In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is African-American, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists.
Desmond is so skilled at disappearing that sometimes even his teacher cannot find him but when he meets Gloria, a new student at school, his attitude slowly changes.
Camilla the cupcake fairy is thrilled to get her very first wand, but when using it turns out to be more difficult than she expected she calls on her friends to help her use it to make delicious cupcake frosting with sprinkles.
being the early experiences of an intelligent stingray, a brave buffalo, and a brand-new someone called Plastic
Jenkins, Emily
2011
Contains six linked stories that tell how Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic become part of a little girl's toy collection and follow their adventures as they make friends with some of her other toys and try to navigate in the world of real people.
Every time Hannah gets frightened her feet turn to blocks of ice, but her friends figure out the cause of the problem, as well as a solution that gets her back on the diving board and able to speak up in class.
When fourteen-year-old Zachary and his father move to Falls, Connecticut, he spends a summer falling in love, coming to terms with his mother's absence, and forming eclectic friendships.
Every school day is great for first-grader Posey, until her teacher's birthday, when her best friend's gift of an enormous bouquet puts Posey's few, home-grown roses to shame.