Fiction

It's 1942: Tomi Itano, 12, is a second-generation Japanese American who lives in California with her family on their strawberry farm. Although her parents came from Japan and her grandparents still live there, Tomi considers herself an American. She...

It's 1942: Tomi Itano, 12, is a second-generation Japanese American who lives in California with her family on their strawberry farm. Although her parents came from Japan and her grandparents still live there, Tomi considers herself an American. She...

Each paperback in this series features a trio of fictional stories highlighting a moment in American history. Troubled Times contains three stories focusing on the Great Depression. In The Lucky Star a girl helps her sister and other children learn to...

No one is more surprised than Rennie to hear that his late grandfather, whom he hardly knew, has left a mission for him to fulfill. Rennie is to fly to Iceland and deliver a message from beyond the grave, but when he gets there, nothing is simple or...

DJ is David McLean's eldest grandson, so it stands to reason that he be the one to scatter his beloved grandfather's ashes. At least that's how DJ sees it. DJ's always been the best at everything--sports, school, looking after his fatherless family--so...

Help TJ and Mark solve the case of the stuck truck! This story uses a decodable phonics mystery to encourage confidence in early readers. This book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Original...

Help TJ and Mark solve the case of the mixed socks! This story uses decodable phonics mystery to encourage confidence in early readers. This book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Original...

Help Jack and Meg solve the case of the lost pup! This story uses decodable phonics mystery to encourage confidence in early readers. This book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Original...

Help Jack and Meg solve the case of the lost pig! This story uses a decodable phonics mystery to encourage confidence in early readers. This book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Original...

Help Jack and Meg solve the case of the lost hen! This story uses decodable phonics mystery to encourage confidence in early readers. This book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Original...

Help Jack and Meg solve the case of the lost frog! This story uses a decodable phonics mystery to encourage confidence in early readers. This book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Original...

Help Jack and Meg solve the case of the lost cat! This story uses a decodable phonics mystery to encourage confidence in early readers. This book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Original...

The DC Super Hero Girls go on an out-of-this-world adventure in this action-packed book for young readers! Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls(TM)-- the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly...

Barbie(TM) can be a soccer player in this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader! It's time for the big championship soccer game, and Barbie's friend Raquelle thinks she can win the game all by herself. Can Barbie convince Raquelle that it takes more...

Read all about BarbieTM and her sisters' amazing adventures in the new animated series BarbieTM Dreamhouse Adventures in this Step 2 deluxe Step into Reading leveled reader--plus stickers! Barbie and her sisters--Chelsea, Stacie, and Skipper--always have...

A little boy's joyous encounter with his hero, boxing champion and poet Muhammad Ali, is everything he's dreamed of--and more! Like most of the kids he knows, Langston is a huge fan of boxing champ Muhammad Ali. After all, Ali is the greatest for so many...

Jacob, Mohammed, and Simon are pumped about being the upperclassmen on the junior varsity soccer squad. But during tryouts, a talented newcomer named Trevor begins hotdogging it. The three friends begin a scheme to sabotage Trevor and put him in his...

Jacob, Mohammed, and Simon are pumped about being the upperclassmen on the junior varsity soccer squad. But during tryouts, a talented newcomer named Trevor begins hotdogging it. The three friends begin a scheme to sabotage Trevor and put him in his...

Caleb is a young baseball player who's struggling to come out of his shell on a team run by a no-nonsense coach. When Caleb's family agrees to host Ricky, a 19-year-old ballplayer from the Dominican Republic, at their home for the summer while he plays...

When Ana Flores spies a college team practicing, she's immediately drawn to the power and grace of softball. She knows she'll need practice and experience if she's going to play with her school team. Unfortunately, she's paired with Mali, the most...

Gymnastics team captain Tamaya Jackson sometimes feels like her hard work goes unnoticed. She finally snags her chance to shine when a local news station does a special report on the team. But nothing comes without a price. Can Tamaya handle the extra...

Gymnastics team captain Tamaya Jackson sometimes feels like her hard work goes unnoticed. She finally snags her chance to shine when a local news station does a special report on the team. But nothing comes without a price. Can Tamaya handle the extra...

Valeria has always been one of the best downhill longboarders around, but as she comes back from an injury, she seems to have lost her fearless verve. The Pro Longboarding event is right around the corner and Valeria has always dominated the "locals"...

Tam is on the cheerleading squad finally. Tam works hard and she has plenty of talent. She loves jumping and doing flips and dancing. But Tam's family is different than most of the other squad members' families. Her mom doesn't speak English and she has...

Valeria has always been one of the best downhill longboarders around, but as she comes back from an injury, she seems to have lost her fearless verve. The Pro Longboarding event is right around the corner and Valeria has always dominated the locals kids...

Tam is on the cheerleading squad finally. Tam works hard and she has plenty of talent. She loves jumping and doing flips and dancing. But Tam's family is different than most of the other squad members' families. Her mom doesn't speak English and she has...

Deion wanted to make the traveling tennis team as a singles player but failed. The coach, however, finds a spot for Deion as a doubles player. Deion isn't so sure about doubles. And he's definitely not sure about his doubles partner, Dirk, who seems to...

Nolan is a fiery fellow with a lot to say as he campaigns hard as a student council president elect hopeful. In his spare time he's the punter and emergency third-string quarterback for the football team. But when the first two QBs go down with injury,...

Deion wanted to make the traveling tennis team as a singles player but failed. The coach, however, finds a spot for Deion as a doubles player. Deion isn't so sure about doubles. And he's definitely not sure about his doubles partner, Dirk, who seems to...

Nolan is a fiery fellow with a lot to say as he campaigns hard as a student council president elect hopeful. In his spare time he's the punter and emergency third-string quarterback for the football team. But when the first two QBs go down with injury,...

Back before junior high, Justin, Tony, and Miles were the best of friends. Then they got pigeonholed into cliques and Justin was thrown in with the band nerds while Tony and Miles became a part of the jocks. But now that Justin wants to try out for the...

Jake's jump shot is as good as money in the bank, but when he heads to the foul line... clank! If Jake doesn't find a way to solve his free throw woes, his coach will have no choice but to put him on the pine. Will Jake nail it, or will he fail it?

Back before junior high, Justin, Tony, and Miles were the best of friends. Then they got pigeonholed into cliques and Justin was thrown in with the band nerds while Tony and Miles became a part of the jocks. But now that Justin wants to try out for the...

Jake's jump shot is as good as money in the bank, but when he heads to the foul line... clank! If Jake doesn't find a way to solve his free throw woes, his coach will have no choice but to put him on the pine. Will Jake nail it, or will he fail it?

Magnolia has her own ideas about style, music, and--especially--about figure skating. Too bad her twin sister and her mother are stuck in a more conservative mode. Will Maggie find a way to justify the changes she wants to enact, or will she keep on...

Ellie is amazing in the back row. Whether serving, digging, or passing, she's a real asset to her volleyball team. But when she rotates to the front row... disaster. Can she find a way to be a more well-rounded player and not just a back row dynamo?

Magnolia has her own ideas about style, music, and--especially--about figure skating. Too bad her twin sister and her mother are stuck in a more conservative mode. Will Maggie find a way to justify the changes she wants to enact, or will she keep on...

Ellie is amazing in the back row. Whether serving, digging, or passing, she's a real asset to her volleyball team. But when she rotates to the front row... disaster. Can she find a way to be a more well-rounded player and not just a back row dynamo?

Milak must learn about personal responsibility when a new soccer coach challenges his worldview and his work ethic.

Ben learns to believe in himself and work hard, as he trains to beat the bully from the rival studio at the national championship, in honor of his teacher and his teacher's methods.