individuality

Ailin's life takes a different turn when she defies the traditions of upper class Chinese society by refusing to have her feet bound.

Chicken Chuck the rooster, who has set himself up as boss of the barnyard by virtue of the special blue feather in the middle of his forehead, finds his authority undermined by a circus horse with two blue feathers.

Examines the various ways of being an individual, discussing the forming of opinions, friendships, teamwork, competition, and dealing with feelings and differences.

A young boy lists ways in which he is special-the tallest, cutest, fastest boy on the block-including the one wonderful trait with which his father helps.

Cece, raised in Texas after being adopted from China at the age of two, jumps at the chance to travel back to her birth country with Students Across the Seven Seas, and although she makes a connection with Will, a cute guy she met on the plane, she becomes increasingly apprehensive about contacting her biological parents.

Fourteen-year-old Al Capsella, desperately trying to be normal and blend in with the rest of the crowd, is constantly embarrassed by his highly unconventional parents.

Although each of Owliver's parents has ideas for what he should do when he grows up and they expose him to lessons and experiences of various kinds, Owliver makes his own decision about what he is going to be.

Feeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name by her twin sister, Louise finally begins to find her identity.

A collection of plays, songs, and poems, designed for audiences from kindergarten through sixth grade, that presents messages against discrimination and intolerance based on race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and physical ability.

A rhyming celebration of grandmothers, including those who are mischievous ticklers, those who once wore bell bottoms and marched for equal rights, and those who are nearly family and just as loving. Includes a list of names for grandmothers in different languages.