Maria Singh is a courageous nine-year-old girl living in California. It is 1945, and with the World War II situation, things are not so great for Maria’s family. Her family is about to lose their farm. In these tough times, the one thing Maria wants to do is play on her school's first-ever girls’ softball team. Maria’s father (Papi) is from India where people did not approve of girls running around in shorts and playing sports. Further, her challenges are compounded by racial bullying in schools.
Holly Goodchild has a happy life living with her parents and brother Edwin, even if their family doesn't have the most money. This changes one day when her father mysteriously disappears, which their mom explains as him going abroad to work. A few days later, their mom disappears as well, and Holly and Edwin are taken to a home for orphans. This home turns out to secretly be a witches' lair where the children are forced to do chores and work for the witches. Holly finally figures out a way to escape the witches, and she and Edwin go to live with their Aunt and Uncle in Strawbridge.
My Girly Unicorn is a story about a unique and special unicorn that seems to stand out among the others. Other unicorns would pick on her because she was different. They would often laugh at her for her quirks and for losing games that they would play. Of course, this would make the special unicorn feel bad. When trouble arose in their magical land, the other unicorns were so helpless that their only hope was for the special unicorn, whom they were poking fun of, to do something to save them. Will the special unicorn be able to save their magical land and everyone else?
Family Fun Day is a story set in a winter wonderland called Penguin World. The story follows a young and unique penguin named Tweet Tweet. While at Family Fun Day, Tweet Tweet is feeling somewhat anxious about returning to school. Her mother comforts her and reminds her to focus on the day in front of them and just have fun. After some reassurance, Tweet Tweet runs into her friend, Pegie. Tweet Tweet and Pegie have fun in the snow and ice and talk to many of their school friends; their teacher even shows up!
Isla Dilah’s Nursery Rhymes is written by Isla’s grandmother about the special times they spend together. Nana has incorporated their family animals into classic nursery rhymes and made each of them special for Isla. From Bah Bah Black Sheep to Itsy Bitsy Spider, Nana has created a world of rhyme around Isla Dilah, and readers get to be a part of it!
Eudora and Arnold are best friends, and they live on Athena, a spaceship in Astrofleet. They always cause mischief together, though Eudora usually comes up with the plans. First, they try to play Eudora's favorite song on the PA system. Eudora gets in trouble, but her mom, who's in charge of the spaceship's version of the dungeon, lets her go. After leaving the dungeon and snooping around for a while, she finds that out her own father is planning to give some of their lobsters to be eaten in the New Years Grand Buffet.
Eudora Jenkins is always causing trouble around Athena, the ship in Astrofleet where she lives. She doesn't want to cause trouble; she just wants to have fun and test out her ideas. Eudora decides to change the PA system to play her favorite song during a battle-training exercise. Even though she gets in trouble, it's worth it to see how the adults acted when they heard the song! Then, Eudora finds out that her father is planning on giving some of his lobsters to the Captain to use in the New Year’s Grand Dinner Buffet!
Juniper Kai: Super Spy is a short, cute book about a girl named Juniper. Juniper was born to be a spy, and she has been doing spy work since as long as she can remember. But being the only kid on the street makes it so she has no friends to play with, but her parents always played with her. One day her parents stopped playing spy with her. Her dad was too busy, and her mom was too tired. Soon Juniper notices that her parents are whispering to each other, and Juniper feels a bit excluded. This cute and funny story shows Juniper the biggest mission of her life yet!
Tipani Walker and the Nightmare Knot is a book about a 12 year old girl named Tipani Walker. Tipani Walker is quite an unusual girl. Her father unexpectedly and suddenly went into a coma when she was 10 years old. Ever since then, she started to have nightmares, and she fears that they might be real. Then one terrifying night, her nightmare takes her mom. With the help of Piper, a fairy, she learns that she is a weaver, and that she must stop her nightmare.
