Mills, Claudia

"Nora Alpers, 4th grade scientist, tackles her most difficult subject yet, making friends with someone you have nothing in common with"--Provided by publisher.

While looking for Kivsa, his lame sheep, Benjamin misses the wonderous announcement that the angels make to the other shepherds near Bethlehem, but it is Kivsa who leads him to the newborn king.

Seventh-grader Alex Ryan enjoys attracting attention, though he never seems to impress his father, but when his antics cause problems with his would-be girlfriend on a school outing, he has second thoughts about his actions.

The students in Miss Molina's third grade class are abuzz with excitement about the upcoming spelling bee, where they will be competing against the two other classes in third grade. Simon Ellis, who just happens to be good at a lot of other things, is also very good at spelling.

"Cody Harmon loves animals--he even has nine pets--so when the school holds a pet show fundraiser, it should be his time to shine"--.

Simon Ellis and the rest of the third grade Franklin School Friends participate in a spelling bee where Simon's competitive spirit takes over until he realizes that sometimes the best way to win is to take a chance and let other people shine.

Annika hopes to change her best friends' hatred of math by winning a Sudoku contest, but she does not realize how important their lack of mathematical ability is until they make a mistake at the school carnival.

Nora Alpers, 4th grade scientist, tackles her most difficult subject yet, making friends with someone you have nothing in common with--.