Shalant, Phyllis

Suzanne jeopardizes her membership in the sixth grade's most popular group, the Insiders, when she joins the school band and befriends a Nearly Nerd named Faith Futterman.

Mandy's adventures in fifth grade include taking a class trip to her teacher's farm, making a photojournal of the trip, competing for tickets to a rock concert, and trying to avoid the class troublemaker, Jonathan.

Introduces aspects of Korean culture that Korean Americans bring with them to the United States. Includes folktales, recipes, and instructions for games and crafts.

Zach is small for a sixth-grader and the girls at school make fun of him, but when one girl in his class starts showing him some Tae kwon do moves and teaching him about martial arts, things begin to change.

Thirteen-year-old Andi's life is changed when she befriends the glamorous, uninhibited Geneva Peace and her Hebrew school is taken over by a handsome rabbinic intern.

After making a dangerous voyage down the Mississippi from New York, Bartleby, who had started life as a pet turtle, and his alligator friend Seezer must learn to survive in their true bayou home.

Discusses the history and culture of Mexico and presents information on holiday celebrations, folktales, food, and games, with accompanying activities, crafts, and recipes.

Upon entering fourth grade, Finch and his friends think they must stop playing superheroes, until they discover that their game might become real through a magical cape, and the Society of Super Secret Heroes is born.

After being abandoned in a pond, Bartleby, a pet turtle, meets many other creatures, learns to survive in the wild, and decides to go in search of his birthplace.