Sarah Weeks

Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.

When Ella is banned from bringing her umbrella to the dance recital, she comes up with an ingenious solution to the problem.

When Sam the lamb has trouble sneezing, the other animals try to help.

Eleven-year-old Verbena Polter gets through a difficult summer of turbulent emotions and the revelation of a disturbing family secret with an odd new friend who believes she is the ghost of a girl who drowned many years before.

A look at the many different ways to prepare the very same food, as everyone in a diner orders eggs.

Lizzy McTizzy can't find her shoe! She's late for the party, but what can she do? Lizzy will stop at nothing to find her missing shoe! Whether she's swinging from the chandelier or looking under the cat, Lizzy is determined to find it in time for the party. After all, she needs two matching shoes . . . or does she? Join Lizzy as she learns that being yourself is the best accessory of all!

From morning to night, a young child playfully grabs and throws items, including a bathtime rubber ducky and snacktime raisins.

Mrs. McNosh plants a squash seed that grows so monstrously big that she makes it into her house.

"Best friends Sketty and Meatball do everything together. They play together. They bark together. If Sketty sniffs a flower, Meatball sniffs a flower too. If Meatball wags his tail, Sketty's tail is wagging too. Young readers will be delighted by two pals called Sketty and Meatball, who happen to look quite a bit like their names" --