Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson was devastated when his parents divorced and his father took a job working in the far off oil fields of Canada. Traveling to visit his dad for the first time since the divorce, Brian survives a plane crash that kills the airplane's pilot - the only other person aboard the small aircraft. Stranded in the wilderness, Brian must rely only on his wits, and the hatchet given to him by his mother, as he struggles to survive. In the process, he also begins to come to terms with his parents' divorce. HATCHET is the book that first introduced readers to Brian Robeson

The Giver is a dystopian children"s novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness," a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives

When Laura Ingalls and her family set out for Kansas, they travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the perfect place to call home. Pioneer life is sometimes hard, but Laura and her family are busy and happy building their new little house. For anyone who has ever read and loved Little House on the Prairie, and for those who have yet to discover Laura's world, this is a volume to cherish

The true story of Cesar Chavez, a shy boy who grew up to be one of America's greatest civil rights leaders, is told in this picture book biography

This book is an imaginative treasury of the spoken and written word for kids of all ages. It is meant to be a beginning, a starting point on a journey of discovery

This story book is about pretty girl Mulan and her life. She lived in a small village in China

The states became bored with their positiond on the map and decide to change place for a while. Also includes facts about the states

In "The Luck of Roaring Camp" a baby is born. He brings good luck - they say, and so they call him "The Luck". We meet Yuba Bill in "Miss Mullins of the Sierras". He's taking passengers across the mountains, but they're afraid. And in "A Portrait of Jack Hamlin", Jack changes a girl's life. But is he good or bad?