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Winnie's thirteenth year brings many joys and challenges as she negotiates her relationship with her first boyfriend and realizes that change is inevitable in her friends, family, and even herself.

Fourteen-year-old Winnie counts down the days until she begins high school, but turmoil in her relationships with Lars, Dinah, Cinnamon, and her family provide Winnie with a distraction that allows her to ignore her own issues.

Winnie relates the events of her twelfth year and the many changes in her relationships and in her attitude toward growing up.

A collection of five stories with photographs, describing unlikely friendships between animals, including the dog that became friends with a piglet, and examining the unexpected ways animals help other animals.

A collection of five true stories about unlikely friendships between animals of different species, describing how the animals bonded and thrived in unique circumstances.

"Everyone is invited to a birthday party at her parent's candy store, except Stella Batts.

D.J. learns how to handle a classmate who claims that his mean-spirited "teasing" is just a joke.

David receives a curse from an elderly woman he has helped his schoolmates attack, and he learns to regret his weakness in pandering to others for the sake of popularity before new friends and a very nice girl helps him to be a stronger, more assertive person.

Thirty-eight different girls give advice on specific issues including sisters, school, passing notes, adults, divorce, babysitting, boys, sport, drugs, and personal appearance.

Herbie, Ray, and their second-grade classmates learn more about treating each other with respect.

Katie wants to go to Suzanne's sleepover party, but Jeremy wants her to ride the new roller coaster with him.

As the Pee Wee Scouts prepare for Easter they also visit the firehouse during Fire Prevention week, and after Sonny's mother meets and starts dating the fire chief, Molly helps Sonny come to terms with his mother's new boyfriend.

On the first day of seventh grade when Kat "borrows" a bicycle to go see her dog who was hit the day before by a woman with Alzheimer's disease, she learns about the serious consequences of impetuous actions and manages to make some new friends in the process.

When Meany's best friend Carol Ann pairs with the new girl at school to create a science project, Beany must work with Kevin the bully.

Using the metaphor of a bucket, Felix's grandfather explains how being kind is the most fulfilling way to go about one's life and encourages him not to be dissuaded by those who choose a different path.