Tired of society’s rules, Huck longs to explore the wild, untamed beauty of the Mississippi River. But his life is about to change forever when he crosses paths with Jim, an escaped slave searching for his own freedom. Together, Huck and Jim brave the Mississippi's dangerous waters, meeting all kinds of characters along the way. From the cunning Duke and Dauphin to the kind-hearted Widow Douglas and her sister Miss Watson, each encounter proves...

Driven by imagination, an insatiable desire for freedom, and his knack for getting into trouble, Tom Sawyer, a mischievous twelve-year-old orphan, finds himself entangled in a series of thrilling escapades in this coming-of-age tale set in a quiet, rural Mississippi River town. Joined by his loyal friend, Huckleberry Finn, a vagabond who relishes the thrill of independence, Tom runs away from home one day, embarking on unforgettable adventures that...

Five middle schoolers find a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and, more particularly, from scary teen psychopath, Jaeger Devlin.

After an especially rough tackle on the football field, Ash thinks he might be suffering some permanent damage, because suddenly stop signs are blue and always have been. After the second universe-altering hit, he drives a Beemer instead of a Dodge, and a pair of interdimensional twins promises him answers. The more universes he visits, the more Ash has to face perspectives he never thought to consider before, and the closer the universe gets to complete...

Hero, a retired search-and-rescue dog, is not prepared to welcome a puppy into his home, but when the new puppy Scout goes missing, Hero uses his skills to find him before it's too late.

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. Charlie and Nick's relationship has been going really well, and Charlie thinks he's ready to say those three little words: I love you. Nick feels the same way, but he's got a lot on his mind -- especially the thought of coming out to his dad and the fact that Charlie might have an eating disorder. As a new...

"You've got to know where you stand to survive sixth grade, and Nate Wright's found the perfect spot: right next to Sherman, the class gerbil. Can Nate's furry friend bail him out of his latest homework jam with Mrs. Godfrey? Or will there be a paper trail leading straight to detention?"--Provided by publisher.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder... right? Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie love their nearly inseparable life together. But soon Nick will be leaving for university, and Charlie, a year younger, will be left behind. Everyone's asking if they're staying together, which is a stupid question... or at least that's what Nick and Charlie assume at first. As the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie start to question...

When the small community of Holliswood is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a terrifying outlaw who deliberately instigates problems for the purpose of filming his crimes for television, modern superhero Daniel X assembles an all-star team to help protect fellow citizens.

Whit and his family (father, Harold; stepmother, Fiona; half-sister, Charlie) have just moved to Provenance, NC, in the middle of the Great Depression. Harold will be teaching at nearby Duke University. Not-quite-10-year-old Johnny soon makes a friend in Emmy, who lives across the street and joins him in his adventures. At his new school, he encounters a bully who makes his life miserable, and he makes a new friend in Huck, the custodian.