Literal-minded even as a child, Amelia Bedelia muddles through Valentine's Day with her heart on her sleeve, trying to make sense of strange greetings at school and home, and ever on the look-out for the arrows of Cupid.
Matthew cannot resist the temptation to play practical jokes on his older sister and all the girls in his class at school, so by the time of the big party for his eleventh birthday they have all declared war on him.
Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.
When they travel by train across America, Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa find themselves facing mysterious mishaps, spooky surprises, and treacherous tunnels.
While trying to hide an incriminating report card and dodge meddling siblings, fifth-grade twins Hunter and Zack set out to save their town from a diabolical dentist who is planning to blow it to smithereens.
The Boxcar Children, spending the summer at Mystery Ranch with the Aunt Jane, try to help when their friend Mike Wood's house burns down and he is blamed for starting the fire.
When his father rejoins the Navy and moves the family to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, ten-year-old Jack becomes confused by a crush on his teacher, contradictory advice from his parents, and a very strange neighbor.
During a drought in the early 1900s, a large loving African American family finds a delicious way to earn the money they need to save their family farm.
