MONTANA IS A LONG WAY from California. Thirteen-year-old Guy is trying to make the best of a difficult situation. He and his mother have moved in with his grandfather after his father's "unannounced departure." Back home, Guy skateboarded, surfed, and played video games with his friends. Here the ki...

Crocodile has a big imagination. He's always thinking up fun, new things to do. But Crocodile has a big problem too. No matter what he does, all the other crocs in the pool copy him - every time! What can he do to escape the copy crocs? And if he does escape them - will he still have as much fun? Th...

An afternoon hike in the Sierra Mountains turns into a struggle for survival when two teenage girls become hopelessly lost in an electrical storm and must rely on their own wits and strength to endure. ALMOST A YEAR AGO, Erin's mother, Lannie, suddenly left home without any explanation. Now Lann...

A dramatic story featuring a young Nebraska girl who discovers the courage to save others during a life-threatening snowstorm IT IS 1888. Twelve-year-old Anna loves life on the Nebraska prairie where she lives with her parents and four-year-old brother in a simple sod house. She doesn't mind hel...