Increasingly aware of the differences between her family, who are nonobservant Jews, and their Catholic neighbors, 10-year-old Gerry Flam begins to investigate her heritage.
Contains ten stories by leading children's book authors, each of which features the phrase "I told you so, " including selections from Johanna Hurwitz, Barbara Ann Porte, David A. Adler, and others.
When the new fifth grade teacher announced that there would be an election for a class president, Cricket Kaufman was positive she would win. After all, she is the most popular girl in class and plans to become President of the United States. But when Julio decides to nominate his best friend Lucas, the election becomes more complicated. Suddenly, Julio finds himself becoming much more involved than he ever imagined...and the class is in for a surprise on election day!.