A small abode in a vast forest.

"Where's Papa going with that axe?" said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.

Whether writing about training bras, school-bus bullies or "forever" first love, this long-time author keeps it real—and often draws attention from would-be censors.

This is how you get to Narnia.

This primate is extremely inquisitive.

The wild rumpus starts here.

Gladys Gatsby stood at the counter with the spout of her father's heavy blow torch poised over the ceramic cup.

This "puzzling" author created a debut that one reviewer called "part friendship story, part travel adventure and part cryptography manual....and a book lover's delight."

Katniss Everdeen grew up here.

In this "divine" page-turner, a teen celeb flees to Mexico hoping to evade paparazzi and bad guys.

This story includes a Fish, a Rocket, a Mississippi, a Gypsy, a Bomba and a Dollop.

There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.

A Colorado girl's quest to discover the truth about a local legend reveals community prejudices at the start of World War I in a novel by this author (and gracious hostess).

Don't drink the water here (if you want to live). But before it was cursed, this was a beautiful, flowing river, full of water sprites and magic.

This science-loving fourth-grader had a supporting role in the Mason Dixon series, but she was "antsy" to break out and have her own "noteworthy" adventures.

The Hershey bar battle.

At the brink of every summer, something yanks me toward the Hill of Dust.

What do your Halloween decorations do while you're asleep? This multi-tasking author provides the unsettling answer in "An Eyeball in My Garden And Other Spine-Tingling Poems," which she also co-edited.

Here's a special summer camp for you--if you're a Greek demigod.

You might say this 13 year-old artist and amateur sleuth "sees dead people."

A crease in the span of existence.

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.

This author describes a kindergartener who, eager to show off her new knowledge, asks her parents to turn on the "dawnzer" so she could read by its "lee light."

Trixie left Knuffle Bunny at this sudsy locale.

This chatty guy wants to stay up late and drive the bus.