friendship

A black boy and an emotionally troubled white boy in North Carolina form a precarious friendship.

When Maggie's pet cricket is stolen, she and her friends embark on a search for the "pirate" thief which ensues in a small tragedy, but the making of a new friend.

Alex, a fourth grader with AIDS, makes a new friend and learns that although he is sick, he can't misbehave in school.

Jacob worries a lot. If only he knew how much his friends from second grade really like him!.

When he learns why his best friend taught him an unbeatable pitch instead of using it himself, Bernie learns a sad lesson about friendship.

Although the girls are overjoyed when Max forms a Pony Club, Lisa worries that Carole and Stevie will be jealous when she gets her own horse.

Pam's new job of schooling ponies is taking time away from her own pony, Lightning, and from her friends Lulu and Anna, who are angry that she never goes horseback riding with them anymore.

When her new stepfather imposes restrictions on her daily life, and her best friend prepares to move to Cleveland, Natalie takes drastic steps to stem the tide of change in her life.

"Penguin's tired of the snow and cold--so he decides to go on vacation! But where should he go? And what new friends will he meet along the way?"--Provided by publisher.

When Elephant gets sick Monkey comes up with ways to make him feel better, but when Monkey gets sick Elephant has his own ideas about how to make him feel better.