RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2007. Greg Heffley is starting middle school with one goal: to become the most popular kid around. Armed with his trusty journal and a best friend who always seems to make things worse, Greg navigates the daily disasters of cafeteria lunches, school projects, and family chaos. Will Greg's big plans for fame and glory survive contact with real life?

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2002. Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico - she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers.

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1988. Matilda is a highly intelligent child whose parents mistreat her and don't appreciate her talents. Her life changes for the better when she befriends her teacher, Miss Honey.

The Bad Beginning, the first book in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, introduces...

The story of Mary Lennox, an orphan who is sent from India to live with her uncle Archibald Craven...

A poor girl named Minli lives in a rundown shack with her parents in the valley of Fruitless...

When Anne Shirley, an orphan, is adopted by brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, she...

There are 16 poems in this anthology celebrating the rich diversity of American kids. The poems...