Stein, Garth

A dog decides that when he dies and returns to earth as a man, he will model his behavior after his beloved owner, a race car driver.

For Enzo, the Fourth of July means three things: fireworks, family, and car races! This year Zoe is finally old enough to compete in the Kids' Kart Challenge. But when one of the boys at the track says that girls aren't fast drivers, Zoe gets nervous and backs out of the race. Enzo knows it's up to him to help his family regain the confidence to compete on the big day.

Enzo experiences his very first Halloween with his friends Denny and Zo?. He doesn't know what to expect but begins to worry when jack-o-lanterns, graveyards, and spiders take over the neighborhood and every child and dog transforms into a creature of some kind--even Enzo! Enzo the dragon is determined to protect the fairy princess Zo? from all the monsters in the neighborhood, but when things get a little too scary for him, his family is there to reassure him that it is all just for fun.

Enzo, the dog of professional race car driver Denny Swift, recalls the memories of his life and shares his insight into the human condition that he learned from observing his owner.

A dog decides that when he dies and returns to earth as a man, he will model his behavior after his beloved owner, a race car driver. Includes interview with author.

Daddy, Zoe, and their dog Enzo search for the perfect Christmas tree, but when Zoe loses her way, she learns that her family is never far behind.

Enzo's only excitement consists of chasing the cars that pass the farm where he lives, until he meets Zo? and her father.

"When a boy tries to save his parents' marriage, he uncovers a legacy of family secrets in a coming-of-age ghost story by the author of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, The Art of Racing in the Rain. In the summer of 1990, fourteen-year-old Trevor Riddell gets his first glimpse of Riddell House. Built from the spoils of a massive timber fortune, the legendary family mansion is constructed of giant, whole trees, and is set on a huge estate overlooking Puget Sound. Trevor's bankrupt parents have begun a trial separation, and his father, Jones Riddell, has brought Trevor to Riddell House with a goal: to join forces with his sister, Serena, dispatch Grandpa Samuel--who is flickering in and out of dementia--to a graduated living facility, sell off the house and property for development into "tract housing for millionaires," divide up the profits, and live happily ever after. But Trevor soon discovers there's someone else living in Riddell House: a ghost with an agenda of his own. For while the land holds tremendous value, it is also burdened by the final wishes of the family patriarch, Elijah, who mandated it be allowed to return to untamed forestland as a penance for the millions of trees harvested over the decades by the Riddell Timber company. The ghost will not rest until Elijah's wish is fulfilled, and Trevor's willingness to face the past holds the key to his family's future. A Sudden Light is a rich, atmospheric work that is at once a multigenerational family saga, a historical novel, a ghost story, and the story of a contemporary family's struggle to connect with each other. A tribute to the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, it reflects Garth Stein's outsized capacity for empathy and keen understanding of human motivation, and his rare ability to see the unseen: the universal threads that connect us all"--.

Evan's life is turned upside down when the son he never knew he had arrives on his doorstep, forcing Evan to adapt to fatherhood and the ups and downs of a fourteen-year-old's life practically overnight.

Join the members of the Alphabet Factory, Garth, Susan, Oscar and Newton as they watch the Big Top go up, get a behind-the-scenes look at how the circus works, and learn about care and feeding of the animals.