When Charlie wins a ticket to tour Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, he sees an opportunity to bring a little joy into his and his grandfather’s lives.

An unlikely friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider helps Wilbur become invaluable to his owner.

A princess defies stereotypical expectations of her position to forge her own way and help her friends when they need her.

When Nick is assigned a report on how entries are added to the dictionary, he is inspired to coin his own new word. His teacher is not amused, and a war about words ensues.

Harriet tries to make sense of everyone around her by spying on them and writing what she sees in a secret notebook. But when classmates ostracize her after reading what she says about them, she must find a way to deal with being an outcast.

Laura’s family moves from their log home in Wisconsin to Kansas Indian country, where they build a little sod house.

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle lives in an upside-down house and dispenses wisdom to mothers who come to her seeking innovative cures for common childhood maladies.

Ten-year-old Peter is a fourth grader trying to figure out how to deal with his little brother, who often gets into trouble while Peter is blamed.

Miss Agnes arrives on the Alaskan frontier to take over a one-room schoolhouse in 1948. She’s different from any teacher the students have ever had, playing opera music, reading books about Greek myths, and even learning sign language so she can teach a deaf student.

Grace’s parents are from Taiwan, but the family lives in the United States. She must learn to reconcile the culture at home with the culture she sees in school.