Best Selling Books by Betsy Cromer Byars

The first chapter book by Newbery-winning author Betsy Byars, this story finds Jackson and his friend Goat setting out on a series of treasure hunts armed with maps and clues, each trying to outsmart the other. Snappy dialogue and funny illustrations make this adventure just right for the child who is now reading independently. Illustrated.

Combining humor with pathos, Byars creates an unforgettable portrait of a boy puzzled by the comic and confusing questions of youth and worried by his disturbing insights into adult conflicts.

"The irrepressible Bingo Brown is back, in his most delightful tale yet. It''s Christmastime at the Brown house, and what a holiday it''s shaping up to be. Bingo''s mother is pregnant, and if the prospect of a sibling isn''t enough . . . the hapless hero also has female trouble. . . . Readers will find themselves laughing out loud".--Publishers Weekly. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Together with her best friend and reluctant sidekick Meat, Herculeah Jones meets famous mystery author Mathias King, aka The Murder King, who based a novel on a unsolved local stabbing. Could he be responsible for the crime?

"The irrepressible Bingo Brown is back, in his most delightful tale yet. It''s Christmastime at the Brown house, and what a holiday it''s shaping up to be. Bingo''s mother is pregnant, and if the prospect of a sibling isn''t enough . . . the hapless hero also has female trouble. . . . Readers will find themselves laughing out loud."--"Publishers Weekly."

Just when Bingo Brown confidently begins his definitive "Guide to Romance" as a legacy for his baby brother, a new romantic disaster looms. His long-distance true love, Melissa, mysteriously returns to town and won''t give him the time of day. What could have gone wrong? Is it Problem #1, the Xeroxed Love Letter? Or the equally embarrassing Problem #2?

A boy discovers that he doesn''t have to feel personally responsible for his uncle''s drowning.

"The longest day in the life of a 14-year-old girl--the summer day her loved, mentally retarded brother is lost, the day she discovers compassion is a friend. A compelling story".--Publishers Weekly. Newbery Award Book. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A panel of three judges has to decide which dog out of eight finalists deserves to win the title of My Hero.

The students in Mr. Magro''s class submit stories for the SOS file about their biggest emergencies, and then they read them aloud for extra credit. Sit back and enjoy twelve humorously illustrated stories that are sure to keep your heart thumping. Have you ever needed to call 9-1-1, but you couldn''t get to a phone? Have you ever needed to run, but your legs were like spaghetti? Have you ever needed to yell "help!" but your throat was dry with fear? Laugh, cry, and panic with Mr. Magro''s class as they listen to twelve exciting SOS tales.

Thirteen-year-old Birch encourages her grandfather to fulfill his dream of flying his old Piper Cub plane from South Carolina to California and then informs him that she is coming along.

Sara vive, confusa, la inestabilidad e insatisfacción de sus catorce años. Le resulta difícil aceptarse a sí misma, a su familia, a sus compañeros. Durante unas vacaciones, su hermano Charlie, disminuido psíquico, se pierde en el bosque, completamente hechizado por la belleza de unos cisnes. Durante la búsqueda del hermano perdido, Sara se sentirá cambiar interiormente.

De pronto, en la vida de Bingo comienzan a suceder demasiadas cosas; no sólo el enamorarse de Melissa, sino que también, en pocos meses, tendrá un hermanito con el que compartir sus victorias y desgracias.

The intrepid Herculeah Jones helps her mother, a private investigator, solve a puzzling and frightening case.

De gebeurtenissen op een vliegveld, waar door het slechte weer enorme vertragingen zijn ontstaan.

A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally retarded brother gets lost.

A boy discovers that he doesn''t have to feel personally responsible for his uncle''s drowning.

With a young brother in the hospital, a grandfather in jail, and their mother traveling with a rodeo, Maggie and Vern try to settle family problems.

In the late 1800s in Kentucky, Amie McBee and her four sisters both fear and torment the reclusive and seemingly sinister Mr. Tominski, but their father continues to provide for his needs.

When Junior accidentally gets caught in his own coyote trap deep in the woods, he is rescued by the reclusive woman known as Mad Mary and begins an unforgettable adventure.

Ten-year-old Kate begins a communication exchange on a computer with someone purporting to be from outer space, who says he is going to pay a visit to Earth soon.

At the first annual meeting of WOOF--Words of Our Friends--assorted dogs preserve their heritage by sharing tales of canines throughout history, including Abu, who ruled all of Egypt except for one pesky cat, and Zippy, who simply must find the squeaky toy.

Anna Glory, the one non-singing member of a gospel-singing family, feels left out, like her misfit Uncle Newt, until the day the family bus is involved in a terrible accident.

Looking after an eccentric scientist''s greenhouse doesn''t seem any stranger than the other odd jobs taken by Mozie and his partner Battie--until Mozie discovers a large, mummy-shaped pod on one of the plants.

A boy is puzzled by the comic and confusing questions of youth and worried by disturbing insights into adult conflicts.

Bingo maakt van alles mee: hij is verliefd op 2 meisjes, de meester heeft liefdesverdriet en de vervelendste jongen uit de klas komt naast hem wonen. Daarom schrijft hij zijn dagboek vol met vragen waarop hij geen antwoord weet. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.

May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.