books and reading

A book for children about reading and how to begin reading.

Each day, an ordinary man becomes a great adventurer when he goes to the library and reads about the Wild West, pirates, or a visit to the pyramids.

When Luke Watson turns into a werewolf for the third time, his family is moved to Scream Street, where they and other "unusual lifeforms" are trapped unless Luke and his friends can find six powerful relics.

After Luke Watson turns into a werewolf for the third time, his family is moved to Scream Street, where they and other "unusual lifeforms" are trapped unless Luke and his friends can find, six powerful relics.

Nate and his dog Sludge help Rosamond discover who has been tearing pages out of her books.

A collection of essays by Robert Scholes which explore the craft of reading and argue that once someone masters the art of reading they are responsible for the readings they produce and the texts they choose to read.

When a strange white sand invades the harbor town of Wellow and land begins shifting, Verity Gallant finds clues in ancient books and, with her friends, tries to stop the Earth Witch's evil plan to deprive the world of happiness as she was once robbed of her true love.

Twelve-year-old Rose Bliss wants to work magic in her family's bakery as her parents do, but when they are called away and Rose and her siblings are left in charge, the magic goes awry and a beautiful stranger tries to talk Rose into giving her the Bliss Cookery Booke.

Unhappy after his parents move to a weird subdivision and become workaholics, thirteen-year-old Travis returns to his old Salinas neighborhood and becomes actively involved in saving the John Steinbeck Library and, at the same time, begins seeing characters from Steinbeck's books who seem to have a message for him.