Award-winning, bestselling chapter books for ages 8–11. Titles in this series include historical and contemporary stories with age-appropriate plots.

Molly's Promise

When Molly breaks a long-held promise to herself, she finds her singing voice and reconnects with her mother, who left Molly when she was a baby.

I Owe You One

After an old lady rescues him from drowning, Wes considers how to honor his dead father's wishes while repaying what his friend Zach calls a life debt.

Cursed!

Jane is the quiet, fearful one in a family of extroverts—at least until the Spirit Man in her grandmother's bathroom starts messing with her family.

A Different Game

In this sequel to Murphy and Mousetrap, Murphy and his three friends are nervous about trying out for the soccer team at their new school, but a diagnosis of leukemia proves more challenging than anything they encounter on the field.

Meeting Miss 405

Tansy's mother is at a clinic being treated for depression, her father is busy at work and her new babysitter is old, wrinkly and meditates while she does calligraphy.

Forward, Shakespeare!

In this sequel to Rescue Pup, Shakespeare, the unusual Seeing Eye dog who understands Human, must win over his new master, a desperately unhappy young man who was recently blinded in an accident.

Under a Living Sky

At the height of the Depression, Mary is unlikely to receive new shoes for Christmas but is deeply disappointed to receive a doll crudely sewn from a horse's nosebag instead.

Belle of Batoche

Belle must put aside her struggle to become the church bell ringer when those she loves are threatened during the battle of Batoche, part of the Riel Rebellion.