Twelve-year-olds Madeleine, Theo, and Lulu, and thirteen-year-old Garrison, are sent to a remote Massachusetts school to overcome their phobias, but tragedy strikes and the quartet must work together--with no adult assistance--to face their fears.

Franklin Delano Donuthead, a fifth-grader obsessed with hygiene and safety, finds an unlikely friend and protector in Sarah Kervick, the tough new student who lives in a dirty trailer, bonds with his mother, and is as "irregular" as he is.

"What if timid Baby Lincoln broke free of her bossy sister and set off on an unexpected journey? Kate DiCamillo presents a touching new adventure set in Mercy Watsons world. Baby Lincolns older sister, Eugenia, is very fond of telling Baby what to do, and Baby usually responds by saying 'Yes, Sister.' But one day Baby has had enough. She decides to depart on a Necessary Journey, even though she has never gone anywhere without Eugenia telling her what...

"Doris has always reveled in the warmth of a spotlight. Her whole life, she's danced the nights away, with friends from the only home she's ever known. But one day, Doris twirls...out of step...until she stumbles across a whole new kind of spotlight." -- Provided by publisher.

"Penelope is running out of time! She dreams of being a writer, but how can she pursue her passion when her mother schedules every minute of her life? And how will she ever prove that writing is worthwhile if her mother keeps telling her to 'get busy' and 'be more productive'? Then one day, Penelope discovers a hole in her schedule an entire day completely unplanned! and she mysteriously falls into it. What follows is a mesmerizing journey through...

Tired of being a princess, the youngest of three sisters throws her crown out the window and finds happiness working in the royal kitchen and pigsty.

"I am more than what you think I am! You can do anything as long as you believe in yourself. We are more than one label, trait, or interest -- and we can do big things."-- Front cover flap

The New Girl at school plays the violin so beautifully that Almond gets lost in the music, but she also feels sad because she does not know if she herself has any talent at all--until the school play, when with the encouragement of her mother, her teacher, and the New Girl, she finds she has a talent for acting.

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...

Eighth grader Lizzie's study of asexuality in science class leads her to understand her own asexual identity as she embarks on a journey toward self-discovery and self-advocacy. What do you do when there's a question inside you that feels so big, you don't know how to put words to it? How do you even begin to ask it? Fourteen-year-old Lizzie is experiencing a lot of change: her family had to move after the incident with their neighbor, leaving behind...