human behavior

Presents a brief retelling of an episode in Mark Twain's classic story of Tom Sawyer where Tom decides to go swimming instead of his piano lesson.

After hearing his mother say that he is a monster, a little boy decides to prove her right over the course of one loud, grimy, scowling day.

A teenage boy and his friends suffer devastating consequences after taking a car for a high-speed joyride. Includes activities designed to help reluctant readers further explore the story.

To avoid being expelled for her own unruliness, Chiemi Yusa must get her classmate, Akitumi Hirata, known as the "Deranged Devil, " to behave, but when she talks to him it turns out that fighting each other is the last thing they want to do.

Describes the urban hipsters that have emerged in recent years, tracing their origins, descibing their habits, and dispelling common myths.

Sally tries hard to do what her parents want her to do, such as eating her carrots, taking care of her bike, brushing her teeth, and not sucking her thumb. Includes a vocabulary list, discussion questions, and a note to grownups.

A reprinting of the "Big Nate" comic strip, that follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright and his baseball team the Cream Puffs.

Contains reprints of daily and Sunday "Big Nate" comic strips that follow the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright.

When Rafe Kane enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.

Each of the girls in a middle-school clique reveals the strong, manipulative hold one of the group exerts on the others, causing hurt and self-doubt among the girls.