Byars, Betsy Cromer

Thirteen-year-old Birch encourages her grandfather to fulfill his dream of flying his old Piper Cub plane from South Carolina to California and then informs him that she is coming along.

Threatened with the loss of his private place in the attic of his crowded home, a young boy determines to keep it at all costs.

A panel of three judges has to decide which dog out of eight finalists deserves to win the title of My Hero.

Thirteen-year-old Birch encourages her grandfather to fulfill his dream of flying his old Piper Cub plane from South Carolina to California and then informs him that she is coming along.

A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "The Summer of the Swans," in which a teenage girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.

A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.

Convinced that Mud is responsible for the disappearance of the school hamster that was his responsibility for the weekend, Junior Blossom is determined that the dog should be tried for his "crime.".