Most Popular Books by Mary Stolz

Disappointed at being cast as a turkey in the school Thanksgiving play, Adam Joshua figures out a way to make the best of it.

Eleven-year-old Franny Davis and her best friend share school and family problems in this realistic, often humorous story set in New York''s Greenwich Village. 1966 Newbery Honor Book Notable Children''s Books of 1965 (ALA) Children''s Books of 1965 (Library of Congress) "City" Books of the Sixties (The Instructor)

Small twin mice, Bob and Ozzie, are chosen to bell the house cat.

While out on a fishing trip with his son, a father is asked to say something about the moon, night, sky, wind, caves, brooks, and many other things that surround us in nature.

When Thomas''s great-aunt Linzy writes that she is coming to Chicago for a visit, Grandfather and Thomas have a sinking feeling. Linzy has no use at all for baseball and fishing. Her sport is cleaning--anything and everything in sight. It''s going to be a long summer. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Despite his struggles to improve his behavior at school and at home, an overweight, eleven-year-old bully''s efforts to reform seem doomed to fail.

While looking for employment, two scarecrows become separated from their cat child, finding each other again on Halloween.

Many conflicts arise within the Reed family when they are forced to move in with relatives in the country.

Storm in the night. Thunder like mountains blowing up. Lightning licking the navy-blue sky. Rain streaming down the windows, babbling in the downspouts. And Grandfather? . . . And Thomas? . . . And Ringo, the cat? They were in the dark. Too early to go to bed, and with only flashes of lightning to see by, Thomas and his grandfather happily find themselves re-discovering the half-forgotten scents and sounds of their world, and having a wonderful time learning important, new things about each other in a spirited conversation sparked by darkness. Mary Stolz and Pat Cummings have each brought their unique talents to this lyrical tale about a magical, stormy night and a special relationship.

A Brother''s War Tom Rigby didn''t think that anything could ever come between him and his twin, Jack. But things begin to change when Tom learns that they are not allowed to play with their friend Aaron anymore because he''s a slave. Tom is upset, but Jack doesn''t seem to care. All Jack cares about is playing soldier. Eleven years later, when war breaks out, Jack joins the Confederation army. But Tom can''t bring himself to fight for a cause he doesn''t believe in -- slavery. So Tom rides north to join the Union army -- even though he knows he may one day have to face his brother on the battlefield.

Mady Guthrie and Sue Ellen Forrest live across the hall from each other in a racially-mixed neighborhood.

Realizing his fate is to be spareribs, a pig disguises himself as a boy, runs away, finds employment, and becomes friends with a little girl.

After spending the day fishing in the Gulf of Mexico with Grandfather, eight-year-old Thomas has a quiet evening on the porch hearing more about his African heritage.

Emmett endures the death of his pet pig and his family''s move from New York City to Ohio and finally comes to accept the thought of getting another pet.

In the attempt to redefine her family''s relationship after her parents'' divorce, Jimmie realizes there are no families without interpersonal conflicts.

A portrait of a family as winter changes to spring: Cassie, unwilling to solve her conflict between honesty and tact; her older sister, flirtatious and vain, self-confident and selfish; her college-age brother, looking for love; their mother, lonely for her children''s childhood; and their father, only an unwelcome visitor when he returns from business trips.

Examines the varying emotions and confrontations of three siblings as they attempt to rebuild a family after their mother has deserted them.

Taylor, Jem, and B. J. each react differently to the breakup of their parents'' marriage.