realistic fiction

Poe, a homeless young teen, struggles to keep his living situation a secret.

When Dad and Mum break up, Em does her best to cheer up her little brother and sister, even though she is miserable. She is always cheered up by reading one of her favorite books. Em's dreams are to meet her favorite author and get her Dad back. Will they be granted?.

When Mallory gets the lead in the school play, she cannot understand why her best friend Mary Ann is not just as excited as she is, but eventually she finds out--and learns who her real friends are.

When Mallory is appointed to the Fern Falls Elementary School Environmental Committee, which is deciding on class projects for the upcoming Green Fair, she rapidly succeeds in alienating her classmates, friends, and family by her overzealous efforts to save the planet.

As twelve-year-old Bingo Brown strives for the triumphs of today and steels himself against the tribulations of tomorrow, he discovers that he will have to undergo a few more trials and triumphs before growing up.