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Ever since his father had been lost at sea, Jeptha Brewster had gradually accepted the changes in his life. Then one day Jeptha read a notice in the weekly paper: "The former Samuel Custer residence on Route 1, Janesville Beach, has been leased by Miss...

Only young Phil Holt suspects that the distinguished-looking Mr. Tate is looking for more than poetry in old Miss Goddard's library. Miss Goddard thinks the self-styled poetry expert is charming. But Boz, the dog, takes an instant dislike to the elderly...

A potato farm in Maine is a dreary enough place to visit, city-bred Priscilla reflects gloomily, but how could her mother and brother, Lee, consider living here? Nothing exciting ever happens in Aroostook County...until the day the windmill on the farm...

By Sunday evening Prue Tenney was despondent. She and the others in her class were supposed to write about something exciting that had happened over the weekend. All of her friends had either found an adventure or caused one to happen, but Prue had...

What a lonely place for Elisabeth -- only empty summer cottages and sandy roads without cars and people. But she does find a friend in Henry, the boy with shabby clothes who lives on the Point. Together they must solve the mystery of the burnings and...

When Neale and Margie Lawson hear that their father will have to sell his shore land and their beloved horse, Firefly, they are miserable. They can find no way to help until a strange red car, a lost cat, and the odd behavior of an eccentric old man draw...

High above the town of Highwood is Echo Ridge -- a cold, dark hillside on which stands the mysterious Lampier house. It has been boarded up for years, but now Mrs. Lampier has come back to Highwood to live. David Hughes, his sister Barby, and their...

When Janice and Tommy Brooks are invited to visit their Aunt Annabelle and her son Hubert at their new house in Maine near the Canadian border, they expect to have a wonderful summer. What they don't expect is to hear galloping hoofbeats in a rock or to...

Moody's Island, set like a jewel in Nine-Mile Marsh, is a valuable piece of property. When the widow who owns it dies and leaves the island to an absolute stranger, everybody wonders why. There is still one living relative, Clyde Moody, who was not even...

Dr. Big is the imaginary adversary of Reed Gladstone, a teenager who is unwillingly shipped off to summer camp by his parents. While there, he must deal with Butch, a bully from his own neighborhood, and the strange and sinister camp commandant, Ms. Rita...

Twins, Autumn and her brother, Fall, were born on the equinox. But that's not the only coincidence in their lives. While refurbishing part of an old garage as their Sibling Rivalry Headquarters, they discover a magical couch in the alley behind their...

California! Since long ago, the name has held a kind of magic for men. From the time of Juan Rodrigues Cabrillo, men have come here from many different parts of the world. Some of the early pioneers crossed the seas in sailing ships. Some came on foot or...

Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people, best known for his illustrations of pirates. Pyle is credited with creating the modern stereotype of pirate dress. His 1885 Pepper and Salt contains...

Jane L. Stewart is a house pseudonym. The Camp Fire Girls books is a series of fiction novels written for children by various authors from 1912 into the 1930s. This six-book series begins with A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire.

Where are all the Wolgers hiding? Wolgers are small and cute and round and very good at hiding. Help find them in this illustrated picture book for children. Kids won't even know you are introducing them to spatial concepts using location language...

Había una vez una niña de cinco años llamada Cecilia a la cual no le gustaban los insectos. A ella lo que le agradaba era jugar al aire libre cuando hacía calor y era soleado. " Habían insectos grandes persiguiéndome mamá!", dijo Cecilia sollozando. "No...

In an exciting adventure set in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two brothers encounter an ancient curse. From that moment, danger is never far away. Their lives are in peril as they unravel the mystery of The Pirates of Hoop Hole Creek.

Must be Christmas focuses on a little girls' love of the beautiful trumpeter swans that make their winter residence in the fields behind her home. Taylor marks time according to the return of the swans, whom she dearly loves, and knows it must be near...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Tara West* * * Winner of the 2013 eFestival of Words Best Action/Adventure* * * Born with mark of the Mighty Hunter, Markus saves his village from the brink of starvation-for whenever he releases an arrow, his aim is...

Children's book. Wrap your tongue around these written words of rhythm as you follow this fabulously fun fable beyond the boundaries of a dream, into the wonderful world of, The Castle Unseen.