LONGLEAF
By Roger Reid

This fictional chapter book is a real page-turner! It's the story of two young teens who get lost in a forest in Alabama while trying to outwit a trio of bad guys.

ICE BEARS
By Brenda Z. Guiberson
Illustrated by Ilya Spirin

This beautifully illustrated tale of a mother polar bear and her two cubs will delight animal lovers. It tells how Mamma bear teaches her cubs to survive in the bitter cold world of the Arctic.

CHRISTMAS FARM
By Mary Lyn Ray
Illustrated by Barry Root

A woman gardener is tired of planting sunflowers and petunias. So she branches out into Christmas trees and enlists the help of a neighbor, a young boy. The two soon become a team, carefully cultivating their trees and their friendship.