When Matt Harper steps off the plane, he knows his life is about to change. For one thing, he'll be living with his uncle for a year. For another, compared to Chicago, Dragon Valley is tiny. But so long as Matt can hit the slopes with his snowboard, he figures he'll get along okay.

Rivalry flares between twelve-year-old Freddie and his fourteen-year-old brother Dondi, both on and off the snowboarding slopes, nearly leading to disaster.

The story of a bishop, knowing that King Louis XIV of France has a twin brother who has been imprisoned in the Bastille for eight years, schemes to place the twin on the throne.

In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees, learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.

When Coach Spangler leaves at the start of their second year of junior high school, thirteen-year-old twins Tiki and Ronde wonder if his replacement, science teacher Mr. Wheeler, can coach the Eagles to another winning football season. Inspired by the childhood of NFL stars Tiki and Ronde Barber.

Describes various aspects of ancient Egypt, including its rulers, the pyramids, and hieroglyphics and provides fifty hands-on activities such as making Egyptian toys and clothes, miniature cities, pyramids, wall paintings, and amulets

Through the course of a difficult season, Ronde learns that his coach is right about football being a mental game, as he tries to fill in as kicker while he and his identical twin, Tiki, help Adam improve his grades.

When identical twin brothers Ronde and Tiki Barber grow at different rates the summer before their last year at Hidden Valley Junior High, their relationship both on and off the football field changes.

Introduces the Middle Ages, including activities and crafts that are representative of medieval life, for example creating an hour glass, a catapult, a coat of arms, and a code of honor.

"Young Derek bites off more than he can chew when he decides to enter the school talent show and try out for the basketball team"--