A large type edition of the story of a fat, eleven-year-old bully whose efforts to reform his behavior meet with continual failure until his performance playing the bugle at a school assembly, a revealing argument with his older sister, and a lost fight help him to change both feelings and thoughts.
A large type edition of the story of a fat, eleven-year-old bully whose efforts to reform his behavior meet with continual failure until his performance playing the bugle at a school assembly, a revealing argument with his older sister, and a lost fight help him to change both feelings and thoughts.
An unhappy teenage girl, unable to cope with problems at home and at school, suffers an accidental blow on the head and is transported 3000 years back in time to another existence in ancient Egypt.
Yearning to be more than just a barnyard rat catcher, a young cat in search of a name embarks on a journey that finally leads him to a special place he can call a home.
A picture of eleven-year-old Franny and her family, whose understanding of each other becomes dulled by poverty. Her artistic father's search for a job, Franny's humiliation in qualifying for a free school lunch ticket and her tenuous association with her noonday friend are all elements of the story.
Reformed bully Martin Hastings fantasizes about heroic adventures as an explorer and a sports star, until his new circle of friends and growing self-confidence at home make real life as exciting as his daydreams.
