Tony Ross

When the Royal Family moves to a new castle, Little Princess misses her old room.

The little princess is determined to go on a camp-out without anyone's help.

An exquisitely beautiful young man in Victorian England retains his youthful and innocent appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption. Illustrated sidebar notes provide historical background to the text.

Amber's life has changed dramatically: her parents are divorced, her father lives in France, her best friend has moved to another state, and now her mother must decide whether to remarry.

At the end of third grade, Amber is excited about her trip with her aunt to London and Paris, where she will see her father again, but her plans change when she comes down with chicken pox.

As Max--who is almost ten--and his favorite author, D.J. Lucas, exchange letters, the two writers help each other with their new books and develop a special friendship.

Blossom, a plump and happy cat, is horrified when six-year-old Prissy comes to stay with her family. Perkins is a wise old tabby cat with a problem of his own. His eight-year-old owner insists on doing his picture for a paint your pet competition.

The year that she is in the fourth grade is a difficult one for Amber, as she tries to deal with escalating telephone fights between her divorced parents and her father's impending return to take joint custody of her.

Twelve year old Jack's grandpa lives in a rest home and often mistakes Jack for his World War II squadron commander, but when grandpa wants to escape his boring situation, Jack has to decide how he will help him.

Professor Xargle teaches his class of extraterrestrials about travel on Earth, as it must seem to a resident of outer space.