In this fourth title featuring Ramona, Mr. Quimby is out ofwork and everyone in the house is grumpy. Ramona tries to cheer upthe family as only Ramona can—by rehearsing for life as a rich andfamous star of television comercials, for instance—but her bestefforts only make things worse. Everything works out in the end,though, when Mr. Quimby tells Ramona that he wouldn’t trade her fora million dollars. Ramona and Her Father explores serious issuesthat real families face, but is levened by Beverly Cleary’strademark humor and warmth.

Written to be read aloud by two voices--sometimes alternating,sometimes simultaneous--here is a collection of irresistible poemsthat celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayflyto the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud, and quiet,each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyfulnoise. In this remarkable volume of poetry for two voices, Paul Fleischmanverbally re-creates the "Booming/boisterious/joyful noise" ofinsects. The poems resound with the pulse of the cicada and thedrone of the honeybee. Eric Beddows′s vibrant drawings send eachinsect soaring, spinning, or creeping off the page in its ownunique way. A clear and fascinating guide to the insect world--from chrysalidbutterflies to whirligig beetles-- and an exultant celebration oflife.

A Newbery Honor Winner. An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. A Bankstreet Best Book of the Year. A BookPage Best Children's Book. For fans of To Kill a Mockingbird, The King's Speech, and The Help. A boy who stutters comes-of-age in the segregated South, during the summer that changes his life. An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend's paper route for the month of July, he knows he'll be forced to communicate with the different customers, including a housewife who drinks too much and a retired merchant marine who seems to know just about everything. The paper route poses challenges, but it's a run-in with the neighborhood junkman, a bully and thief, that stirs up real trouble--and puts the boy's life, as well as that of his family's devoted housekeeper, in danger. "[Vawter

Tilja has grown up in the peaceful Valley, which is protectedfrom the fearsome Empire by an enchanted forest. But the forest'spower has begun to fade and the Valley is in danger. Tilja is theyoungest of four brave souls who venture into the Empire togetherto find the mysterious magician who can save the Valley. And muchto her amazement, Tilja gradually learns that only she, an ordinarygirl with no magical powers, has the ability to protect her groupand their quest from the Empire's sorcerers. "From the Hardcoveredition."

十二岁的黛西，由于家庭贫困，被爸爸抛弃，妈妈又不幸进了精神病院，不得不独自负担起照顾三个弟妹的重任。四个无家可归的孩子为了寻找到一个新的栖身之所，踏上了漫长的旅程。他们几经波折，终于找到了从未谋面的外婆，从此，他们开始了一段全新的生活。 在成长的过程中，他们领悟了生活中需要的东西—爱、幽默感、信任和勇气。黛西虽然小，却为家庭里的每一个人操心，承担着本该由父母承担的责任。尽管生活艰辛，但她坚强、独立，比周围的孩子都成熟勇敢，终拥有了甜蜜的家。这一切都是以爱和信念为支撑的。 Letting Go The four Tillerman children finally have a home at theirgrandmother's rundown farm on the Maryland shore. It's what Diceyhas dreamed of for her three younger siblings, but after watchingover the others for so long, it's hard to let go. Who is Dicey, ifshe's no longer the caretaker for