James Carter is a rebellious teenager that comes from a loving home.  After a horrible tragedy, his life drastically changes.  He has to learn how to survive while depending on the one thing he thought he would never have to rely on, A DOG!  What James doesn't know is that Scout the Dog is the key to his future, but its up to him to figure out how to recover all that was lost. 

Freckles wants everything she sees in the stores until one day, a new student comes to school and she learns that she is lucky because there are others who have less than her.  Join Boots, Tiger, Dreamy, Donut and Norma as they meet an all new character, Stew the Mini Lop bunny.  28 color illustrations. 

In faraway Cairo, allegiance between friends is put to the test.  Bastet and Sabah do not have easy lives, but they have their small pleasures, their dreams, and each other.  This story of loyalty and friendship will resonate with the youngest reader. 

Sharing...When homeless Russian dog Vladimir is rescued from the cold, he joins a growing community of animals inhabiting Ludmila's barn - Ludmila herself, of course, and the three hens, the two cows, the one contrary goose, and then the swallows!.  Ludmila knows the best way to maintain harmony in these tight quarters is to share and share alike.