"It was a battle that would change the course of World War II... Eleven-year-old Paul's French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn't seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home. The soldier says the Allies have a plan to crush the Nazis once and for all, but the soldier needs Paul's help. This...

Zulu The Pupa tells the tale of a young dung beetle who doesn't believe his purpose is special. Zulu compares himself to the ants, crickets, ladybugs, fireflies, and butterflies believing they are better than him. But, it doesn't work because Zulu wasn't created to be anyone else but himself. Join Zulu the Pupa as he journeys thru self-acceptance and transformation. Cinquain poem and much, more enclosed!

Every boy has it in his soul to make the big trip. Alone, into the wild. Wilder feels the call after reading about an obsidian deposit on a forgotten bluff in the Spanish Peaks Wilderness. If he can find the glassy, black, volcanic rock, he'll be able to replace his family's most cherished heirloom. Wilder wants to prove that he can make the journey alone, but his parents make him bring his best friend Big, and a new kid called Corndog. With no adults...