Calico chapter books

Low on fuel, Maximilian's time machine lands him on a Mississippi riverboat where he meets a friendly southern bullfrog, collects an autograph from the author Samuel Clemens to add to his souvenirs, and gets enough fuel to continue his journey through history.

Maximilian finds himself in a wagon traveling west with a prairie dog named Madeline, and witnessing the driving of the "golden spike" and the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869--and incidentally preventing a pair of thieves from making off with a nice couple's wagon and supplies.

Christmas is almost here, and the Christmas sleepover at the public library may be canceled because strange noises in the library cellar have led to rumors that the library is haunted--so Abby and her friends set out to catch a ghost.

An adaptation, for young readers, of "The Last of the Mohicans," in which Hawkeye, a young frontier scout, and Chingachgook, a Mohican Indian, form an unlikely friendship as they attempt to guide two sisters through hostile country in search of their father during the French and Indian War.

The school is having a secret silent auction of student art works to raise money for charity and Katharine is annoyed because someone keeps bidding against her and also worried that her cousin Crockett will not get the item he really wants.

An illustrated adaptation of "Peter Pan," in which a boy who refuses to grow up leads Wendy, John, and Michael on a voyage to Neverland, where they encounter the lost boys, fairies, mermaids, and Captain Hook and his pirates.

An illustrated adaption of Kenneth Grahame's novel, which recounts the escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.