individuality

A boy proud of his individuality proclaims his love of raw broccoli, rainy days, and his pet iguana.

Billy's parents try to plan his life for him, including his choice of friends, but he has ideas of his own.

In the Chinese city of Canton, Mr. Chang wishes to have a yellow robe like that of the ruling mandarin, to distinguish himself as a truly important person, but after earning the right to wear the special robe he discovers a different way to be happy.

Seventeen-year-old Mclean begins to lose sight of who she really is after she tries to reinvent herself at each school she attends after her parents' divorce and her father moves her from town to town.

Thirteen-year-old Katya convinces her parents to try homeschooling her for a month, but while she is finally excited about learning--and about Milo, the violin prodigy who lives nearby--not everything works out as she had hoped.

Alice is in the eighth grade, and while she wants her life to be exciting and outrageous, she also wants to feel protected and safe.

Two animals who share a love of the night sky meet in the daylight and are surprised to discover how different they are.

Unlike the other wiggleskins who live happily in the mud and only stick their necks out to eat, Edwin is eager for different experiences and follows his mother's advice to stick his neck out for adventure.

A newly-hatched turtle tries to find a way to rid himself of his shell until he learns it is part of what makes him a turtle.

Parallel text in Spanish and English portrays Margaret and Margarita, who mirror one another as they fix their hair, greet their friends, and engage in other routine activities, each in her own special way.