Shalant, Phyllis

Upon entering fourth grade, Finch and his friends think they must stop playing superheroes, until they discover that their game might become real through a magical cape, and the Society of Secret Superheroes is born.

Introduces Vietnam's cultural background with games, folk tales, recipes, puppets, and crafts.

Mandy's adventures in fifth grade include taking a class trip to her teacher's farm, making a photojournal of the trip, competing for tickets to a rock concert, and trying to avoid the class troublemaker, Jonathan.

Zach is small for a sixth-grader and the girls at school make fun of him, but when one girl in his class starts showing him some Tae kwon do moves and teaching him about martial arts, things begin to change.

After being abandoned in a pond, Bartleby, a pet turtle, meets many other creatures, learns to survive in the wild, and decides to go in search of his birthplace.

Lee Bloom is drawn into a high-energy friendship with her new neighbor that is built around their exuberant imaginations, but their mothers' bigotry soon threatens to destroy their friendship.

Twelve-year-old Lucy deals with her feelings of loss during her parents separation by writing poetry on a computer and working with a Labrador retriever guide dog candidate.

Introduces the culture of the Caribbean area using crafts, folktales, games, and recipes.

Introduces Vietnam's cultural background with games, folk tales, recipes, puppets, and crafts.

Writing poetry on a computer and working with a labrador retriever guide dog candidate help twelve-year-old Lucy deal with feelings of loss during her parents' separation.