Dandi Daley Mackall

Rhyming text reveals many sounds heard on the night of Jesus' birth, such as the flapping of Joseph's sandals as he walks into Bethlehem, the lowing of a cow in the stable, and the flutter of angels' wings as they proclaim the news.

Using the writing techniques she has learned in school, fourth-grader Laney relates how an obese girl new to the class changes the lives of those around her, despite being bullied by her peers.

In 1932, Akron, Ohio was no better off than other parts of the country. Since Black Tuesday in '29, companies are closed, men all over the state are out of work, and families are running out of hope. Thirteen-year-old Rudy wants to help, but doesn't know where to turn. His father, sullen and withdrawn, spends his time sulking on their front porch. His mother is desperate, not knowing how she will feed and care for her family. When Rudy learns of other...

Ten-year-old Dandi (affectionately called "Dan" by family and friends) lives and breathes baseball. She may not be a fence buster but she can "hit 'em where they ain't" in the neighborhood pickup games. The boys know she's a contender. And there's no bigger fan of the 1961 Kansas City A's. So when Charlie Finley, the A's new owner, announces an essay contest to get batboys, there's no doubt Dandi will enter the contest. Dandi not only enters the contest,...

"Ali Cat is a very friendly cat and Katy thinks she is beautiful. But will the pet show judges think so, too?"

For Katy, the most important part is Christmas is opening gifts, so when she and Ali Cat are snowed in at Granny's, far away from their gifts, on Christmas Eve, she is sure Christmas will not be ruined.

Winnie Willis must train Grant Baines' horse for a race in just one week. If she succeeds, she will become popular in her school.

Winnie Willis wonders why her friend Hawk has been acting as strangely as her horse.

Winnie and her friend Kaylee investigate when a buckskin horse disappears from the Happy Trails stable.