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Book Description Have you ever needed to call 9-1-1, but you couldn't get to a phone? Have you ever needed to run, but your legs were like spaghetti? Have you ever needed to yell "help!" but your throat was dry with fear? Laugh,

Ant Plays Bear

My Brother, Ant

The Summer of the Swans

Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics)

Keeper of the Doves

Tom dislikes spending the summer on his aunt's farm until he discovers a black fox in the forest and tracks her to her den.

When the toughest boy in school swears to kill him, twelve year-old Mouse finds little help from friends and must prepare for this emergency alone.

You can't always decide where life will take you--especially when you're a kid.

Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go again. But against her will and her better judgement, Carlie and the boys become friends. And all three of them start to see that they can take control of their own lives.

When Cracker Jackson receives an anonymous note in the mail, he finds out that his old baby-sitter, Alma, is in danger. But what can an eleven-year-old do in a situation that most adults couldn't cope with?

When her best friend, Meat, narrowly escapes a hired gunman's bullet, Herculeah Jones has another mystery on her hands. Just as she begins to piece together the clues, she's kidnapped and taken to Death's Door, a deserted bookstore that may be too aptly named. Because somewhere in the dark, stalking Herculeah, is the assassin -- and this time, he's determined not to miss.

Madam Rosa, the eccentric local fortune teller, has been brutally murdered, and the case has everyone baffled. Herculeah has a pretty good idea who the killer is, but someone else has a vision too -- and wants to make sure Herculeah won't be around to see the future. "Byars grips the reader from the first sentence and doesn't let go until Herculeah solves the case." -- "The Horn Book"

Dead Letter

Herculeah Jones finds herself in the middle of another mystery when her best friend Meat barely escapes a hitman’s bullet. Someone must have mistaken Meat for someone else. But who? Herculeah is determined to solve the mystery, before the assassin comes after her!

When Herculeah Jones's best friend, Meat, decides to take a comedy class, he just expects to get a few laughs. But then he discovers a dead body in the bathroom, and realizes that there's nothing funny about murder. Things can't get any worse—until the body disappears! Meat needs Herculeah's help to uncover the clues, but she's busy investigating a case of her own . . . one that might just change Meat's life forever!

King of Murder

The Black Tower

Cape Годфри 14 лет и она переживает самое трудное время - период взросления. Еще вчера она была веселым, довольным ребенком, а сегодня поняла, что весь мир - ужасен. Жизнь, и правда, не мила, если у тебя умерла мама, папа живет далеко и приезжает редко, а младший брат Чарли после тяжелой болезни отстал в развитии и не умеет разговаривать. Однажды Чарли пошел разыскивать пленивших его лебедей и заблудился в лесу. Поиски его перевернули Сару, и она заново, любящим и радостным взором увидела мир и тех, кто окружает ее.
За книгу "Лебединое лето" автор в 1971 году была награждена самой почетной литературной премией США - медалью Ньюбери.

The Blossom family has an especially eventful weekend during which Junior Blossom loses the school hamster and Pap's dog Mud is put on trial for the hamster's murder!
"Byars captures the conflict and tension of courtroom drama, the ups and downs of personal relationships, and the rewards of lasting friendships."-- "School Library Journal," starred review.