Jacqueline Rogers

Ramona's year in third grade is highlighted by the arrival of Howie's rich Uncle Hobart, a change in her after-school situation, a surprise wedding, a death and a new arrival in the family, and her father's getting a job.

Six-year-old Ramona tries to cope with an unsympathetic first-grade teacher. In this touching and funny story, the ebullient Ramona, feeling brave and grown-up, enters first grade. Quickly she finds that her new teacher, Mrs. Griggs, appears perplexed by pupils who like to be different. Since Ramona cannot help being different, clearly the two are incompatible. Nevertheless, Ramona can be counted on to keep things lively. Enraged when Susan copies...

Henry Huggins makes a deal with his father--if Henry can keep his dog Ribsy out of trouble for a month, he can go fishing with his father. Ribsy does his best to make Henry lose the deal.

Snowflake, a rescue animal who has recently been delivered to Fox Creek Farm, needs a warm winter blanket. But who will give him one? Emily, Anna, and Mandy come up with an ingenious plan to raise enough money to buy him a horse blanket that will fit.

"Jenny wants to barrel race at the rodeo. Is Dash fast enough to win?"--p. [4] of cover.

Spurred on by her older sister, Amy works hard to overcome her nervousness so that she and her horse Lucky can compete in their first horse show.

Although he is somewhat scared, with a little help from his friends, Gilbert Gorilla enjoys his first sleepover.

Ramona likes that shes old enough to be counted on, but must everything depend on her? Mrs. Quimby has gone back to work so that Mr. Quimby can return to school, and Ramona is expected to be good for Mrs. Kemp while her parents are away, to be brave enough to ride the school bus by herself, and to put up with being teased by Danny the Yard Ape.

A school project takes Tom and Lucy on a wild outdoor adventure.

A pointer dog puppyu helps a mothe turkey figure out how to protect her eggs from being stolen.