"Pigtails are for babies!" Those were the first words Bully ever said to her. Her cruel taunts are something she hears on a daily basis, but NO MORE! She is determined to stand up to the biggest, baddest bully of them all--or will she just keep quiet? Words have power. Have you ever wondered how you can deal with your own big, bad bully? Now you'll find help. Fun and easy exercises at the end of this book will give you skills that you can use today---and...

The Last Boy isthe gripping tale of Danny Driscoll, a huggable, enchanting five-year-old boy who, on a normal October afternoon, disappears from his daycare in Ithaca, New York. A search continues through the winter, but few clues come forth to explain the boy's disappearance. Then, as spring approaches without any new developments in the case, a miracle occurs... one that leaves the people of Ithaca with a new set of questions, and a mystery that...

Maurice travels to New Zealand, where he's given a great responsibility and learns the value of always telling the truth.

A novel on Ishmael, a gorilla-philosopher. He advertises for a pupil interested in saving the world and Julie Gerchak, 12, answers. The lessons center on the educational system, which according to Ishmael is not really doing its job.

Russia, Maurice the mouse learns a lesson about the value and specialness of the individual when he meets an unpopular mouse whose musical talent saves the day.

Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a Jewish girl, connect in an after school cooking club and bond over food and their mothers' struggles to become United States citizens.

An extended retelling of the original classic parable follows a young man's search for an elusive gift that holds the promise of work fulfillment, a quest that is complicated by his fears about the future.