Mills, Claudia

Kelsey is the best reader in her third grade class, and she is determined to lead her class to victory in the all-school reading contest.

Kelsey is the best reader in her third grade class, and she is determined to lead her class to victory in the alll-school reading contest.

Gus must visit the hospital when his beloved Grandpa has a heart attack.

A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "7x9 Trouble," the story of third-grader Wilson as he struggles with learning his times-tables while trying to beat the class deadline; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.

When he is assigned Teddy Roosevelt as his biography project in school, fourth-grader Riley finds himself inspired by Roosevelt's tenacity and perseverance and resolves to find a way to get what he most wants--a saxophone and music lessons.

Nine-year-old Mason's parents keep trying to get him a pet, but until he and his best friend Brody adopt a three-legged dog, he is not interested.

Not even her brother's teasing can spoil Phoebe's excitement about being a Peewee Majorette in the Fourth of July parade.

Gus waves at the train near his grandfather's house, sets up a toy train, and eventually gets to ride on the train with his grandfather.

As she tries to cope with her thoughts about death by writing poems and talking with her elderly friend, Mrs. Briscoe, Dinah Seabrook wonders about the importance of the seventh-grade elections, the school play, and even her relationship with Nick Tribble.