Patricia Reilly Giff

In the fourth book in the Zigzag Kids series, it's showtime at the Zelda A. Zigzag Afternoon Center....

Nory Ryan's family has lived on Maidin Bay on the west coast of Ireland for generations, raising a pig and a few chickens, planting potatoes, getting by....

Nothing's going right for Ronald - he drops his pencils, inadvertently squirts water on Joy’s dress, mistakenly eats Jimmy’s sandwich, misses the ball during recess, loses his ice cream money, and drops Miss Tyler’s plant. But his teacher helps him get over his bad day with a note....

When Charlie hears that special buzz in his head, he knows it means one thing: An idea for a new invention. But Charlie's ideas tend to backfire - such as the flying feet that don't really fly. If only Charlie could make his inventions work....

Discovery Week at the Zigzag Afternoon Center! Everyone writes their discoveries on a big sheet of paper in the hallway....

Number One Kid. That’s what Mitchell McCabe’s favorite T-shirt says...

This week the kids at the Zizag Afternoon Center are being creative, and trying new things. But that's not so easy for Destiny. All of her ideas turn into disasters....

Mitchell really doesn't want to go camping with the other kids at the Zigzag Afternoon Center. Sleeping in the woods with creepy crawly things, coyotes, and bears? Yikes....