friendship

The Animal Liberation Alliance, an eco-terrorist organization, rescues a pregnant chimpanzee from an animal testing lab--only for it to give birth to a half-human, half-chimpanzee "humanzee" named Charlie! Fifteen years later, Charlie's human foster parents are finally ready to send him to a normal high school, where he makes his first friend: a human girl named Lucy. In the meantime, however, the ALA's stance has become ever more extreme, and now they're here to drag Charlie into their terrorist plot...

When Lenny, a mentally retarded migrant worker, accidentally commits a murder, his friend George must decide what is the right thing to do. There must be justice, but Lenny will not understand what is going on, and must be protected.

High school sophomore Nora has always been very cautious in her relationships, but when Patch, who has a dark side she can sense, enrolls at her school, she is mysteriously and strongly drawn to him, despite warnings from her best friend, the school counselor, and her own instincts.

Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.

Penguin gives a hippotamus all the reasons why he likes him and why he should become his personal penguin.

"Lali has worked hard to earn money for a special treat--but should she spend her earnings on herself or her friends?"--.

Follows two hippos as they calmly and mindfully go about an ordinary day.

On her daily hop, Kangaroo encounters a creature she has never seen before that might be a River Monster or a potential new friend.

After accidentally waking Koala up from a nap in his tree, Kangaroo tries to convince him to be her friend.

"Fox has a not-so-new problem, and every possible solution leads to more problems for the other animals, until they all come together with the ultimate fix."--.