juvenile fiction

Joe, Fred, and Sam find themselves whisked by The Book to the main ring-ball court in Chichin Itza, Mexico in 1000 A.D., where they must play for their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.

Eric and his friends set out to uncover the secret of the treasure of the Orkins, a silver snowflake with magical powers; but their enemies will stop at nothing to get the treasure for themselves.

Zelda the goose learns about death and loss when her turtle friend Crystal disappears from the garden one day.

Piper McCloud's ability to fly sets her apart from the other kids, so her mother sends her to an exclusive school for children with exceptional abilities, but even there she does not fit in with the other students.

Ruby Lee, having moved with her mother to Florida to care for her grandmother, makes enemies with the most popular girl at her new school and worries she will never fit in.

Twelve-year-old Isabel dreams of seeing the world but has never left Oregon, and so when her best friend, Sophie, tells her of a baking contest whose winners travel to New York City, she eagerly enters despite concerns about her mother, who is opening a cupcake bakery. Includes recipes.

After the death of her mother, Texas sixth-grader Lina's grades and mood drop as she watches her father lose himself more and more in books, while her best friend uses Lina as an excuse to secretly meet her boyfriend.

When a new girl in the Barkers' class, Carole Anne, acts like a bully, the students try talking to her and ignoring her until Morgie finally discovers what is wrong and finds a way to fix it.

Describes the behaviors and characteristics of a cute little monster called a glurb and provides advice on how to care for one as a pet.

Seventh-grader Octavia puzzles over life's biggest questions when her mother seems to find the answers in a conservative Christian church, while her artist father believes the writings of Henry David Thoreau hold the key.