self-acceptance

The arrival of new student Marwa, a fellow sixth-grader who is a strict Muslim, helps Aliya come to terms with her own lukewarm practice of the faith and her embarrassment over others' reactions to their beliefs.

When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.

"A puddle sits despairingly as she is trampled on by humans and animals alike until something miraculous happens that makes her feel worthwhile"--Provided by publisher.

Perpetually awkward Nima Kumara-Clark is bored with her insular community of Bridgeton, in love with her straight girlfriend, and trying to move past her mother s unexpected departure. After a bewildering encounter at a local festival, Nima finds herself suddenly immersed in the drag scene on the other side of town.

Maisie Fernandez has just about convinced herself that she does not care about her weight or her looks, or about only having one friend in Fort Collins High School (nerdy Owen Carpenter), but "Sienna", the internet profile she creates, is beautiful, skinny, and confident; the profile is part of her plan to humiliate the popular kids who bully and make fun of her, but suddenly the deception gets complicated--because the actual Sienna, the girl whose photos Maisie has been using, shows up in real life.

"Edgar the jellyfish joins a self-help group of starfish and learns to embrace what makes him unique"--Provided by publisher.

After seeing a plane flying through the sky, Mac the tractor decides that he wants to fly.

Bliss, having moved back home after a messy divorce, gets drawn into the romantic drama that ensues after her younger sister, Diana, is chosen as the star of a reality televison show, and Bliss is forced to reconsider everything she thought she knew about herself, her family, and love.

Plumeria worries when she hears the Slipper sisters plan to compete against her in the song festival, but discovers she has a gift that will help her perform.

Nick, a learning disabled sixteen-year-old, copes with his anger and hurt at being labeled a Special Education student while also dealing with dating and the troubling memories of his drowned sister.