Eight-year-old Clementine, convinced that she has no talents, tries to find a way to avoid participating in the class talent show.

Fourteen-year-old Clara Luna spends the summer with her grandparents in the tiny, remote village of Yucuyoo, Mexico, learning about her grandmother's life as a healer, her father's decision to leave home for the United States, and her own place in the world.

When fifth-grade twins, Amy and Todd, tackle a school project, they also have to cope with issues of friendship at school and problems at home, including their father's unemployment.

At the beginning of eighth grade, all Marcia can think about is what nail polish to use, how to lose weight, and whether Alex will ask her to the dance, but after giving makeovers in a nursing home for a school project, she begins to appreciate the value of inner beauty.

Spring is in the air, and Clara has joined the "scrubs" as they take up whitewater kayaking. Usually she's one of the star athletes, but the white water has her scared!

Conoce a Brian, el niño invisible. Nadie en la clase parece reparar nunca en él o pensar en incluirlo en su grupo, juego o fiesta de cumpleaños . . . hasta que un niño nuevo llegaa la clase. Cuando llega Justin-el niño nuevo-Brian es el primero en hacerlo sentir bienvenido. Y cuando Brian y Justin hacen equipo para trabajar en un proyecto juntos, Brian encuentra una manera de brillar.De lareconocida autora y oradora Trudy Ludwig y la aclamada...