Akron Public Library

Matt and Maggie discover their grandfather's circus trunk containing a magic written incantation, which, when spoken out loud while reaching into the chest, enables them to have hands-on exploration of various careers.

When their old television set finally breaks, Matt and Maggie do not know what to do until Grandmother advises them to invent things that will keep them from being bored.

"Around the globe, exceptional mice live in the shadows. Under the direction of famed mouse inventor Gadget Hackwrench, they work together as a team to solve big problems using small gadgets. They are highly trained. They are nearly invisible. And they love cheese".--

Rat brothers Louie and Ralphie Ratso try to prove they can be as rough and tough as their father in the Big City, but every time they try to show how tough they are, they end up accidentally doing good deeds instead.

"Twelve-year-old Reggie is still grieving the passing of his father when a strange man promises to reunite the two, if Reggie only follows him deep into an underground subway system where horrors worse than Reggie ever imagined lurk around every corner." --

"Mouse agents Bernie and Jarvis are back in this underwater adventure where they must work on a submarine to keep a powerful energy source out of the clutches of evil"--

Pinch is a pack rat who does not want to give up the prossessions that are cluttering his house, but when he finally is persauaded to sell them at a neiighborhood tag sale, he discivers the beauty of recycling. Includes tips on reducing, resuing, and recycling. .

Ralphie stands up to two bullies for picking on his mouse friend Tiny. He is encouraged to tell an adult but doesn't want to be thought of as a tattletale. Ralphie's father, Big Lou, teaches him that doing what is right is more important than doing what is cool.

A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king.

Geronimo Stilton finds himself in the wild West, where he becomes involved in a showdown with the "wickedest" rat of Cactus City.