Jerry Spinelli

"He wasn't always known as Maniac Magee, but when his parents died and his life changed, so did his name. And Maniac Magee became a legend. Even today, kids talk about how fast he could run and how he hit an inside-the-park 'frog' homer, but the things Maniac Magee is best known for is what he did for the kids from the East End and for those from the West End."--back cover.

In Nazi-occupied Poland, a young orphan boy learns about the harsh treatment of being Jewish.

Twins Jake and Lily have a very close relationship, but when they turn eleven, their parents give them separate bedrooms and Jake begins to spend time with a group of neighborhood boys. Lily is devastated as she struggles to make friends, and Jake is faced with a bully.

"George 'Suds' Morton competes with his third-grade classmates to earn the first 'halo' of the year for good behavior, but being good turns out to be more stressful than he anticipated"--Provided by publisher.

Nine-year-old David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Sarcastic and bossy 13-year-old Primrose lives with her childlike, fortuneteller mother, and a framed picture is the only evidence of the father she never knew. Despite their differences, David and Primrose forge a tight yet tumultuous friendship, eventually helping each other deal...

Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.

Newbery Honor Book * ALA Notable Children's Book "Deeply felt. Presents a moral question with great care and sensitivity." -The New York Times "A spellbinding story about rites of passage." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A realistic story with the intensity of a fable." -The Horn Book (starred review) "Thought-provoking." -School Library Journal (starred review) In Palmer LaRue's hometown of Waymer, turning ten is the biggest event of...

The lives of four young people in different circumstances are changed by their encounters with books.

A fast, fun, friendship read from the Newbery-award winning author of , Maniac Magee. Fourth graders are tough. They aren't afraid of spiders. They say no to their moms. They push first graders off the swings. And they never, ever cry.Suds knows that now that he's in fourth grade, he's supposed to be a rat. But whenever he tries to act like one, something goes wrong. Can Suds's friend Joey teach him to toughen up...or will Suds remain a fourth...

"Mama Seeton's simple and comforting whistle calls her family home, no matter how far away they may be"--Provided by publisher.