Calpurnia lives in 1899. In 1899 girls are expected to wear corsets, scrathcy petticoats, hoopskirts, and to grow up and marry, spending the rest of your life cooking, cleaning, knitting and sewing. Calpurnia is afraid her life as a naturalist will end.

Blizz Richards is a yeti. And being a yeti means making sure you don't get caught. But a few years ago, Blizz's cousin Brian got caught! The Bigfeet will find him!

Darel wants to be a kulpari but, like most of the frogs in his village, he is a non-poisonous brown wood frog. The kulpari are poisonous frogs who can tap into their poison's power. And, obviously, no poison=no kulpari. Plus, the frogs have a veil that keeps the scorps and the spiders out, so would the amphibilands need kulpari? Well, Jarra, the spider queen is unraveling the veil. It's Darel's time to shine!

Jake and Taylor live with their sick mother and her abusive boyfriend, Bull(who is only her boyfriend to get her Social Security checks ). When their mother gets beat up badly enough by bull to go to the hospital,Jake Taylor,and their dog Cody leave to find their father in Wyoming. Fans of Hatchet will love this survival story.

Willow is different. she is highly interested in medical disorders and botany. At times her adopted parents are the only ones who get her. But, later her parents are killed in a car crash. Maria Semple said: counting by 7's is a triumph. How will Willow triumph?

Bowser the dog loves people. And Birdie is off the charts! The two soon find a mystery. Black Jack, Grammy's father's black martin has gone missing! Legend has it that behind blackjack's right eye lies a treasure map! With 2 great detectives and lots of mystery and suspense, this is one book you don't want to miss!

Buttons are not ballerinas, they are not sports players, they are not lucky. But when Tugs Button wins two blue ribbons and a Brownie camera at a 4th of July fair she decides to go against one of the base rules of being a Button: Buttons are not lucky.

Anna has trouble making friends. Books are just so much more reliable! but over the year she learns that human friends are great too. Read this book ! ! ! ! !

Malcom is a rat. He lives a life in a pet store , but doesn't really start living until he is bought as a class pet. He learns to communicate using a dictionary to one of the students. Oh, and he joins a secret group to help protect the school against an evil gray cat who would like nothing but to watch the school burn.

Moses (Mo) Labeau normally does normal things. She goes to school,fishes,and helps run her adopted parents' diner. she is acting as a detective to locate her upstream mother, who was separated from Mo in a hurricane. soon, Jesse Tatam, a man who nobody liked, shows up dead. You will love this awesome mystery!