Thora Birch

A woman inspires millions with her "PIG Theory" blog promoting a formula that keeps you safe from cheating until she meets a handsome lawyer who challenges her to a competition to prove her theory wrong. It's a competition! Who will win?

"Vashti doesn't think she can draw, but her teacher encourages her to "just make a mark and see where it takes you." Vashti at first ventures one small and unremarkable dot, but is soon making big dots and small dots, red dots, blue dots, and purple dots. At the school art show, her entire collection of dots turns heads and wins praise"--Container insert.

A heartwarming comedy about the childhood mischief of four best friends who reunite after twenty years.

The dot: Vashti doesn't think she can draw, but her teacher encourages her to "just make a mark and see where it takes you." Amazing Grace: Grace's classmates discourage her from trying out for Peter Pan in the school play because she doesn't look the part. Brave Irene: When Mrs. Bobbins, the dressmaker, gets too sick to deliver her dress on time, her daughter Irene steps in and battles powerful winds and snow to prove that where there is a will,...

This collection of 40 back-to-school tales from Scholastic Storybook Treasures is perfect for kids and families who love to watch classic storybooks come to life.