Lately, second grader Freddy Dissel has that left-out kind of feeling. Life can be lonely when you're the middle kid. But now for the first time it's Freddy's chance to show everyone how special he is.

The Boxcar children must track down an instrument thief in time to save Greenfield's music festival from disaster.

The Aldens visit Grandfather's friend at the Ogopogo Retreat and aided by puzzling clues, embark on a treasure hunt to prevent the retreat from being sold.

While on a mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely, Jack and Annie travel to seventeenth-century Venice, Italy, to save the city from disaster. Merlin has asked Jack and Annie to help on another Merlin Mission. This time they head back into history to Venice, Italy, in the 1700s. With the help of some new friends, a research book, and a mysterious rhyme from Merlin, the heroes will save the beautiful city from a flood! Yet another...

When Daisy the dog and her brother Digger go to the big city, Daisy shops and insists Digger stay beside her or he will get lost, but she will not go into the store that interests him the most.

Sharing with one's little sister can be an awful bother, but it has its rewards, too.

Relates the exploits of the four Alden children as they locate a missing man. The Boxcar children travel to Maine, take canoes into the wilderness and live in a house exactly like the one on Surprise Island, except the Maine house is brown, not yellow. They then untangle the mystery of the two houses.

Bossy Moffie and her quiet twin brother Morgie both enjoy starting school, especially getting gold stars and making new friends.

While visiting the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Aldens see a mysterious wild horse that may be a ghost.

The second installment in the popular and best-selling series starring Judy Moody. Fans of JUDY MOODY already know that Judy has a mood for every occasion—and this time Judy is in a jealous mood. Jealous of classmate Jessica Finch, that is, who gets her picture on the front page of the newspaper. When Judy sets off in pursuit of her own fame and happiness, watch out! She's so determined, she just might find it, or she might merely become more INFAMOUS...