Barnes, Derrick D

Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten.

After Ruby's brother Roosevelt ruined Ruby's last slumber party with his pranks and scares, Ruby and her friends plot revenge--the kind that involves ingenuity and a lot of lipstick.

Ruby, an attention seeker, decides to try to copy the moves she saw at her cousin's cheerleading competition, but she only succeeds in breaking her arm which is placed in a hot pink cast that, ironically, brings her a lot of attention.

When the Hope Road Academy holds its annual animal trivia contest, Ruby represents the third grade and competes against two of her older brothers.

Eight-year-old Ruby Booker is headed to a new school where her older brothers rule; however, Ruby has big plans to change that.

A little boy lists several things going wrong and then finds a day can change for the better very quickly. Includes activity suggestions.

Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.

A little boy lists several things going wrong and then finds a day can change for the better very quickly. Includes activity suggestions.

Eight-year-old Ruby Booker is headed to a new school where her older brothers rule; however, Ruby has big plans to change that.

Two eighth-graders from very different backgrounds, Robeson "Crease" Battlefield and Pacino Clapton, discover in afterschool detention that they have a great deal in common.