"When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success, and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of A Christmas Carol, a book so popular it has become part...

Simon learns some hard lessons about good and bad friendships when his good friend Tony's stories involve him in some very troublesome and complicated situations.

When Mr. Merrill's champion horse, Gray Ghost, gets hurt he wants nothing but to put the horse to sleep. Can Val save Gray Ghost?

Dawn, her brother, Claudia and three others go on a sailing race to Greenpoint Island. A big storm hits in the middle of the race and the group never returns from the island.

At school 13 year-old Logan takes a lot of kidding about being a babysitter until the coolest guy asks him to hang out, that's when the trouble really starts.

Margo Pike is such a braggart that Karen felt justified in telling her that Karen had seen a mermaid in the ocean. But when Karen receives a note from Neptuna, a mermaid wanting to be her mermaid friend, Karen is not sure what to think.

Could the new karate teacher who seems to be guarding the kids and granting wishes really be an angel?

When the old library is threatened with demolition and a new bus driver who looks like one of the library's gargoyles appears in town, the Bailey school kids are sure there is a connection.

George and Harold have created the greatest super-hero in the history of their school and now they're about to bring him to life. Meet Captain Underpants! His true identity is so secret, even he doesn't know who he is.

The Bailey School Kids try to find out if the strange man playing violin in the orchestra really could be the phantom who haunts the Bailey City Opera House.