Stolz, Mary

Eleven-year-old Thomas talks his grandfather into driving all the way across Florida to meet Coco Grimes, an old man who remembers Negro League baseball, but the actual encounter proves to be bittersweet.

Martin Hastings, a bully, learns a lesson when a new dog in the neighborhood sides with one fo his smaller victims.

The three previously published books of Stolz combined in this volume follow the adventures of Bob and Ozzie, two amiable and adventure-prone mice, and of July, a verbose and vain housecat, as they set out into the wide world.

Polly spends the summer trying to fill the void created when her best friend moves to California.

Uncle Josh helps Edward deal with the bully next door and convince Edward's parents that he's old enough to have a dog.

This is a very moving story about two boys who grew up during the Civil War.

Two inseperable friends get a surprise that turns out to be "a wonderful, terrible time.".