didactic fiction

Hester Prynne, a young woman in seventeenth-century Massachusetts, is condemned by Puritan law to wear a scarlet "A" as the symbol of the sin she committed.

A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work the overnight shift in this picture book debut. Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room with a view of the George Washington Bridge, while all she gets is a tiny bedroom with a view of her sister (who snores). Until one night, no one comes, and it's finally her chance! But as it turns out, sleeping in the cot in the living room isn't all she thought it would be. A celebration of the ways a Dominican American community takes care of one another while showing young readers that sometimes the best way to be a better neighbor is by imagining how it feels to spend a night sleeping on someone else's pillow.

The story of American slavery and Uncle Tom, a black man who never lost his dignity under the most inhumane circumstances.

After Beau Boutan, a Cajun farmer, is found shot on a Louisiana plantation, the claimants to the killing form a wall of protection around the real murderer.

PET, a recycled robot with a mission to pay Noboru back by protecting him, encounters a new robot in town who wants to take PET's job.

The story of American slavery and Uncle Tom, an African-American man who never lost his dignity under the most inhumane circumstances.

Contains a collection of stories that describe the adventures of Winkles the Wonder Brain after he is sent to find his bosses' lost eye, and he learns about the evolution of vision along the way.

A big, bad wolf wants to learn to be good, but it's challenging. When he makes friends with a girl instead of eating her, she gives him a makeover and shares her toys.

Contains two short stories by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Includes reading and writing activities.

A traveler encounters a man known only as "the teacher." They begin an odyssey through desert mountains, valleys, and plains; encounter nomads, ancient ruins, and chambers of scrolls. Over the year the traveler writes down each of the mysteries given to him by the teacher, one for each day of the year. The result is a daily devotional unlike any other, full of revelations from heaven, secrets of the ages, and the hidden keys that can transform your life to joy, success, and blessing.