A mother duck hatches three odd ducklings and one that seems perfect, so she names the fourth Beauty and fusses over her, while the other ducklings are learning to fly, swim, find food, and have fun. Includes puzzles and notes for adults.
Using another cryptic list from her older sister as a guide, Jessica Darling experiences mixed results while navigating the seventh grade social scene by hosting a slumber party and planning a Halloween costume.
After spending her life with her mentally disabled mother and agoraphobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is.
"Two polar-opposite eight year olds who become summer best friends find their friendship threatened by the uncertainties of a school year"--Provided by publisher.
When five-year-old Birdie's mother promises to take her to a salon to tame her long, unruly hair, Birdie looks at magazines and consults her friends to find the style that is perfect for her.
"Destiny leads 11-year-old Cady to a peanut butter factory, a family of children searching for their own Talents, and a Talent Thief who will alter her life forever"--Provided by publisher. Includes cake recipes.
Scaredy kat: Thirteen-year-old Kat, still not comfortable in her role as a medium, and her friend Jac, undergoing a serious crisis about the role of music in her life, try to find a way to help the unhappy spirit of a young boy in the abandoned house next door.
In the upcoming horse show, Martin wants to ride Hamish's spirited Thunderbolt in show jumping and Hamish wants to ride Martin's gentle farm horse, Roly, in dressage, but their parents expect them to be on their own horses.
