"As the seasons turn, Maisie rides her bull in and out of Dada's tall tales. Her Mama wears linen and plays the viola. Her Dada wears kente cloth and plays the marimba. They come from different places, but they hug her in the same way. And most of all, they love her just the same"--Provided by publisher.
Junior high girls Julie and Lydia deal with romance issues as Julie and Roland become an official couple and Lydia's mom announces she is getting married.
Claudia Dalton, twelve, embarks on an unexpected treasure hunt that she hopes will bring her missing father home and heal whatever is wrong with her family. Told through notes, emails, audio and video transcripts, and more from Claudia's scrapbook.
Two best friends embark on a project to study the behavior and taste of the popular girls at their elementary school so that by the time they get to middle school they too will be in the right crowd and record their findings in the form of a scrapbook.
"Amelia is excited to graduate from middle school, but nervous about starting high school, especially when she finds out she won't have her best friend Carly with her. In her homemade graduation yearbook, drawings and 'photos' nostalgically recap her earlier years and notebooks as Amelia figures out how to face the changes ahead"--Provided by publisher.
