Emily can't wait to have a pony of her own for the week, but she's feeling shy and nervous about joining in the fun at Pony Camp. Still, she hopes she can make some new friends and find a pony that's just right for her!.

When Bear goes out in the forest to find friends, he is gruff and offends everyone he meets-- until Bird points out that Bear is being a bully. Bear realizes he was feeling unsure of himself so he apologizes. After that, Bear has plenty of new friends. Includes glossary, as well as questions to self-check comprehension.

"Bittersweetness is a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy when beholding beauty. It recognizes that light and dark, birth and death--bitter and sweet--are forever paired. A song in a minor key, an elegiac poem, or even a touching television commercial all can bring us to this sublime, even holy, state of mind--and, ultimately, to greater kinship with our fellow humans....

By feeling a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds, a girl proves that she is a real princess.

Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp, she discovers something even more peculiar: two majestic birds have built a nest in the marsh behind an abandoned infirmary. They appear to be whooping cranes, but that’s impossible—Nina is an amateur bird-watcher, and all her resources tell her that those rare birds haven’t nested in Texas for over a hundred years. When...

Death is not always a one-way journey. Billy Lucas is a sadistic killer and proud of it. He is only 14 years old. So how does he know so much about a series of murders committed before he was born? Detective John Calvino comes away from interviewing the boy with a terrible sense of dread. That night he feels that somehow Billy has come home with him. This haunted feeling only gets worse in the weeks that follow. And when another killing spree begins,...

Feeling lonesome and missing her sister and her horse who were captured by enemy raiders, Kaya befriends a dog that has wandered near camp. Although others warn her not to trust the animal, Kaya senses something different. Then, an annual gathering makes Kaya hopeful of her sister' return, and a group of hunters bring news of horses running wild in the mountains. Will this summer bring the happy reunions Kaya's tribe is hoping for?

Jelly Bean the giraffe loves trees! And she especially loves taking long naps with her head resting on a tree branch. One day, Jelly Bean wakes up feeling different. Mama Bird has built a nest, and now Jelly Bean must wait for the eggs to hatch. Maybe Jelly Bean's friends can help keep her company? Beautiful collage artwork brings this story of friendship and community to life.

In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.

"It's the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris's mother's chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world. And Charisse, Ferris's grandmother, has started seeing a ghost at the threshold of her room, which seems like an alarming omen given that she is also feeling unwell....