Originally published in 1864, this Jules Verne classic has wowed generations of readers with its portrayal of an imaginary odyssey into a subterranean wonderland. When Axel deciphers an old parchment describing a secret passage through a volcano to the center of the earth, nothing will stop his eccentric Uncle Lidenbrock from setting out at once. With silent Hans as guide, the two men encounter natural hazards, prehistoric beasts, and other curiosities...

Fourteen-year-old Lizzie knows what she's not. She's not at home in her new house on the other side of town, after an incident with a neighbor forced her family to move. She's not ready to say goodbye to the wild apple tree in her old backyard, or to her older brother, who just left home for his first semester of college. She's definitely not happy to be taking women's self-defense with her sworn-enemy PE teacher. And unlike her best friend--and seemingly...

Alvin, an Asian American second grader, is afraid of everything—elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most of all, school. He’s so afraid of school that, while he’ s there, he never, ever, says a word. But at home, Alvin is a very loud superhero named Firecracker Man, a brother to Calvin and Anibelly, and a gentleman-in-training, just like his dad. With the help of his family, can Alvin take on the outside world without letting his fears get the best...

What if you switched places with your cat? After falling prey to her friends' bullying one too many times, Poppy makes a wish for an easier life--and it comes true in a very unexpected way: she swaps bodies with her cat, Mitten Man. Mayhem ensures as Poppy attempts to navigate the wilds of the wilderness as a cat. Now not only can she understand all animals--grasshoppers speak in rhyming couplets that only foretell doom--but she has to rescue a turtle...

Fifth grader Farah Hajjar and her best friend, Allie Liu, are excited to apply to the Magnet Academy. For years they've been dreaming about attending middle school there. But when new girl Dana starts bullying Farah's little brother, Samir, Farah isn't sure she can leave her brother behind. Meanwhile, Allie is getting friendly with Dana's friends, Farah's mama and baba are stressed over work and money, and Farah's teachers don't seem to think the...

"You're fat," Nick Fisher said, and the whole entire hallway fell silent. And then he said it again. "You're fat. And everyone thinks it." Something like that happens to you--something like what happened to me in fourth grade--and it never leaves your head. It's in there. Forever. Permanently. And it's not long before you don't even need to Nick Fisher's of the world to be there to tell you what they think of you--you become your own bully. And...

Anna Hunt may be new to East Middle School, but she can already tell there's something weird going on in her eighth-grade class. Rachel Riley, who just last year was one of the most popular girls in school, has become a social pariah. No one will talk to her. No one will talk about her. And no one will tell Anna how it all started. Including Rachel herself. As a die-hard podcast enthusiast, Anna knows there's always more to a story than meets the...

Dash is eager to visit the pediatric oncology center, where kids are going through cancer treatments. There, she and handler Navya meet ten-year-old Ada, who was just diagnosed with a cancer called leukemia. Ada is feeling scared, and her mom is looking worried. Will Dash be able to help Ada cope with surgery and her first cancer treatment? Join Dash and Child Life Specialist Navya to find out more about Ada and learn about leukemia!

When unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse releases a djinn from a magical lamp, her students' wishes result in hungry dinosaurs, stinky pizza, photographing paparazzi, and other huge mistakes.

Thirteen-year-old Calvin knows he's destined to be a star... if he can just stop making embarrassing mistakes, like getting stuck on a single line--"Forsooth!"--and then falling off the stage during the school play. The summer after seventh grade, he's hoping for a fresh start. All he has to do is prove himself as an actor and fix the awkwardness with his friends that started after the play. But nothing's going according to plan. His parents don't...