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A collection of fourteen short stories by Lee Smith.

When the Apache surrounded the settlement of Alma, New Mexico, the "respectable" townsfolk began hanging those who weren't.

Thirteen-year-old Ricky, the Mexican American son of a former Drug Enforcement Agency man, tries to avenge his mother's murder by crossing over into Mexico to steal a high-tech radar plane fro

A collection of poems, stories, and essays written by girls twelve to eighteen years of age and revealing the secrets which enabled them to overcome the challenges they faced.

The true story of a young German girl, Mercedes Simon, and of the American pilot, Gail Halvorsen, who shared hope and joy with the children of West Berlin by dropping candy-filled parachutes during

Climb aboard and discover how these two-wheeled wonders spawned subcultures that continue to flourish today.

A scientifically-minded fifth grader finds himself in a frightening predicament when he proves that his teacher is a witch.

When Rupert's friend Amelia is kidnapped by Mordo the warlock, Miss Switch the witch returns in the guise of a substitute teacher to help him rescue her.

Looking in her fourth grade class for a girl to be her best friend, Claudia is surprised when her new companion turns out to be a boy two years younger.

An eleven-year-old girl, Claudia's parents tell her, should not still be playing with an eight-year-old boy, and from there things go from bad to worse for tomboy Claudia.

Miss Switch the witch returns to save Rupert and the entire sixth grade from the evil Saturna, who is operating a sinister web site and has installed her brother as principal of the school.

Jesse Owens grew up during an age when segregation laws forced him to eat at separate restaurants and stay at different hotels.

During Fun with Food Week in her school science class, second-grader Beetle McGrady tries to work up the courage to eat an ant.

While Rose's mother has a "quick chat" on the telephone, Rose is supposed to get ready for bed but finds she is hosting a party instead.

Instead of playing tennis, seventeen-year-old Jeff is required to spend his summer working on an Oregon strawberry farm where new friendships with field hands and migrant workers, as well as the fa