Four friends, wanting to adopt a puppy named Penny, calculate that they can easily afford her dog food and raise money for other supplies by baking and selling doggy treats.
The school library is hosting a fundraiser and Babymouse is determined to win the grand prize--and help the school--but to win she will have to outsell her classmates, including her nemesis, Felicia Furrypaws.
Offers parents, teachers, and group leaders tips for organizing charitable projects for children to promote youth philanthropy, including real-life profiles of children involved in service.
Discusses fund-raising concerts and records produced by popular musicians to benefit charities, including projects such as Band Aid, Live Aid, Farm Aid, and others.
Seventh-grader Jonah Truman's main concerns are meeting girls and avoiding the class bully, until he and his friend Amanda start working as helpers at children's parties and his mother begins dating the principal of his school.