Photographic puzzles follow an escaped pet mouse through a school while depicting such common school items as scissors, paper, books, and chalk. Readers are challenged to identify the objects as seen from the mouse's point of view.

When she joins her sister on the West Coast at their father's, Anna begins to understand that telling true love from true lust is far more easily said than done.

Sixth grader Laurel finds herself increasingly preoccupied with her younger sister's strange behavior, the unusual boy who has appeared in her neighborhood and class at school, and the disappearance of the wonderful climbing tree that may have been cut down by his family.

When her grandma asks her about school, a girl draws a class portrait, adding details that show what makes each person special.

Mrs. Green has heard all kinds of horrible things about her new students and fears it will be a terrible year, only to be pleasantly surprised when they arrive looking like perfectly normal children.

Amanda Pig's first day of school is every bit as wonderful as she always hoped it would be.

Twelve-year-old Gary, known as Goon because of his constant clowning and joke-telling, tries to change his image and make new friends at school.

Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies, but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.

Excited about being "star of the week" at school, Stanley spends a lot of time choosing and preparing his favorite things to share, but becomes discouraged when his classmates make fun of what he likes.

When Arthur's third-grade class competes at the Middle Ages Fair they lose at everything. Their only hope for victory is if Arthur can pull a sword from a stone.