelia Crosby was born in 1854, there seemed to be as many fish in Maine as there were stars in the sky. And as she grew up she became hooked on fishing, spending spring and summer… More →

It's a dark and gloomy night when two children decide to visit a ghost town. It's lonely. It's deserted. And it's certainly eerie. The main street is filled with tumbledown storefronts and… More →

Hattie is a happy little camper. She has extra-cozy beds, sturdy little tires, and colorful tin siding that gently pings when it rains. Each summer Hattie's human family hitches her up and… More →

It's a beautiful day to be living in the ocean. The sun is shining, and the water is a glorious blue. But wait . . . something big, something hungry, something menacing is approaching. It's a More →

When Lilly spots something leafy and green growing from their compost bin she learns--Surprise!--they're pumpkins growing from the mushy jack-o'-lanterns her family tossed in last fall. She… More →