![The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (And An Even Smaller Ant)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152049681.jpg?itok=2npiFpSo)
Avon the snail’s voracious reading convinces him that having an adventure is the key to a happy life. So, he sets out on a journey with his new friend, Edward the ant. In a series of very short chapters, the two travel – at a snail’s pace – the length of a branch, meeting assorted characters along the way.
The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (And An Even Smaller Ant)
![The Good Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689838255.jpg?itok=dSPF6EIS)
McKinley is a dog who takes his responsibilities seriously. Not only does the malamute take special care of his human pup, Jack, he also helps save a greyhound from an abusive master in this action-packed novel for younger readers.
The Good Dog
![The Hundred Dresses](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0156423502.jpg?itok=SgOQtoOh)
Though Wanda says she has a hundred dresses at home, her classmates tease her because she wears the same worn dress everyday. Only one girl feels badly when Wanda no longer attends school, and she tries to make amends. This girl learns what Wanda already knows — that words really hurt.
The Hundred Dresses
![The Little Gentleman](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060731605.jpg?itok=weyf4B5f)
While sitting on the log in the meadow, Mr. Franklin asks young Bet to read aloud. Little does she realize that she’ll soon befriend a small mole. This rollicking story includes a bit of magic, a hint of history, and an atmospheric setting that together reveal the essence of friendship.
The Little Gentleman
![Trixie Belden: The Secret of the Mansion](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/037582412X.jpg?itok=jfw3ZpTq)
Trixie’s summer is boring until she meets the new girl who moves into the area. Together Honey and Trixie meet a runaway boy and help him solve the mystery of his eccentric uncle. The first in a series of mysteries written more than 50 years ago has been reissued and reflects a less cynical era.
Trixie Belden: The Secret of the Mansion
![Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/091629126X.jpg?itok=rXbLAMD1)
Wilfrid helps an elderly friend, Miss Nancy, regain lost memories by bringing her some of her favorite things to remind her of them. This is a tender story of a friendship between two very different people, both of whom have four names, and the nature of memories.
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
![Wings](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590033778.jpg?itok=pQAagbaU)
Stunning, bold collage illustrations carry the action in this reworking of the traditional Greek myth. Here, Icarus becomes Ikarus, a boy of color, who learns to fly in spite of the society in which he lives.
Wings
![Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade (Hank Zipzer)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0448436191.jpg?itok=XZrIsUc8)
It’s parent-teacher conference time and Hank is in a panic! He’s terrified that his teacher is going to tell his parents that he’ll have to repeat the fourth grade. If only Hank could get his parents out of town. Wait! Hank just might have a plan! (See more books from the Hank Zipzer series (opens in a new window))
Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade (Hank Zipzer)
![The Name Jar](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/the-name-jar.jpeg?itok=AFSZ2zVF)
The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her.
The Name Jar
![The Night I Flunked My Field Trip (Hank Zipzer)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0448433524.jpg?itok=QbVYHW-U)
It’s time for the “best field trip of the year” — a night on an old-fashioned three-mast sailing ship in New York Harbor. Then Hank accidentally sets the boat adrift! The best field trip of the year is becoming the worst night of Hank’s life — how’s he going to get out of this one? (See more books from the Hank Zipzer series (opens in a new window))
The Night I Flunked My Field Trip (Hank Zipzer)
![My Name is Brain Brian](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590449222.jpg?itok=7tqW8Phu)
Brian was not excited to enter sixth-grade. He knew that it would be just as frustrating as every other school year. People tease him when he reads aloud in class or writes on the blackboard. But Brian soon learns that this year will be different! This year his teacher notices that Brian is dyslexic. He isn’t stupid or lazy; he just needs to learn a little differently.
My Name is Brain Brian
![I Got a D in Salami (Hank Zipzer)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0448431637.jpg?itok=0QPKja-W)
It’s report card day-the most dreaded day in Hank’s school year. And when Hank gets his grades, they’re his worst nightmare come true: a D in spelling, a D in reading, a D in math. After school, Hank and his friends go to his mom’s deli. His mom is on the prowl-she knows a report card day when she sees one. Hank tries to stall her, but she’s going for his backpack. He’s cornered. Hank hands the report card off to his friend Frankie, who gives it to his friend Ashley, who gives it to Robert, who puts it into a meat grinder! Hank watches as his Ds are ground into a big salami, and this particular salami is being made for a very important client. How will Hank get out of this one? (See more books from the Hank Zipzer series (opens in a new window))
I Got a D in Salami (Hank Zipzer)
![Niagara Falls or Does It? (Hank Zipzer)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0448431629.jpg?itok=ja2AOFWq)
On the first day of fourth grade, Hank’s teacher assigns a five-paragraph essay, “What I did on my summer vacation,” and he knows he’s in trouble. It has always been difficult for him to read, write, and spell so he decides to “build” his assignment instead — to “bring Niagara Falls into the classroom, water and all.” This is the first book in the Hank Zipzer series. (opens in a new window)