books and reading

A twelve-year-old orphan, Mosca Mye, and her homicidal goose, Saracen, travel to the city of Mandelion on the heels of smooth-talking con-man Eponymous Clent, driven by her love of language to find a better life.

Willa Havisham is excited to learn everything there is to know about a long-lost brother she never knew existed, but her mother is not happy about her discovery.

The magical Ms. Wiz saves the library from being closed by bringing to life characters from such books as "Peter Rabbit" and "Frankenstein.".

When Dad and Mum break up, Em does her best to cheer up her little brother and sister, even though she is miserable. She is always cheered up by reading one of her favorite books. Em's dreams are to meet her favorite author and get her Dad back. Will they be granted?.

Entering seventh grade at Walden Middle School, four girls continue their mother-daughter book club, reading Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" while dealing with a mean, troublemaking classmate.

A collection of short stories about libraries and reading.

A busy girl recounts all of the things she has to do in a day as she tries to find time to read.

Pulcifer's preference for books is considered a grave problem by the television-addicted world around him.

After returning from a trip to the library, eleven-year-old Anne and her younger brother and sister discover a magic book which sends them on adventures in which they meet Robin Hood, giant bugs, and a dark, sinister man with a wolfish face.

A young girl gets distracted by African animals as she tries to read.