Ylvisaker, Anne

"In the summer before her first year of middle school, word-chanting, rope-skipping Phee skips her way to imagined fame, writes down her innermost secret thoughts from the safety of a treehouse, and imagines in horror that her new classmates will eat her alive. Suddenly, her well-worn alley world feels too small. So when Mercy Jones moves next door, along with Mercy's skateboard and her don't-mess-with-me attitude, Phee sees the chance for her universe to expand. Even if it means leaving some things behind . . . It is a time of dares, of a legendary dog named Bull, of stretching comfort zones, and of old friendships made over in new ways. And it all takes place over the course of one alley summer."--Publisher's description.

More than anything Ned wants to be a football player, and although his size and a bully stand in the way, Ned's athletic ability along with his eccentric Grandpa Ike may give him his chance.

Harold "Little" Klein is so much smaller than his three older brothers, a boisterous gang held together by bighearted Mother Klein, that he often feels small and left out but when disaster strikes, it is up to Harold and LeRoy, the stray dog he has adopted, to save the day.

In Iowa circa 1929, spunky twelve-year-old Tugs vows to turn her family's luck around, with the help of a Brownie camera and a small-town mystery that only she can solve.

"When a steamboat arrives heralding the news that Iowa has been called up to represent the Union of the United States of America, Ike is beside himself with excitement. Left behind with the women while the Button men march forth toward glory, Ike makes a plan to meet up with the Iowa First. But, as Ike learns, some opportunities are meant to be missed. And some arrive when you least expect them"--Back cover.

Growing up in a 1949 river town, Little Klein feels left out in his family. He meets a stray dog and the two have adventures in town and on the river.

Introduces the lungs and their makeup, their function within the respiratory system, asthma, and how to keep lungs healthy.

A simple introduction to the stomach, including its makeup, function within the digestive system, stomach diseases, and how to keep your stomach healthy.