In the absence of his older brother, the Great Brain, J.D. finds that his own little brain can accomplish feats on a somewhat lesser scale.

Portrays the joys and troubles of five high-spirited Jewish sisters as they grow up in New York City.

An anthology of poems grouped in sixteen parts, each devoted to a particular subject such as animals, seasons, holidays, and people.

Olga, the guinea pig, meets new challenges as she fights a fire and sets a trap for an uninvited guest.

When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.

Fourteen-year-old John comes of age and gains self-reliance during the summer he spends up in the Wyoming mountains tending his father's herd of sheep.