Marilyn Sadler

Two young cowgirls in Dallas, Pennsylvania, have a showdown on the school playground.

Although P.J. and his friends refuse to let Donna and Honey Bunny go camping with them because "camping is not for girls, " the girls follow and get proof that camping is hard work even for boys.

When Alistair is kidnapped by a spaceship full of Goots from Gootula, his main concern is for his overdue library books.

Honey Bunny Funnybunny feels that something is missing when her bothersome big brother finally stops teasing her.

When aliens invade from outer space, boy genius Alistair is the only person able to save the Earth.

Emma tries several pets before she becomes best friends with her parakeet Henry, but she finds that friendship threatened when her brother Bruce buys another parakeet.

"Santa is feeling grumpy. He has tons of work to do. His reindeer are in a tizzy. And one of his elves has taken his slippers! What he needs to do, he thinks, is to try something new. But will a different job make Santa happy? Or does happiness come from somewhere else?"

When a slice of pizza goes missing Charlie sets out to find who took the missing slice, questioning each suspect in turn.

Six stories for beginning readers.