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As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

In Alagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother, Fudge.

A five-year-old boy thinks his body is falling apart until he learns that new teeth grow, and hair and skin replace themselves.

Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.

The family routine is upset during Ramona's year in second grade when her father unexpectedly loses his job.

A little cricket cannot seem to talk no matter how hard he rubs his wings together, but one day he meets another cricket who also cannot talk and manages to find his voice.

When mean and angry Judd, who has never known kindness, takes to drinking and mistreats his dogs, Marty discovers how deep a hurt can go and how long it takes to heal.

An altered retelling of the traditional tale about the conflict between pig and wolf--with a surprise ending.

A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.