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Goldilocks, ignoring her father's warning not to rush in where she does not belong, enters a cabin in the woods, cleans it to meet her standards, plucks from the porridge items unappealing to her before eating a bowlful, and falls asleep on the bed that suits her best.

As a young girl waits for her six uncles to arrive for Thanksgiving, she asks her mother to describe life with these brothers on past Thanksgivings.

A small, but clever young girl outwits a rich giant and wins all his gold.

Clever Beatrice seeks out Mister Le Pain, the village breadmaker, to come up with a plan to protect her pony from the tiny bearded lutin that magically rides him every night.

Through journal entries required by their social worker at a juvenile detention center, middle-schoolers Katie, Nate, and Renata relate how they came to kidnap their tormentor, Chase, a star athlete from the town's most prominent family, who surprisingly became their willing vict...

Terrible memories resurface when Charlie's girlfriend asks questions about his childhood.

Thirteen-year-old Arly's private obsession with an older boy, the mysterious David Dolores, becomes complicated when she makes friends with an eccentric, demanding new girl in town.

The previous role of students as passive consumers of knowledge has been redefined through active discussion in today's classrooms. However, the actions and attitudes of teachers are still paramount in keeping student talk lively, focused, and challenging. In Talking Classrooms: ...