RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1999. Stanley Yelnats has terrible luck because of a curse traced back to his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. After being unjustly convicted of stealing a pair of athletic shoes, he is sent to a detention center, Camp Green Lake.

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1997. An adventure series featuring George Beard and Harold Hutchins, two fourth-graders from Piqua, Ohio. They start a comic book series called Treehouse Comix Inc. Accidentally, their superhero, Captain Underpants, becomes real. Many adventures follow and many involve the cranky principal of their school, Mr. Krupp.

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 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.

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Vashti stares at a blank piece of paper and thinks she can't make anything beautiful. What if one tiny dot could change everything? You won't believe where it takes her!

When the weather is rough, it’s hard for airplanes to reach the small Maine island where this story...

When Sylvia and her family moved from Santa Ana to Westminster in 1944, they were told that she and...

Got a minute? This book introduces an alphabet of scientific history related to telling time. Read...

What do you see when you look into the night sky? The Secret Galaxy explains some of the secrets of...

As a young boy, Lonnie was always building things, from bamboo shooters to rockets—he even built a...

This book introduces an alphabet of 26 amazing male artists, explorers, athletes, and activists who...

Born in 1839, Buffalo Bird Girl, Waheenee, was a member of the Hidatsa tribe of the Great Plains...

From a very young age, Nikola Tesla was enchanted by electricity. This is the story of his journey...

Will Allen is no ordinary farmer. A former basketball star, he's as tall as his truck, and he can...

This collection of poems moves the reader through the seasons. Each poem describes an element that...

What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...

Imani is teased by the other children in her tribe for being so small. With the love and...

Jasper is a moon bear, kept in a small cage by bear farmers who plan to sell his bile for profit...

It’s 1896, and women in America don’t have the right to vote in elections. Follow along with one...

Curious about the mysteries of the world, young Albert is full of questions. This picture book...

Long ago, Puerto Rican parrots raised their young, hunted for food, and made nesting holes in the...

Rags was just a stray mutt—until the day he met Private James Donovan and found not only a home, but...

In this Lakota legend, a young warrior sets out on a search for food and instead discovers a...

This book tells the true story of Jimmy Winkfield, the last black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby...