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Little John Marco is a keen observer of his world, but nobody--not his big brothers and sisters, not his parents, or his neighbors--listens to him; and only the fat orange cat in the front yard agrees with him that the tree in the yard is falling down.

"Tash doesn't want to go to camp, doesn't want to spend the summer with a bunch of strangers, doesn't want to be separated from the only two people she has ever been able to count on: her uncle Kevin, who saved her from foster care, and Cap'n Jackie, who lives next door. Camp turns out to be pretty fun, actually, but when Tash returns home, Cap'n Jackie is gone. And Tash needs her -- the made-up stories of dolphin-dragons, the warm cookies that make...

"When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn't know what to expect. She's ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents 'volunteer' Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna-and that stubborn cow, Zora"-- Provided by publisher.

Julia, la protagonista de esta historia, es extraordinariamente grande, pero a pesar de ello, los adultos que la rodean la hacen sentir muy, muy pequeña. El día que su madre pierde la paciencia con ella y se lo dice, la pequeña decide huir de casa y, atravesando un túnel, acaba llegando a otro mundo. Allí Julia se embarcará en una aventura mágica y gigantesca donde descubrirá de la mano de Bruno, un joven mago y nuevo amigo, que es mucho más...

"This work contains a magical story of a boy, Dongdong, who plays alone and hears the inner thoughts of those around him through mysterious candy. Meanwhile, Candy has been loved by children all over the world as well as all generations for its delicate and beautiful depiction of communication, understanding, and the process of inner growth. In this republished book, you can appreciate the story more deeply through the original's warm message along...

Eleven-year-old Felix Twain's life revolves around the number two. He skips every second step when he takes the stairs, taps door handles twice and positions objects in pairs. The problem has become so bad that Felix is on the verge of being expelled from school because the principal has had enough of trying to run the school around his very specific rules. Then Charlie Pye arrives and turns Felix's world upside down. She's grown up with very few...