juvenile fiction

In 1960s California, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt has trouble with True Blue, whose former owner was killed in a tragic accident, and Abby wonders whether the horse's skittish nature is because he is being haunted by the ghost of his former owner.

A little boy discovers he transforms into different creatures depending on his mood throughout the day, but his many shapes wear on his parents patience, until they also transform--into dragons.

On the planet Budap, when friends Dalen and Gole invesigate how a competitor, Tunax, beat them in a jet-racer competition, they accidentally find their way to Earth, where they befriend Rachel and discover that Tunax and his father are involved in a conspiracy to steal all the fish from the fishing community of Port Angus and transport them to Budap.

Barbie and Theresa visit a real ballet studio where they meet Becca, who shows them what it takes to become a ballerina.

Barbie spends the day in a classroom learning what it takes to be a good teacher.

Taken from her small, impoverished Chinese village and forced to sew in a New York City sweatshop, thirteen-year-old Suyin is visited by the cranes with which she has a strange connection and learns she is the daughter of the Crane Queen, who needs her help.

Spider-Man stops Electro from taking over the city's powers supply, tracks animals gone missing from the zoo to Kraven the Hunter, searches for his friend Harry's father with the Green Goblin hot on his heels, fights a really large lizard, and finally takes on the Vulture above the city.

Having decided not to go to bed because his home is too noisy, Nicholas flies his spaceship to the Moon, where he eats a snack, takes a moonwalk, and enjoys the quiet--until he realizes what he is missing at home.

Sam, claiming he cannot sleep without his dog Fred, enlists his sister Stella's help in searching the dark house for the comforting pet.

Illustrations and brief text evoke a bicycle ride, with its ups and downs, sweeping turns, and vivid views.