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Logan and his friend Benedict are playing tag in the library. Logan gets caught when he runs into a mysterious man.

T.R. and Danny join their friends in forming a group called the Desert Rats, and their major mission for the summer is helping Paul keep his beloved cat despite their townhouse development's rule against pets.

Stinky, a monster who lives in a swamp, comes up with all kinds of strange ways to get rid of a kid who has wandered into his territory.

Presents Truman Capote's short story "A Christmas Memory" in which a seven-year-old boy recalls touching memories of an elderly maiden cousin at Christmas time.

Emery reluctantly agrees to Richard's suggestion that they play pranks on their neighbors and videotape their reactions, and he has a difficult time trying to back out of the game when things start getting serious.

Designed to acquaint readers with famous stories, this book, in graphic novel format, retells Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a story of a boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.

A young boy's imagination takes him into the big house across the street and the world of the older boy who lives there, letting him live the life of his dreams.

To help him get over the death of his dog, Ely's parents send him to Grandpa's farm for the summer, but when Ely discovers a Tyrannosaurus Rex trapped in a cave on the farm, he tries to tame the dinosaur and convince the whole town that his new pet is not a threat.

Tells the story of Owen Meany who believes he is God's instrument and his friendship with John Wheelwright; beginning at age eleven when Owen hits a foul ball that kills John's mother during a Little League game in 1953.

Paul's simple high-school life is confused by his desire for another boy who seems unattainable, until Paul's friends help him find the courage to pursue the object of his affections.

The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul.

A graphic novel in which four troubled boys, who belong to a garage band, blow an amp while cutting their demo tape and get themselves in more trouble than they can handle when they try to replace it.

Based on John Knowles' novel, this involving a young man's first glimpse of adult emotions and motivations is compelling in both plot and perfomrance.

Presents a facsimile printing of the first American edition of Mark Twain's classic novel, in which Huck, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the vast Mississippi River on a raft; and includes an introduction by novelist Toni Morrison and essays on the illustrations.

Thirteen-year-old Joel Knox is sent to live with his father in rural Alabama after the death of his mother, but instead is met by a sullen stepmother, eccentric cousin, and defiant girl named Idabel who offers Joel the love and approval he never received from his parents.