Everything changes for thirteen-year-old Travis, a new student who is trying to hide his illiteracy, when he meets a sassy classmate with her own secrets and a remarkable teacher.

Ashley is thrilled with fashionable Sophie, a new girl from Los Angeles, but her friends are not impressed and consider her a stuck-up intruder on their friendship--will a spa sleepover at Sophie's house break the ice or cause a blow-up?

"Sixth-grader Alex really wants to make his middle school soccer team this year, but Jake, the class bully, keeps taunting him with his past failures--until Errol, a new student from Scotland, teaches him the importance of practice and teamwork." -- Provided by publisher.

Gabriela Rivera is a sixth-grader with a serious peanut allergy, lots of artistic talent, one friend at her school, and a total lack of self-confidence--but when she meets Daisy, the owner and baker at Daisy's Desserts, who makes allergy free treats, she finally starts to gain some confidence in her own considerable abilities.

"Delaney's killing it with her work on Student Council. If she keeps this up, she will definitely snag an officer position by the time seventh grade rolls around! Never one to back away from a cause, Delaney's on the case when she finds out her science lab partner is being cyber-bullied. The Sleepover Girls are happy to help work on the campaign and put a stop to the problem, but what happens when they find out one of their good friends is also a...

Faith, the new girl, knows she's not the typical cheerleader. She's lanky, shy, and avoids the spotlight. When she goes to cheer camp, her snobby teammate stops at nothing to embarrass her. To shine on her new squad, Faith will have to learn to lean on her friends and believe in herself.

When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and his desire to support his family.

Eleven-year-old Cyrus knows he is not cut out to be a football hero or fireman like his adopted father, but it takes a skittish stray dog to teach him that he, too, can be brave. Cyrus Olsons dad is a heroNorthfields former football star and now one of their finest firefighters. Everyone expects Cyrus to follow in his dads record-breaking footsteps, and he wishes they were rightexcept hes never been brave like that. But this year, with the help of...

Middleton Middle School is holding class elections and the sixth-grade's choice for president includes Henry, who's only running on a dare, and Annelise, who's only interested in being bossy. Victoria Torres can't help but think that a class president should try to improve the school and get people to work together, so she decides to throw her unfortunately average hat in the ring. But when the campaign turns dirty, Victoria can't help but wonder...

Fifth-graders Zoe, Jaden, and Caleb and the rest of the Hubble Middle School S.M.A.R.T.S. club are participating in a Mars colony simulation sponsored by a private company, but when their equipment starts malfunctioning the kids suspect sabotage--and their chief suspect is Barrett and the rival Mad Scientists from the Edison Middle School.