"It's a dark and stormy night, and strange things are lurking around every corner. Luckily, Eli the Spy is on the case! Too bad he doesn't have a clue! Search & find hundreds of fun and wacky objects"--P. [4] of cover.

When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.

"Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...

"Kitty is back, this time to hilariously discovers that she does not like video games after all. (Well, maybe just a little)"--

Amanda's ordinary day has her riding to school with a Tyrannosaurus rex, having lunch with an alien, sailing a pirate ship at the library, and riding home on an elephant.

Poems, brief stories, word games, and palindromes let children have fun with words and also learn various facts and concepts.

A houseful of relatives turns "Mrs. C." and Santa's Christmas into a string of surprises, from the arrival of a pet polar bear to Cousin James B.'s flaming plum pudding.

Bad boy wolves Willy and Wally try to get a chicken dinner by disguising themselves as the Handy-Dandy Lupino Brothers and going to work for a hen in need of household help.

Harry Minus and his "numerous" family spend an enjoyable day in the country, picnicking, admiring the scenery, and putting up a portable tree house.

Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor.