"A young girl takes action against ocean pollution in a timely story with unique plastic-waste diorama art"--Provided by publisher.

"Jolie LOVES strawberries and wants to grow her own, but first she has to convince her parents she is responsible enough to take care of plants herself. Once Jolie finally gets her very own strawberry plants she finds out just how delicious (and how hard) it can be to grow your own food"--

Even though she's allergic to most animal pets, a young girl named Piper still wishes she could have one, so she makes an imaginary one out of slime. When a magical bottle of sparkly dust turns her slime into a real pet, Piper learns the challenges and rewards of caring for a creature.

"Everyone else knows the truth about you, now you can know it, too. That's the slogan. The product: a junky contraption that tattoos personalized revelations on its users' forearms. It's an old con, playing on the fear that we are obvious to everybody except ourselves. This particular one's been circulating New York since the 1960s. The ad works. And, oddly enough, so might the device ... A small stream of city dwellers buy into this cult of the epiphany...

When the team goalie is injured during the soccer match, seventh-grader Griffin is called on to switch positions and play goal for the remainder of the season--and the playoffs.

When her mother cannot find a babysitter for the weekend, thirteen-year-old Monica is left in charge of the house and her stepsister Angela, with disastrous results.

"Dogs can be great pets, but taking care of them is a lot of work. The young princess in this book gets a dog before learning all the work that being a pet owner requires. Readers follow the princess on her journey with the dog"--Amazon.

Joe the tugboat dreams of traveling around the world but, realizing how much his help is needed in the harbor, decides his voyage can wait for another day. Includes facts about boats, a related activity, and word list.

When Willow breaks her leg, Ellabeth must step into the role of Head Unicorn Rider as the remaining three riders set off on a dangerous mission to obtain diamonds from the Dakkar serpent, who must give them up willingly--but Ellabeth is not sure she has the courage or judgment to lead the way, especially after she insults the serpent.

Thirteen-year-old Dan blames himself when his best friend Nate is hit in the head by a baseball during practice. Desperate to help, Dan seizes on the suggestion that even in a coma Nate may be able to hear him, and sets out to read to Nate from the superhero comic books that both boys love.