Quick view Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier In 1787 a fourteen-year-old slave, anxious to buy freedom for himself and his mother, escapes from his dishonest master and tries to find help in cashing the solidier's notes received by his father for fighting in the Revolution. View Details
Quick view Early Thunder by Jean Fritz Events rapidly transpiring in Salem, Massachusetts in 1774-1775 force 14-year-old Daniel West to re-examine his loyalties, and finally, to change from Tory to Whig View Details
Quick view Yen-shen, A Cinderella Tale from China by Ai Ling Louie A young Chinese girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince. View Details
Quick view The Girls Get Even by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor As Halloween approaches, the three Malloy sisters find themselves continually trying to get even with the four Hatford brothers, who have been playing tricks on them since the Malloys moved from Ohio to West Virginia. Sequel to "The Boys Start the War." View Details
Quick view The Curse of the Pharaoh by Steve Stevenson The first mystery in this new series sees young detective Agatha Mistery traveling to Egypt. Rumors of a mysterious tablet unearthed in the Valley of the Kings may be just the clue that Agatha needs to unlock the secret curse of an ancient Pharaoh... View Details
Quick view The Clue of the Leaning Chimney by Carolyn Keene A rare Chinese vase is stolen from a pottery shop. Nancy and the owner of the shop feel that locating "the leaning chimney" will provide the clue to the vase and other stolen articles. View Details
Quick view The Clue in the Diary by Carolyn Keene Nancy uses a lost diary to exonerate an innocent prisoner. View Details
Quick view The Cats of Roxville Station by Jean Craighead George This gorgeous novel from a two-time Newbery Medalist offers insight into feline behavior as it explores the wonder of friendship and the natural world hiding among us. Illustrations. View Details
Quick view The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer A new series featuring Sherlock Holmes' much-younger sister Enola begins. When her mother disappears, Enola is determined to find her and sets out to the heart of London. There Enola becomes involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess. View Details
Quick view The Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene Nancy believes her friend's guardians are trying to steal her inheritance. As she investigates, she has a perilous experience near the deserted bungalow. View Details
Quick view The Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The first book in the hilarious trilogy featuring the feuding Hatford and Malloy families. When a new family--with three daughters--moves into the neighborhood, the Hatford brothers decide to make Caroline and her sisters so miserable that they'll want... View Details
Quick view The Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel Forbidden to make images, fourteen-year-old Tao, the boy with the bad foot, yearns to be a cave painter, recording the figures of the mammals, rhinos, bison, and other animals of his prehistoric times. View Details