Olivia is creating an amazing video game - a virtual Heartlake City, complete with the girls. She thinks her friends will be thrilled, but instead they're upset that she's so busy. When the girls find their game characters aren't very nice, they;re even more angry! Can Olivia make it up to them?
Lord Thislebottom's Book of Pitfalls and How to Survive Them has taught Roxie Warbler how to handle all sorts of situations. If Roxie's ever lost in the desert, or buried in an avalanche, or caught in a dust storm, she knows just what to do. But lord Thistlebottom has no advice to help Roxie deal with Helvetia's Hooligans, the meanest band of bullies in school
More than anything, Menolly wants to become a Harperso she create music. But women aren't allowed to play instruments in the world of Pern. Forbidden to pursue her dreams, Menolly runs away and discovers something miraculous. She befriends a hatch of fire lizards, a rare species of miniature dragons, and teaches them to sing with her.
Egypt, home of one of mankind's earliest civilisations, is about to be threatened by a denizen of one of mankind's newest ones! It's up to Professor Gu-Bon, his nephew Pang-Yi, and their rivals Dr. Dotoran and Dotori to put a stop Dr. Bong's plans- especially since Dr. Bong's with far worse company than mere art thieves! Will our heroes foil Bong's Pyramid schemes? How will they put some sand i…
Think homeschooling is only for a handful of eccentrics? Think again. IN today's America, two million primary-and secondary-school students are educated at home, and those numbers are growing by leaps and bounds every year.
Laura and her family are headed to the Dakota Territory for a chance to own their own land-and stop moving. The new town of De Smet is filling up with settlers lured west by the promise of free land, and the Ingalls family must do whatever it takes to defend their claim.
Laura is teaching school, and it's terrifying! Most of the students are taller than she is, and she must live away from home for the first time. Laura is miserable, but every Friday-no matter what the weather-Almanzo Wilder arrives to take her home to her family for the weekend. Laura knows that his is a time for new beginnings.
The town of De Smet is hit with terrible, howling blizzards. Snow has reached the rooftops, and no trains can get through with food or coal. The people of De Smet, including Laura's family, are starving. It is young Almanzo Wilder who finally understands what needs to be done. He must save the town, even if it means risking his own life.
Laura and her family find a new home in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where the nearby creek and swimming hole lure Laura with dangerous, yet thrilling adventures. Too soon, their life is threatened when prairie fires and other strange events jeopardize their crops.
The long winter is over. With spring comes a new job for Laura, town parties, and "Literaries." Laura spends many hours each day sewing shirts to help earn money that will send Mary to a college for the blind. But in the evenings, she makes tie for a new caller, Almanzo Wilder.