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Anastasia's tenth year has some good things like falling in love and really getting to know her grandmother and some bad things like finding out about an impending baby brother.

Carrie, an odd girl who has the power of telekinesis, is harrassed by her fellow students to the point of violence.

During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.

Arturo disobeys his mother by playing his favorite game on her computer, which leads to a lesson in taking responsibility for one's actions.

A turtle afraid of small dark places, and therefore of crawling into his shell, asks a variety of animals for advice, only to find out that each has a fear of its own.

Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her overcome her problem.

Chuy works hard at the muffler shop to earn enough money to join his father in America, where together they create an army of "muffler men," statues made from old muffler parts, that they scatter around the city. Text in English and Spanish.

A young girl describes activities that her great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother all did for their daughters, and that she does for her doll. Presented in English and Spanish.