human behavior

The Keys family is vacationing at Shenandoah National Park intending to do some serious hiking, but twelve-year-old Marlon would much rather be on his phone talking with his friends at home in Chicago, and is further annoyed because the girl his own age, Nadia, turns out to be an experienced hiker; but when on the first day his complaining and resistance separates him from his parents his "boring" vacation becomes an exercise in survival as he and Nadia are caught in a storm.

Sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright's bad luck has turned around and suddenly he can do no wrong.

Illustrations and simple text tell a story about Messy Bessey and her very messy bedroom.

When their parents begin saying the wrong thing every time six-year-old Sukey and her older brothers misbehave, the children discover that it is a plot and fight back with their own wrong phrases.

Relates three times that nine-year-old Iggy got into trouble, two of which he does not regret and one for which he is very, very sorry.

Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes's attempts to defend himself against the class bully always end up getting him in trouble, but he promises to do his best when his dad offers to take him to Disneyland if he can be good for an entire week--which may be a few days too long.

Presents wacky, fanciful explanations--some with a kernel of truth--for rules that parents impose on their children, including reasons for eating vegetables, not jumping on the bed, and combing one's hair.

Midwesterner Lee Fiora is sent by her father to a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts where she manages to survive in spite of the social differences between her and her classmates.

Presents wacky, fanciful explanations--some with a kernel of truth--for rules that parents impose on their children, including reasons for brushing one's teeth, washing one's feet, and not swallowing gum.

Mallory enters fourth grade with high hopes for her best year ever, but instead she starts by breaking the teacher's rules and then feels left out when her best friend likes the same boy she does.