Thomas, Jane Resh

With patience and love, a young girl helps the dog she has chosen from the Humane Society grow from a frightened puppy into a happy pet.

Forced to move to northern Minnesota from a comfortable life in Minneapolis, a family finds the need to make some big adjustments.

Five-year-old Elliott learns that winning isn't everything when he begins to race with the Big Wheel bike he got for his birthday.

Grandmother, aunts and uncles, and assorted cousins gather for the annual picnic in Maggie's backyard, complete with good food and family fun.

Daniel, a Midwestern farm boy, finds a battered dog in a ditch and nurses it back to health, but is disappointed when the dog doesn't immediately respond to his gestures of affection.

Although her grandmother admonishes her not to snoop while they visit friends on a farm, Ellen cannot control her curiosity which often gets her into trouble.

Vowing revenge when her parents are executed in 1553 by the Duke of Northumberland, teenaged Iris becomes a messenger, spy, and stand-in for Princess Elizabeth during the volatile political times surrounding Edward VI's death.

Teresa, the young daughter of Mexican American migrant workers, has a hard life but keeps memories of her grandmother and Mexico alive in her heart.

Unsure of himself and annoyed at having to spend a day climbing a Montana mountain with his bossy father, twelve-year-old Sam must become the guide on their perilous journey down when his carelessness temporarily blinds his father.

Seven-year-old Suzie is curious and fearful about what Grandma's funeral will be like.