Considered Maupassant's greatest novel, "Pierre and Jean" is vivid, satirical, and emotionally profound. The Roland brothers, Pierre and Jean, have always been driven by competition. When a lawyer arrives at the house of their parents to declare that an old family friend has bestowed his entire fortune to Jean, the envy hastily becomes an ardent force for Pierre. Roaming the seaport of Le Havre alone, Pierre contemplates, desperate to come to terms...

The entire galaxy is threatened when the Time Tombs in the world of Hyperion begin to open after being closed off for years, unleashing danger from their depths.

Stanley's ice cream business suffers until he meets Zelmo, an alien whose spaceship crash-lands on earth.

Young Alison, dreaming of having her own wings, tries to find a way to fly.

Emily learns some of the good and bad things about being in second grade.

Eight-year-old Judy tries to convince her parents and classmates that her brilliant guinea pig can do all the tricks which she says it can.

Three children grow up with their hard-working mother's stories about her rich uncle back in Mexico, but when they save money for a visit, they learn a surprising truth.