Fifteen-year-old Maddie dreams of entering an art contest where first prize is an all-expense paid trip to New York City, but when her mom decides to start an organic farming business, Maddie is furious and sure she will never find the inspiration she needs to win the contest.

"Franklin has to learn to cope with life's challenges without setting illegal fires"--Unedited summary from book.

Twelve-year-old Max struggles to manage a grieving mother, a special-needs brother and a desire to play hockey.

"Ethan, aka 'The Potato,' goes on a school trip to the Amazon, where he must confront his worst fears"--Provided by publisher.

Shawn and Daniel are scared after they witness a gang beating behind the mall.

When Renata is chosen to play the lead role in the school musical, students who used to ignore her start saying hello and congratulating her in the hall. She is happy until it becomes evident that Karin, a wealthy girl who expected to get the lead role, will go to great lengths to ruin Renata's reputation.

"In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Lauren is worried what will happen when her new friends realize her brother is disabled."-- Moving to a new city and a new school is never easy. So Lauren is relieved when Callie, Treena and Maddy welcome her into their group. But then Lauren witnesses their reaction to a first grader in a wheelchair. That boy is her little brother, Will. But she's afraid that if she tells them, they may not want to...

"In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Iggy embarrasses his family with his internet podcast."-- Something's bugging Iggy. Iggy comes from a famous family. Well, sort of. His dad directs a cheesy sci-fi web series, his mom writes for it, and his sister has a successful YouTube channel. Iggy doesn't have the acting bug, so he feels like an outsider. Wanting to prove himself, Iggy starts his own podcast about what interests him: insects....

It's hard to find a place for yourself when you're walking in the shadow of a school legend. That's the problem 15-year-old Laurel Quinn has faced every day of her school life. She loves her brother, Jack -- a jock, a brain, and one of the most popular guys in school -- but she's tired of being known only as his little sister. In an attempt to establish her own identity, Laurel becomes a reporter for the school paper. After months of invisible...

As fourteen-year-old Sam collects family heirlooms through directions left for him in a series of letters written by his estranged grandfather, he learns about forgiveness.