The humiliation that Jane had felt turned to something else--grief perhaps, or regret. Regret that she had not known how to act with a boy, regret that she had not been wiser.

Today I discovered two kinds of people who go to high school: those who wear new clothes to show off on the first day, and those who wear their oldest clothes to show they think school is unimportant.

What interests me is what children go through while growing up.

Children want to do what grownups do.

I am not a pest," Ramona Quimby told her big sister Beezus.

I was an only child; I didn't have a sister, or sisters.

Don't stop now. Go ahead! Be readers all of your lives. And don't forget, librarians and teachers can help you find the right books to read.