Books for Advanced Readers
These titles are excellent for children who have moved beyond the beginner's stage and are ready for more advanced reading.
Anna's Courage
It was a summer to remember. First the bull, then Gypsies, then the lard. This story takes us to Alberta, Canada, during the time of the Great Depression. Follow 11-year-old Anna as she meets challenges and learns the meaning of...
$12.99
Midnight Tea Party and other stories about Rosy
Rosy could hardly wait! Grandmother had asked the girl cousins to take turns sleeping overnight at her house and helping her with cleaning the next day. But that night Rosy couldn’t sleep. To Rosy’s astonishment, Grandmother exclaimed, “I can’t go...
$9.95
Not Made to Fly and Forty Other Stories for Children
Brenda the parachutist, who thought grocery bags would help her fly; Rick the bragger, who couldn’t stop tooting his own horn; Clark the scholar, who thought he was happy being miserable; Carrie the crier, who needed a cat to sleep...
$10.95
Trouble with Treasure, Circle C Adventures #5
When innocent horseplay temporarily lands Andi and her friends in jail, they decide that a trip into the mountains will leave their troubles far behind. Accompanied by big brother Mitch and armed with a map showing old gold diggings, they...
$8.99
Price of Truth, Circle C Adventures #6
Thirteen-year-old Andi Carter wants to surprise her mother with the perfect birthday gift. But earning the money for it proves harder than she expects. It takes time, but at last, one of Andi's ideas is working out. . . until...
$8.99
San Francisco Smugglers, Circle C Adventures #4
When a winter flood submerges the streets of Fresno, the town has no choice but to close the school for repairs. Andi couldn't be happier. She plans to spend her unexpected holiday out on the range with her palomino mare,...
$8.99
Family Secret, Circle C Adventures #3
Andrea Carter is no stranger to trouble, but her carefree ranch life is about to be turned upside down in ways she never could have imagined. Who is the half-dead man Andi and her friends find lying in the creek?...
$8.99
Dangerous Decision, Circle C Adventures #2
Everywhere twelve-year-old Andrea Carter goes, trouble follows. Even in the middle of the main street in Fresno, California. When Andi takes part in a reckless, impromptu horse race with her friend Cory, she nearly tramples her new teacher--not a good...
$8.99
Long Ride Home, Circle C Adventures #1
Includes never-before-seen chapters! Twelve-year-old Andrea "Andi" Carter attracts trouble the way her palomino horse, Taffy, attracts flies on a hot summer day. Andi's entire family and the staff at the Circle C Ranch treat her like such a pesky kid...
$8.99
Ocean of No Escape, Goldtown Adventures #6
Is escape even possible when you've been shanghaied? Jem Coulter, his family, and Strike-It-Rich Sam journey to San Francisco with the newfound gold to see if surgery can fix Nathan's broken legs. The uncertainty of Nathan's recovery leaves Jem bored...
$8.99
Valley of Treasure, Goldtown Adventures #5
The hunt for the lost gold is on! Jem Coulter and his friends celebrate the end of the Civil War in their town with firecrackers, parades, and anticipation for a bear-and-bull fight. But chaos ensues when a bull breaks loose,...
$8.99
River of Peril, Goldtown Adventures #4
Jem Coulter thinks his family is just on a sightseeing trip to the big city of Sacramento. Then armed bandits hold up the stagecoach for the secret stash they're carrying: gold for the Union Army fighting the distant Civil War!...
$8.99
Canyon of Danger, Goldtown Adventures #3
Jem Coulter's pa, the sheriff of Goldtown, is away on a trip to deliver a prisoner to Sacramento, and he has left Jem in charge of the ranch—along with Aunt Rose, that is. No sooner is the sheriff gone then...
$8.99
Tunnel of Gold, Goldtown Adventures #2
When Jem Coulter is caught in a miners' riot, he learns the worst: the Midas mine is no longer producing the gold the town relies on to stay alive. Will, the son of the mine's owner, tells Jem the only...
$8.99
Badge of Honor, Goldtown Adventures #1
Twelve-year-old Jeremiah "Jem" Coulter knows that Goldtown, California, has seen the last of the gold rush. But the flecks of gold he and an old prospector, "Strike," find in their played-out claim on Cripple Creek spur Jem's hope of striking...
$8.99
Andi to the Rescue, Circle C Stepping Stones #4
This is so embarrassing. Andi's teacher, Miss Hall, is sick--and Mother is the substitute teacher. What will Andi's friends think? But it turns out embarrassment is the last thing Andi needs to worry about when two outlaws kidnap Andi and...
$7.99
Andi Under the Big Top, Circle C Stepping Stones #2
The summer after Andi Carter turns nine the circus comes to town. She can't wait to get in line to see the elephants, acrobats, and--most of all--the champion bareback rider. What could be more thrilling than riding your very own...
$7.99
Andi Lassos Trouble, Circle C Stepping Stones #3
When the Circle C ranch decides to host a rodeo competition with two other ranches, dozens of cowboys are eager to prove they're the best riders and ropers in the valley. But they're not the only ones who want to...
$7.99
Andi Far from Home, Circle C Stepping Stones #6
When Fresno is hit with an unexpected outbreak of deadly scarlet fever, Andi Carter is scared. Her town friends are getting sick and school is closed until it passes. Far from the danger, at least Andi has her horse Taffy...
$7.99
Andi Dreams of Gold, Circle C Stepping Stones #5
Andi Carter has gold fever! Someone near town has struck it rich. Now Andi can't stop wondering if there might be some of the glittery metal in the creeks on the Circle C ranch. Her brothers agree that she might...
$7.99
Andi Saddles Up, Circle C Stepping Stones #1
Andi Carter has just turned nine. She and her palomino, Taffy, are old enough to be a real horse-and-rider pair at last! With a beautiful new saddle, Andi's sure she is ready to learn to trick ride like her friend...
$7.99
Something to Crow About
I wish I could go back and change the things I handled wrong, But could I make things better now? It’s been this way so long! On his first day at a new school, Jeremiah Shank shoves a classmate to...
$14.95
Prairie Child
Rilla loved her home in a small farming community on the windblown Alberta prairies. Surrounded by a passel of fun-loving cousins and siblings, Rilla reveled in the joy of carefree moments and shivered through frightening ones: a night raider, an...
$11.95
Under God's Watchful Care
Fasten your seatbelts. We’ll go all the way around the world—and come back at the same time we started. In this book we will meet 24 children who live in 24 different time zones. It will be midnight in one...
$19.99