Zero, dismayed by her big, empty, roundness, tries to force herself into the shape of the much-admired One, but must finally accept that she can only be Zero.

Irving and Muktuk, two polar bears, enjoy themselves so much when Larry comes to visit them that the next time they escape from the zoo in Bayonne, New Jersey, they decide to pay a visit themselves.

"Joey didn't share and he felt there was something wrong with him"--Jacket flap. So Howard tried to help Joey. When Joey brought the chameleons to school, and they escaped, they were very hard to find. That gave Howard an idea about how Joey could fit in better.

All her life Aurora has heard stories about how wonderful and lucky Heidi is, and soon this paragon (now grown up and expecting a baby) will be visiting; but before she arrives part of their house is damaged in a fire, and worse, Aurora's beloved dog disappears--and while her parents have always believed in "soof" (Heidi's mom's word for love), Aurora, who has never really fit in with children her own age, will just have to find her own soof.

"Noah and Daniel are both excited about their new school and hope to become the boys they know they can be. Noah hopes to fit in and be part of a group of friends for a change, and Daniel, whose parents love moving to new places, just wants to stay in one place long enough to have a birthday party with friends from school. They quickly size each other up and, despite their differences--Noah has a cochlear implant while Daniel's parents barely seem...

When Matt's favorite card came, Monster Zap, is banned from the school, he and his classmates come up with a super solution to save them.

"Explores simple actions and concepts that children learn as they start to socialize and communicate"-- Provided by publisher.