- The No-Nothings and Their Baby, illustrated by Ross Collins, Scholastic 2000
- The Fixits, illustrated by Paul Meisel, Hyperion 1999
- The Salamander Room, illustrated by Steve Johnson, Knopf 1991, An ABC Children’s Choice, 1992-93 Keystone to Reading Book Award, 1993 Reading Rainbow Feature Selection, ABA Pick of the Lists 1991
- The Yellow Button, illustrated by Judy Pederson, Knopf 1990
- Watch Me, illustrated by Stacey Shuett, Knopf 1990
- The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes series, Scholastic 2000-2005 (ages 8 -12) Summer 2002 Children’s Booksense 76 (best series for ages 9-12)
- Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
- The Declaration of Independence
- Reach for The Stars
- Have Wheels, Will Travel
- Look Before You Leap
- The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword
- Two Heads Are Better Than One
- The More, The Merrier
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind
- Everything New Under the Sun
- Too Close For Comfort
- Good Things Come in Small Packages
- Some Things Never Change
- The Best is Yet To Come
- Knowledge is Power
- It’s Music to My Ears
- Now You See it, Now You Don’t
- That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles
- Home is Where the Heart Is
- The Oxboy, Persea Books 2000 (ages 12 and up) (originally published by Knopf 1993) ALA Notable Book 1993, Notable 1993 Children’s Trade book in the Field of Social Studies
- A Sliver of Glass and other uncommon stories, Hyperion 1996 (ages 10 and up)
- Goldfish Charlie and the Case of the Missing Planet, Troll Books 1996 (ages 6 -10)
- The Accidental Witch, Hyperion 1995 (ages 8-12)
- Moose Street, Knopf 1992 (ages 8-12), Booklist Editor’s Choice, Best Book 1992
- editor, A Walk in My World: International Short Stories about Youth, Persea Books 1998
- editor, Working Days: Stories of Teenagers at Work, Persea Books 1997, ALA Best Book for Teens 1998, A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, YALSA 2000 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
- editor, Going Where I’m Coming From: Memoirs of American Youth, Persea Books 1995, A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens
- editor, America Street: A Multicultural Anthology of Stories, Persea Books 1993, A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, Hungry Mind Best Young Adult Book 1993
