Milla wonders if it is time to hold hands with her crush, Katie-Rose worries that no boy will ever be interested in her, and Violet is concerned about the return of her mother from a psychiatric hospital; meanwhile, Yasaman creates a plan that will distract the Flower Power girls from their worries and spark a romance between two teachers.
Fifth-graders Katie-Rose, Violet, Milla, and Yasaman nurture their new friendship through a social-networking site and a campaign to have healthier snacks served at school.
Describes the events of the nineteenth-century California gold rush, revealing historical details of how miners traveled, how they looked for gold, and their impact on California's history.
The further adventures of twelve-year-old Paolo, his six-year-old brother Georgie, and their nine-year-old deaf cousin Billy in their small California town in 1951.
Ten-year-old Kailey launches an art protest to keep a developer from spoiling the cove and its tide pools that are special to her and her family and friends.
During the California Gold Rush, Rosabel, an African-American, and Sophie, a Jew, team up and search for gold to buy Rosabel's mother her freedom from a slave catcher.
Examines the history, geography, economy, government, and people of the state of California, and contains illustrated photographs of historic landmarks and cities.
In a series of letters to her absent father, twelve-year-old Emily Ebers deals with moving cross-country, her parents' divorce, a new friendship, and her first serious crush.
