Tamar, Erika

With the advice of her stepfather, eleven-year-old Katie takes on the job of feeding an abused junkyard dog and building it a doghouse for shelter during the hard winter.

Venus wants to break away from the modeling her mother has pushed her into and join the soccer team.

Living in a poor Puerto Rican family complicates life for ten-year-old Marisol when she realizes that pursuing her love for ballet may expose her brother to danger.

Nine-year-old Pete and his friends, who enjoy playing pick-up soccer, get registered as an official team and discover the negative aspects of competition.

Fourteen-year-old Alice discovers there's a lot more to being a high fashion model than designer clothes and a glamorous lifestyle.

Marisol and her neighbors turn a vacant New York City lot into a lush community garden.