Bob, a mutt of uncertain heritage, sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family. -- adapted from back cover.

"We all get overwhelmed sometimes, small people and big people and fictitious animals alike. Probably ESPECIALLY fictitious animals --- just imagine how difficult it must be for them to believe in themselves. ---

While babysitting during a vacation at the beach, thirteen-year-old Mary Anne realizes that boys can really make life complicated for her and her girl friends.

A complicated web of lies threatens to destroy the teen residents of Manhattan's thousand-story supertower, as someone with revenge in mind watches their every move. New York, 2118. Leda is haunted by memories of what happened on the worst night of her life. Watt wants to put everything behind him-- until Leda forces him to start hacking again. Rylin wins a scholarship to an upper-floor school, but being there means seeing the boy who broke her heart....

Since its publication in 1939, Virginia Lee Burton's Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Together, Mike and his red steam shovel named Mary Anne dig the great canals, cut through high mountains, lower the hills, and even make deep holes for skyscrapers. With the advent of more modernized shovels, however, Mary Anne is going to be sold for junk! Thanks to Mike's fierce loyalty to his friend, she is spared-and guaranteed...

Danny finds a friendly dinosaur at the museum and they have an adventurous day.

The part of third grade Ellen Tebbits likes most is having Austine Allen for her best friend.

Mary Anne's father and Dawn's mother are getting married. Nothing can top Mary Anne and Dawn's excitement. Now they will be Baby-sitters and sisters.

When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.

"Waylon gives up a chance to meet Neil DeGrasse Tyson to help his sister, his father, and a friend when they need him most, but gains a much greater reward." --