"The one and only Fannie Flagg, bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, is at her superb best in this fun-loving, moving novel about what it means to be truly alive. Elwood Springs, Missouri, is a small town like any other, but something strange is happening at the cemetery. Still Meadows, as it's called, is anything but still. Original, profound, The Whole Town's Talking, a novel in the tradition of Thornton Wilder's...

Describes the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, state events and attractions, and social life and customs of Missouri, the state that leads the nation in lead production.

"From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...

"Engaging images accompany information about Missouri. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

Eleven-year-old Michael Patrick Kelly from New York City is sent to a foster home, a Missouri farm with a sadistic owner, a bullying son, and a number of secrets, one of which may be murder.

The classic story about the young boy Tom Sawyer and his adventures along the banks of the Mississippi.