Arthur struggles to come up with a plan to salvage the pride of the third-grade class and save his teacher's job when the kids from Lakewood keep coming up losers in their competition against Glenbrook Academy.
When Justin Zeckendorf is teamed up with two of the smartest girls in his fourth grade class for a good deed contest, his zany ideas almost cost them their chance to win.
Tony hopes to win the first pick of prizes in his school's fundraiser, but he discovers that selling candy is not as easy as he had thought, especially when another fourth grader also wants to win.
In their quest to win a prize at the harvest festival, the residents of Appleville neglect their crops in order to grow a giant apple and discover during the winter that fame and honor do not fill empty stomachs.
Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
