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After a shared homework assignment goes awry, Rhonda and Amelia figure out why they are always fighting, while "superhero" Reggie and "ninja" Kyle try to become archenemies.

As fourth grade comes to an end, Reggie, Rhonda, and Amelia let their imaginations soar.

When Amelia and her friends tag along on Aunt Tanner's business trip to New York City, Amelia gets to visit with her father and best friend, Sunday Jones, and learns a lesson about home.

When Amelia's mother inherits her aunt's house across town, Amelia imagines her life changing in devastating ways, beginning with having to leave her group of friends and join the ninjas.

Presents a brief exploration of recent history in India, as well as what it is like to grow up and live there, including what families in India are like, school life, careers, society, marriage, holidays, and the different religions people practice.

Fifteen-year-old Emily has six siblings, but she was also close to her best friend, Lizzie Porter, who died nearly a year ago, and she is still grieving; but Lizzie's family are also grieving, so much so, that they use Lizzie's younger sister, Chloe, as a lure and kidnap Emily, forcing her to dress, talk, and act like Lizzie, and threatening to go after Emily's family if she does not become the replacement for the daughter they lost--and Emily is caught between fear for herself and her family, and concern for Chloe, who she sees is also a victim of Mrs.

Collects what the author/artist considers to be the most significant "Mafalda" strips that appeared in newspapers and books during the ten years of Mafalda's life, including Felipe's anguish at schooltime; Susanita's gossip, as the neighborhood know-it-all; the stupidity of Manolito, the administrator, marketing specialist and heir to the prosperous Don Manolo grocery store; Miguelito and his eternal existential conflicts; and more.

Text and images examine the lives of children around the world. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

"In a perfect world, there would be no need for Animal Magic. But Ella and Caleb Harrison, who live at the animal rescue center with their parents, know that life isn't perfect.

The author recounts special moments with her grandmother while growing up in Iran.

"Joyful young narrators celebrate feeling at home in one's own skin"--OCLC.

"Lolo skips through life, leaving a trail of laughter and a few frowns.

"All Dominguita wants to do is read. Especially the books in Spanish that Abuela gave to her just before she moved away.

Maggie Diaz of Miami is excited to start seventh-grade with her best friends, Zoey and Julian, and finally getting a cellphone of her own; but after school her friends are wrapped up in their various clubs, her mother is attending college, and her older sister Caro has her sports and tutoring, so Maggie decides that she will find a club to join as well--but trying out ALL the different clubs while still juggling school work is exhausting and confusing--and soon it seems like everybody is mad at her, and the cellphone of her dreams is getting further and further away.

"On Thanksgiving Day, a girl who has just turned eight loudly insists that she be permitted to sit at the dining room table, rather than with the babies"--Provided by publisher.