"When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part ... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan....

In Muffuletta, being good at eating is the key to success. After failing a school eating test, picky eater Minerva is placed in the lowest eating track of all: Remedial Eating to Change Habits. RETCH class is full of kids with weird personalities and even weirder food preferences. And to make matters worse, Minerva's best friends, in the Gifted and Gourmet class, no longer speak to her. But soon Minerva finds she is not alone in her pickiness, and...

The science fair is coming up, and everyone's been working crazy hard to get their projects finished on time. But at the beginning of the week, projects start disappearing only to be found later completely destroyed. Chase gets an anonymous invitation that sends him in search of the missing projects. Now the fate of the science fair rests in his hands as he tries to stay one step ahead of the culprit.

Melvin Robinson wants a strong voice that lets him say what he wants, when he wants, but the thought of starting high school is only making his stutter worse. And Melvin's growing awareness that racism is everywhere—not just in the South, but also in his own hometown of Spokane—is making him realize that he can't mutely stand by. His new friend Lenny, a sax-playing Jewish boy, encourages Melvin to take some risks—to invite his crush to Homecoming...

Marc shouldn't have a single complaint as he finishes seventh grade. He's done really well in his classes, his friends Kenny and Nathan have joined him at jiu-jitsu, and most important, he's been staying on the Warrior Kid path. There's just one problem and that problem is named Danny Rhinehart. It seems like every thing Marc does, Danny does better. On top of all that, Danny is too nice! Marc doesn't know what to do. Luckily, there is some good...

"Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help"--