Mills, Claudia

Nora Alpers has just become a ten-year-old aunt. To prepare for the new arrival, she's writing down baby-related facts in her special notebook, just like she does with her favorite subject: ants.

Science-obsessed fourth grader Nora wants to be like her scientist family and publish a professional research paper on her favorite subject: her ant farm!.

Fourth-grader Mason struggles to enjoy playing basketball after his best friend persuades him to join a team, and learns that the dog-hating lady next door is not so bad after all.

Wilson Williams does not want anyone to know his parents have hired a tutor to help him with his math, but the secret could spell disaster for his friendship with Josh.

Annika hopes to change her best friends' hatred of math by winning a Sudoku contest, but she does not realize how important their lack of mathematical ability is until they make a mistake at the school carnival.

Izzy Barr is the star athlete of the third grade, but her father always seems to think her brother Dustin is better. She pretends she does not care but as the citywide 10K run approaches, Izzy really wants her father to join the rest of her family and her friends in watching her run.

When her look-alike younger sister Lucy gets promoted into her fifth grade class, Cynthia feels that she must fight to retain her own individuality.

Seventh-grade honor student Sierra Shepard faces expulsion after accidentally bringing a paring knife to school, violating the school's zero-tolerance policy.

Kelsey is the best reader in her third grade class, and she is determined to lead her class to victory in the all-school reading contest.