de la Pe?a, Matt

"An ode to the richly varied tapestry of experiences and identities that make every child unique"--Provided by publisher.

Danny, who is tall and skinny but has a talent for pitching a fastball, cannot seem to fit in at school in San Diego, where his Mexican and white heritage causes people to judge him before he even speaks.

After a judge sentences Miguel to spend a year in a group home and write in a journal, he makes plans to escape the youth detention center and go to Mexico, where he can put his past behind him.

After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.

While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.

"Before he becomes Superman, Clark Kent must save his hometown of Smallville"-- Provided by publisher.

While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.

"Before he becomes Superman, Clark Kent must save his hometown of Smallville"-- Provided by publisher.

Music travels through the streets of Santa Clara, filling the air with beautiful sounds and the the hearts of those she touches with happiness. When music comes across a boy who longs to have her in his life, there are obstacles to overcome, but soon the boy and music are together exactly as they should be.

After surviving the earthquake and tsunami, Shy manages to make it back to land but he is far from safe because a secret his cruise ship co-worker, Addie, shared with him is one that people have killed for, and now that Shy knows, he has become a moving target.