When it's time to celebrate her twelfth birthday, Victoria Torres wants to have a birthday party with her friends at GlamaRama, a new store at the mall. But she still wants to enjoy her traditional party with her family, and her mother says she can only have one birthday party. Victoria will have to make a difficult decision.

When the school math team loses one of its members before the conference title match, Victoria Torres, whose sister happens to be the team captain, is recruited to fill in the open spot. With her sister making her cram for the competition day and night, Victoria finds herself wanting to win badly but also losing patience with her sister's constant nagging.

It's summer time and that means softball season! Victoria Torres is joining up with some of her friends to play co-ed softball on a city-league team coached by none other than her dad. As an experienced pitcher, Vicka thinks this is her chance to shine on the mound. But her Dad has different plans. He wants her and her strong arm in centerfield, but Victoria hates being stuck in the outfield! How will she deal with this curveball? A glossary, discussion...

Victoria Torres dreams of being cast as Juliet in her class's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. So imagine her disappointment when she's cast as Friar Laurence, a bald old man! But Vicka knows that the way to shine in any role is to do your best. But will her best be enough to stop another disappointed cast member from completely sabotaging the big performance? The class play is turning to far more drama than even Shakespeare could have...