"A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--

Kentucky novel, of mingled humor and sentiment, about a plucky widow and her children who live in a struggling community along the railroad tracks.

"When a magician offers a poor man and his family seven years of good luck, he is surprised that they have no use for a life of wealth. These refreshingly down-to-earth characters are happy with their simple life together. Based on the Yiddish tale by I. L. Peretz, this story will charm readers. Bright and colorful illustrations pair beautifully in this witty retelling. A note explains the context of the story and the history of the Yiddish storyteller,...

"A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amounts of money to buy one. Myne resolves herself: If there aren't any books, she'll just...

Presents Dickens' classic novella as well as two other Christmas-themed stories, accompanied by steampunk-inspired illustrations.

As Anna added more flowers, flounces, ribbons, and plumes to the rich ladies' fancy dresses, the dresses became so heavy that everything began coming apart at the seams.

When Kenny and Nicky rescue a rook left for dead, Kenny is determined to keep it alive. Nicky doubts the scruffy bird will make it, but then Nicky has plenty else to worry about. This time, it's not his dad or Kenny who needs help – his dad's sorting his life out and Kenny's busy making plans with his new best friend. Now it's Nicky's turn to struggle—with a school bully, his first love, and the fact that everything is about to go very, very wrong....