Lettuce Leef and Nimble Charlie, the Crook Catchers to the Queen, try to stop a con man who is trying to trick the queen out of her jewels.

The family of Stan the dog has two annoying visitors who eat his food, get in his way, and sleep in all of his favorite places, but when they disappear, Stan must decide if he really wants to find them.

While chasing a runaway sock, a forgetful crocodile pauses to admire his handsome reflection.

When Mr. Croc decides to start walking for exercise, his mishaps have an unexpected - - and wonderful - - effect.

Lettuce Leef and Nimble Charlie, the Crook Catchers to the Queen, investigate the disappearance of the queen's recipe for minestrone soup--as well as her clothing.

Rising from the ashes of an abusive childhood came a strong, loving, and protective fighter. Little Sarge is the inspiring true story of an eighteen-year old young woman who joined the Army as soon as age permitted after graduating from high school. She overcame all the tremendous challenges and obstacles that were placed in her path. Her accomplishments include saving a life in basic training with a piece of hair, pulling twenty-seven of her fellow comrades out of the rubble from a surprise at

From heartbroken adolescents to bullied schoolchildren, kids from broken homes to seemingly well-adjusted children, unexpected juvenile violence can happen any time. Here, in detail, are true stories of young assassins.

GROWING UP SOUTHERN: White Men I Met Along The Way is an ordinary journey of little Negro girl to woman of color in America. King uses her life, in vivid essays, as a microcosm, to share stories of white boys and men she encountered in racial episodes and everyday dramas that are familiar to readers on both sides of the racial aisle. GUS is King's acronym for book, which is full of experiences inspired by some of the men King met in Jasper, a part of East Texas that King had negative childhood memories of. King redefines her own life and does it with candor, humor, honesty and balance. GROWING UP SOUTHERN isn't about throwing the race card. Instead, it reshuffles an old, outdated deck.