humorous stories

The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century.

Presents a facsimile printing of the first American edition of Mark Twain's classic novel, in which Huck, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the vast Mississippi River on a raft; and includes an introduction by novelist Toni Morrison and essays on the illustrations.

After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.

Presents the original text of the Mark Twain story that relates the escapades of Tom Sawyer and his friends in a small, 19th-century town on the Mississippi River, and provides side notes, illustrations, and annotations that contain information on the history, geography, and social customs of the day.

The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century.

While older sister Alex is trying to orchestrate a perfect first kiss with her heartthrob and younger sister Joey prefers frogs to boys, Stevie Reel wonders if she is ready for a boyfriend while being pursued by a new boy in her class.

With her kitten, Moisturizer, missing and having fought with her best friend, Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine finds it hard to concentrate on doing her best as her classmate's Friend of the Week.

Two sisters move in next door to where Mercy the pig lives, and frustrated when Mercy continues to eat their flowers decide to call for the help of an Animal Control Officer, Francine Poulet, to handle the case.

A novel of Regency England that centers upon a self-assured young lady who is determined to arrange her life and the lives of those around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy.

The son of a famous radical feminist spends his life struggling with his diverse personal relationships and with his ambition to be a writer.