Young Kid Fiction

Amelia Bedelia is sure she will love everything about autumn. The colorful trees. Jumping in the leaves. Apples, apples, apples! Warm apple pie. Fun family projects. Amelia Bedelia can't wait. What could be better? Autumn! Hooray for apples and fall!

Amelia Bedelia and her friends are hosting a bake sale. All the proceeds from the sale will go to their school library. But Amelia Bedelia doesn't understand why she should take the cake. She'd much rather eat it! Amelia Bedelia and her friends learn about the basic concepts of brownies, business, and the importance of giving back in this audiobook full of friendship, community, and yummy desserts!

Amelia Bedelia is in a pickle! Her class has split into two clubs. The Puddle Jumpers like to jump over puddles. The Puddle Stompers like to stomp and splash in puddles. Both clubs want Amelia Bedelia to join - and they’ve given her until recess tomorrow to make up her mind. Amelia Bedelia doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, so she asks her teacher and then her parents for help and ideas. Amelia Bedelia’s solution to the puddle problem is all her own, though, in this fun and funny story about friendship that is just right for beginning readers.

Amelia Bedelia is determined to change her luck, but how? Will a four-leaf clover do it? How about a horseshoe? Miss Edwards, Amelia Bedelia's teacher, explains that those are superstitions and don't really affect your luck. But after Amelia Bedelia tries her luck and steps on every single crack in the sidewalk…she's not so sure!

Amelia Bedelia’s parents are holding a yard sale - but Amelia Bedelia loves playing in her yard, and she doesn’t want to sell it! Luckily, her mother promises they will only sell things in the yard. When one neighbor wishes she could buy the flowers, Amelia Bedelia fetches a shovel to dig some up. After all, a yard will always grow back!

When a pair of robins begins building a nest in Amelia Bedelia's swing set, she is torn between wanting to clear it off so that she can continue to slide down her slide, and giving up that fun so she can watch the birds raising their babies. She sides with the birds, and observing them informs her about her own family.

When Amelia Bedelia's mother is having a "gray day," Amelia Bedelia knows just what to do to make it brighter. As soon as her mother leaves to go shopping, Amelia Bedelia gets to work on a huge, multicolored sidewalk chalk mural. She enlists her friends and neighbors to help do chalk drawings on her sidewalk, front walk, driveway, fence, and even on the trees and sides of their house.

Amelia Bedelia's friend Rose is having a slumber party. It's Amelia Bedelia's first sleepover, and she's confused. Isn't sleeping boring? Luckily, all the girls in Amelia Bedelia's class are there, and the party is the exact opposite of boring. There are pizzas to eat, games to play, and fingernail polish in all the colors of the rainbow to admire. And when it is time to go to sleep, well, something unexpected happens then, too.

As two sisters watch their friends’ families grow, they wish on a star for a sibling of their own…and a younger brother and a baby cousin arrive! The new family members aren’t exactly what the sisters expected, but with time and patience, the group soon becomes fabulously four—and lets their imaginations soar! Together they can be anything, and no matter what, they will always remember that love comes first.

Everyone on the ranch knows that Charlie is the boss. But when a visitor comes to stay with Charlie's family, Charlie isn't so sure that the new guy knows the rules. In fact, Rowdy the dog doesn't seem to be a very nice guest. After eating Charlie's bacon, drinking Charlie's water, and sleeping in Charlie's bed, Rowdy is in the doghouse! Can Charlie find a way to keep Rowdy in line...or at least find some more bacon? Join Charlie the Ranch Dog in his first book...and find out who is boss!

Ten-year-old Mark was an unusual child. He worked all day long to create a combat robot to take part in the state championship. When after many months of hard work the robot was finally finished, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief. However, the next day, the robot disappeared without a trace, only to return back to the same place after a long five years...but it was already a completely "different" robot.

This is an abridged production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar adapted into plain English. The play was first performed around 1600 and tells the story of Julius Caesar managing political opposition. This version is adapted for a younger audience, minimizing exposure to the adult themes in play and telling the story in plain, non-Shakespearean language.

This teens and kids section of Directory Manual provides information as well as challenges in teens' lives, their day-to-day issues, sexual abuse, divorce, rape, and so much more.

What if good & evil were related? We first meet our hero in a mountain top village where the peace is bound come to an end... "The grass dances in the warm breeze in celebration, back lit by the waning light of an afternoon sun. Today is special. After a long drought, the thirst is finally quenched with the blood of a dove. A lone crow picks at the dying dove. It stands on the dove's broken wing, pinning it down with its crude, reptilian feet."

Maximilian Funk is the new kid in school, and not much of a baseball fan, a deadly combination. He has to figure out a way to impress Molly Kinsman, the best pitcher in the city and the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen. One little lie couldn’t hurt, could it?

A boy knocks over the gravestone of a kid who shares his name. Then the boy is terrorized at home by a ghostly kid. Find out how he makes the haunting stop.

This new book is an introduction for young listeners to the timeless and constant battle waged between good and evil. In this fascinating and humorous tale, Alex Fonteyn shows in a Christian spirit and also in simple terms for children to understand, what is sin and what is virtue. The author has purposely chosen to set the action in a 'once upon a time' frame where time and the location do not really matter.

Battles happen because of a clash in opinions, beliefs, and political interests. Let's take a look at some of the most unforgettable battles in world history.

It's not easy being a cattle dog, but Charlie knows he's the right dog for the job! When Abigail the calf gets stuck in the mud, Charlie springs into action...until he gets stuck, too! Will Charlie find a way to get out of this sticky situation?

It's not easy being a cattle dog, but Charlie knows he's the right dog for the job! When Abigail the calf gets stuck in the mud, Charlie springs into action - until he gets stuck, too! Will Charlie find a way to get out of this sticky situation?