juvenile fiction

At Harlem's Langston Hughes Middle School, eleven-year-old Elijah "Jumper" Breeze and his friends compete against Nia and her girlfriends on the basketball court, in a video dance tournament, and for a student council seat, and, meanwhile, several of the students face issues with their fathers.

Instead of learning the more practical farming skills his father tries to teach him, Kiyoshi is fascinated by the dragonflies around the rice paddies, which inspire him to craft a lantern that changes his destiny.

While at the pond, Oscar the kitten meets a frog who answers all of Oscars questions about how animals are born and how they grow.

Fourth-grader Donavan is sensitive about the problems he has understanding math, and then when his favorite uncle, a former high school basketball star, returns from National Guard duty an amputee, Donavan's problems get even worse as he struggles to accept this "new" Uncle Vic.

Twelve-year-old Cap Wadell wants to play on a "real" football team, but his middle school in a small Texas town does not have enough players until his grandfather revives interest in the game of six-man football--but just when things are looking up, Cap's grandfather and a teammate's grandfather revive an old football feud.

Amelia describes the student council election she is participating in, explaining what the student council does, how it works, and why it is important to elect the best people for office.

The magic wind turns fourth-grader Katie into her grandfather for a day, and she realizes he isn't too old to do fun things with her--such as be her partner in the school Olympics.

After hearing about the exciting summer vacations of his classmates, Arthur decides to write an embellished version of his own summer experiences.

Curious George learns about cleaning after he spills grape juice on the new rug.

Curious George goes to his first dog show and decides to take the canines home with him.