A renaissance fair is coming to the relatively quiet college town of Farberville, Arkansas. Though resistant to getting involved, Claire Malloy, local bookseller and mother of the perpetually petulant teen Caron, finds herself drawn into the strange inner workings of the group putting on the fair. But a dark mood falls over the festivities when one of the organizers is a victim of arson, and her body is found in the burned wreckage of her rented house....

Content-based Read-it! Readers are perfect for the independent reader or to read aloud. Engaging plots and fun characters will show kids how math skills are important in everyday life.

Raised in the ren faire circuit, seventeen-year-old Madelineis grieving the loss of her mother when she meets Arthur, the son of the faire's new owners, who encourages her to go on adventures, take chances, and enjoy life.

When all the second grade students must enter the science fair, which has global warming as its theme, best friends Ivy and Bean team up to create an unusual project.

Minerva Louise thinks the fair is a rather remarkable farm.

While Marcella is at the fair, Raggedy Ann and the other dolls create a fair of their own in her room and almost get into trouble.

Count on third-grader Grace to cook up a creative compromise just in time to save the day at the cupcake-themed school fair.

A visit to the state fair cements the friendship between a boy and a goat who are very different from one another.

Third-grader Zeke Meeks needs to win the prize in the science project contest because the class bully is threatening him, but so far all his ideas are ending in messy disasters--can his friend Hector save the day?

With the help of ace detective Dash Marlowe, sleuths-in-training Mio and Jazz investigate a so-called jinx at the local Fourth of July fair.