Told through the eyes of eleven-year-old Jake DeMartino, The Elite Eight is an action-packed and humorous story about eight boys who travel to Italy to take part in an international nerf competition. During their exciting adventure, the boys experience all sorts of things for the first time, but perhaps the most fun is a gigantic pillow fight in their hotel room that quickly turns into an all-out nerf war. After conquering two teams from Germany and Poland, the boys are crowned the international nerf war champions for their age group and are given a memorable recognition ceremony. Upon returning home to the United States, a very special surprise awaits them that proves to change their young lives forever. For those boys who love nerf wars, The Elite Eight might just quickly become their favorite book of all time!

Splat! is a humorous story about 65 fourth graders from Eli Terry School in South Windsor, Connecticut as they enjoy a special day together. While focused on learning about life in 1966, the kids dig up a time capsule on the school grounds and discuss the contents. What follows is a fun-filled day where the kids combine learning with all sorts of enjoyable activities, such as field day, a barbecue lunch, decorating a cake, a game of jeopardy, and a zany egg toss. Chock full of humor designed to make any fourth grader laugh, this book easily combines fun with learning in an effort to encourage reading among those boys and girls between the ages of 8-12.

A group of thirty-one students at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Rockville, Connecticut are determined to prevent their school from shutting down due to a lack of funds. After a third-grade boy comes up with the idea of having a children's circus, this fun-loving bunch of kids work together to put on a grand performance. While dazzling the crowd with various acts such as alligator wrestling, high-wire walkers, trapeze performers, stunt riders, and fire eaters among others, each and every student showcased in The Circus Kids proves that they can do anything they set their minds to. This heartwarming yet comical children's novel easily rekindles the spirit that the youth of America will truly shape the future of our wonderful country.

Eleven-year-old TJ McCall is a wrestling superstar in his northeast Philadelphia neighborhood. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, TJ dreams of making it big in the world of wrestling and achieving a college scholarship. While wrestling in the 82-pound class during his sixth grade year, TJ gets off to a red-hot start, but soon runs into a brick wall when he meets up with the neighborhood bully, Rourke Everson, who is out to stop him. TJ's streak of good luck quickly comes to a grinding halt when Rourke torments him to no end, both physically and emotionally, causing TJ to lose every time he steps on the wrestling mat. A bitter struggle unfolds for TJ as he battles with his own emotions to remain a true winner, both in his own eyes and in everyone else's. TJ's Takedown is an action-packed novel that will be sure to keep any young athlete, and especially those boys who love wrestling, on the edge of their seat for hours on end.

Ten-year-old Jake Robertson and his best friends decide to form a tree house club for all of the kids in their neighborhood. But, the requirement for being elected into the club is to eat a live worm and keep it down without throwing up. Jake's club quickly becomes the most popular place for kids in his town, but the fun suddenly comes to an end one day when a town official says that the tree house must be torn down. Determined to keep their tree house open for all to enjoy, Jake and his friends decide to take on the town in a race against time. Will the members of Jake's club be able to endure the hardest fight so far of their young lives and keep their beloved tree house? Chock full of adventure and humor, Jake's Tree House will surely appeal to all kids in elementary school who love a good old-fashioned story that will keep them entertained for hours on end.

Eleven-year-old David Busch and his family travel to Hawaii for the summer vacation of a lifetime. With his four closest friends joining him on the trip, David surprisingly meets up with his biggest idol, a pro football player named Larry Thomson from the San Diego Chargers. After receiving a personal invitation to visit Larry at his Hawaiian palace, the six boys head out for an adventure-filled afternoon. But trouble lurks when the boys wander off into the tropical paradise near Larry's home in search of a cascading waterfall, and after one of the boys falls down a cliff, it's a race against time to get help before young Clayton suffers a serious injury. This is a must-read for those boys who not only love a good old-fashioned suspense story, but also those who love professional football and the captivating athletes who play the game.

A humorous tale about sixty-six fourth graders from Center Road School in Vernon, Connecticut, Fourth Grade Day will surely keep any elementary age child giggling for hours on end. From the class of fourth graders, a boy named Zachary Peters is chosen to act as principal of the school after winning a writing contest sponsored by a local children's author. Assisting him is Bethany Daigle, a hard-working girl who does much to beautify the school in her role as assistant principal. A multitude of activities take place during the day in order to keep the kids quite busy, to include a talent show, a sports festival, and a tremendous pool party. But the fun really begins when a food fight breaks out in the cafeteria, and the icing on the cake comes when the governor of Connecticut gets attacked by a pet snake while using the rest room. All of the kids featured in Fourth Grade Day are real boys and girls, and like any other fourth grader in the world, they love to laugh. In fact, if you enjoy laughing, then you'll surely love this book, but beware.....your stomach might hurt from laughing so much

Join in the fun as fourteen boys and ten girls from Tolland, Connecticut tell about their exotic voyage around the world in a time machine. Based on a real group of fourth graders from Parker Memorial School (Tolland, CT), Away We Go is sure to keep you laughing from start to finish. Told through the eyes of ten-year-old Kelly, this book is specifically designed for all children in third, fourth, and fifth grades who need a break from the daily grind of everyday life. Be sure to join Kelly and her classmates as they take you into their lives for several fun-filled days and include you in all of their festive activities. You'll read about exotic places like Fiji, Spain, Sri Lanka, and Australia as each of these kids keeps you laughing like never before on their wild goose chase to find a missing M and M collection.

I'm Gonna Win features an eleven-year-old, sixth grade boy named Matthew Casey. A basketball great in his own mind, Matt is thrilled about the prospect of playing basketball for the Austin Avengers, a team coached by his Uncle John. Being a very talented basketball player, Matt feels he'll have no problem earning the position of Point Guard, but things turn sour when the boy doesn't get his way. Uncle John tells Matt that he will be treated just like any other boy on the team, and Matt gets very upset when he doesn't get what he wants in life. A terrible struggle ensues as Matt tries to cope with his social frustration, and when his terrible temper gets the best of him, his uncle asks him to leave the team. Will Matt ever act his age and learn to respect his Uncle John as a basketball coach? More importantly, will Matt ever learn that life is not always about winning or being the best? I'm Gonna Win is the heartwarming story of an angry but lovable boy who learns an important lesson in life. It is ideal for boys in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades who not only love basketball, but a good old-fashioned competition along the way.

Reilly's Black Belt features ten-year-old Reilly Hall as an ambitious boy, who works toward earning his black belt in karate. A well-skilled student when it comes to martial arts, Reilly feels that he'll have no problem getting his black belt. But Hunter Maxwell, the fifth grade bully at Charles Wright School, begins to distract Reilly which that makes it difficult for him to concentrate on his karate. Reilly's two best friends, Ben and Matt, insist that Reilly should use his karate on Hunter to end the bullying, but Reilly remains faithful to his belief that martial arts should only be used as a last resort for self-defence. Will Hunter bully Reilly to the point where he breaks down and loses all concentration, or will Reilly eventually fight back and show Hunter who's the boss? More importantly, how will Reilly learn to deal with his frustration and channel his energy in the most efficient manner to ensure that he earns his black belt? This novel packed with adventure and humour is especially designed for boys in fourth and fifth grade, who can benefit from learning how to deal with a bully.

Join in the fun as thirteen boys and ten girls from Tolland, Connecticut tell about their five-day school trip to Quebec City, Canada. Based on a real group of fourth graders from Parker Memorial School (Tolland, CT), Our Wacky Trip is sure to keep you laughing from start to finish. Told through the eyes of ten-year-old Caleb Bahler, this book is specifically designed for all children in third, fourth, and fifth grades who need a break from the daily grind of everyday life. Be sure to join Caleb and his classmates as they take you into their lives for five fun-filled days and include you in all of their festive activities. You'll read about Cowboy Cabe, Burpie the ferret, Max the bearded dragon, Bashful the alligator, Nervous Nellie the horse, and lots of other wacky characters who'll keep you smiling and laughing like never before.

Ryan Silva: Star Pitcher is a middle-grade fiction sports novel written for boys and girls between the ages of nine and thirteen. Ryan Silva stars as the main character as a ten-year-old boy who loves to play little league baseball. Ryan is chosen to be the starting pitcher for his team, but becomes upset when a girl named Maisy Atkins gives him a run for his money when she is chosen to be the second pitcher for the team. Ryan and his buddies, Derek and Jeremy, make jokes about Maisy, stating she should be home making brownies with her mother instead of playing baseball on a boys' team. But what happens when Maisy proves to be a better pitcher than Ryan is, and can also hit solid line drives? Will Ryan learn to accept Maisy as a member of his team and work together with her, or will he deny the fact that a girl can play baseball just as well as a boy can? Ryan Silva: Star Pitcher is a captivating sports novel sure to please any boy or girl, and especially those who love the ever popular sport of little league baseball.