Books published by publisher Dell Yearling paperback

Sheila and her friends were writing in their Slam Books, writing what they really think of each other. I knew I didn't have to worry about what my friends think of me, because I am careful to keep my bad points to myself, Shelia was thinking. Sometimes I think I am really two people. I am the only one who knows sheila tubman- afraid of dogs, spiders, the dark, thunder. . . can't swim, work a yo-yo, never heard of Washington Irving. Everyone else knows only Sheila the Great- knowledgeable, witty, afraid of nothing. But the Slam Books reveal a few chinks in Sheila's carefully wrought armor, and if she if fooling anyone, it certainly isn't her new friend Mouse Ellis, Junior Yo-yo champion of Tarrytown, swimmer, and dog lover. Slowly, Sheila begins to overcome her fears by admitting them, and she even learns to admit there are some things she doesn't know about. By the time her family has to return to New York City, Sheila decides that sleeping in a boy's room, sharing the rented house with a dog, and taking those dread swimming lessons were not so bad, after all, perhaps even better than a trip to Disneyland.

A Dell Yearling edition of A. A. Milne's delightful verses for children. Illustrated in memorable style by E. H. Shepard, the book features 44 poems of whimsy and gentle humor. They include "Teddy Bear," which originally appeared in Punch magazine in 1924 and marked the debut of Winnie-the-Pooh, here named "Mr. Edward Bear" by the author's son, Christopher Robin Milne.

The Newberry Medal-winning story of a 12-year old girl who lives alone on a Pacific island after she leaps from a rescue ship. Isolated on the island for eighteen years, Karana forages for food, builds weapons to fight predators, clothes herself in a cormorant feathered skirt, and finds strength and peace in her seclusion. A classic tale of discovery and solitude