San Antonio College Library

Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy who wants to become a writer, relates what his life is like as he tries to make sense of his world.

The exciting story of the excellent youth of a young man named Amory Blain.

While continuing to help his classmates solve their problems, Humphrey, pet hamster of Longfellow School's Room 26, faces many surprises, like rolling in a hamster ball, a substitute janitor who might be an alien, and the possibility of Mrs. Brisbane retiring.

Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.

Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

A ninth-grader's suspension for singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during homeroom becomes a national news story.

After the sight of a night sky filled with stars makes eight-year-old Uma feel very small, she asks people how they think about infinity and gets a variety of answers before realizing the comfort in knowing that some things go on forever.

Using her photographic memory Cam Jansen joins Eric in solving the mystery of how some of the school computers were stolen.

Third-grader Wilson struggles with his times-tables in order to beat the class deadline.

When Pete the dog, who has an insatiable appetite, arrives at school he and his owner are sent to the principal's office, where he devours a set of encyclopedias and is suddenly able to speak and answer any question.