Holiday turkey and jingle bells may seem far off, but several holiday airfare forecasts are out, with many predicting lower prices this year and one claiming that Tuesday is the best day to buy a plane ticket for Thanksgiving.Fare experts say there is really no one best day to buy for everybody ...

<h3>"Dancing Home"<br /><br /></h3><strong>By Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta. Ages 8 to 12.</strong>How would you like your cousin to move in with you? Every person is bound to have a different ...

<h3>"The Turtle of Oman"<br /> <br /></h3><strong>By Naomi Shihab Nye. Ages 8 to 12.</strong>Aref and his family are moving from his home in Oman, a country in the Arabian Peninsula, to Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

<h3>"Chickadee"<br /> <br /></h3><strong>By Louise Erdrich. Ages 8 to 12.</strong>What would it feel like to be an 8-year-old boy suddenly separated from your family?The scariness of the situation is clear and ...

<h3>"Listen, Slowly"<br /> <br /></h3><strong>By Thanhha Lai. Ages 9 to 13</strong>.You might say, "No, thanks" to a trip with Grandma when you could be lounging at the beach with your best friend and the boy ...

<h3>"The Red Pencil"<br /> <br /></h3><strong>By Andrea Davis Pinkney, Ages 8 to 12.</strong>Amira wants to go to school. But in the African country of Sudan, many people believe that girls should do farm chores ...