 Footprints lead to the breakup of a ring smuggling Chinese aliens. Published originally in 1933. ... |  Two boys on opposite sides of World War II fear that the war will end too soon, that they won't get the chance to prove themselves. They finally see the action they have been hoping for when their paths collide at the Battle of the Bulge--but war is nothing like they imagined. ... |
 In the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning "Monster" and "Bad Boy: a Memoir, " the Michael L. Printz Award winner fashions a complex, layered novel about the rules for success. ... |  The National Book Award winner for "Dancing on the Edge" returns with this novel of a young man who, after the death of his domineering grandfather, goes on a pilgrimage that leads him to a closer relationship with God--and a burning desire for home. Includes a reader's guide and author interview. ... |
 "The Tree House Adventures" is truly a book for all ages. It is set in a small farming community and is packed full of childhood memories, some will make you laugh, some will tug at your heartstrings. Imagine sitting around the kitchen table reminiscing with your children and grand children, sharing with them what it was like growing up in the 1950s. We all do it, I know I do and with 40 million baby boomers reaching retirement age it's fast ... |  "The Tree House Adventures" is truly a book for all ages. It is set in a small farming community and is packed full of childhood memories, some will make you laugh, some will tug at your heartstrings. Imagine sitting around the kitchen table reminiscing with your children and grand children, sharing with them what it was like growing up in the 1950s. We all do it, I know I do and with 40 million baby boomers reaching retirement age it's fast ... |
 Little Balser, a pioneer boy growing up in early nineteenth-century Indiana, has many adventures and dangerous encounters with bears while learning the ways of the woods. ... |  Further adventures of Homer Price, including those in which a juke box sets the whole town singing against its will and in which a mad scientist develops weeds that overrun the town. ... |
 Why won't Sam Krupnik allow his mother to enter his bedroom? Why has he started calling his toy box "The Lab"? And why does he carry a Ziploc bag in his pocket at all times? Because he has a secret for his mother's birthday. Readers will love this sidesplitting episode in the life of the wacky Krupnik household. Illustrated. ... |  Billy is a big boy. He can do all sorts of things by himself. "You are growing every day", says his mother. "Bigger and bigger", says his father. This starts Billy thinking about being big--even the biggest boy in the world. Watercolor ink illustrations. ... |
