Jamie Harper

Miss Mingo helps all of the animal students in her class overcome their shyness on the first day of school by encouraging them to share something special about themselves. Includes facts about animals.

The only time Grace can get away from her little sister, who copies her every move, is when she goes to swimming class.

"It's no ordinary day in Miss Mingo's classroom: it's the 100th day of school! Everyone has prepared 100th Day projects. There are many ways to get to the number 100, and the students in Miss Mingo's class demonstrate all kinds of combinations: ten sets of ten, two sets of fifty, five sets of twenty, and more. With animal facts peppered in among the festivities, every creature in class has a chance to show off their knowledge and discover something...

The creator of Miles to Go heads over to the preschool Grand Prix, where a little girl is about to give the boys a run for their money. It's race day at the Red Apple School, and Miles and Otto can't wait. But what's that fancy Speedster doing here? It belongs to a girl named Indie, and the boys had better get in shape if they want to win the trophy! Soon everyone is off -- "whish! whoosh! -- "and Miles takes an early lead. But then Indie is at his...

"Bella thinks her purse, necklace, and shoes are good. And Mommy's? Well, Mommy's things are always better. But what happens when Bella misplaces her favorite toy? Follow this busy little mouse as she discovers what truly is the best of all." --

EllRay Jakes is tired of being bullied by fellow classmate Jared Matthews. But when EllRay tries to defend himself, he winds up in trouble. Then his dad offers him a deal: If he stays out of trouble for one week, they'll go to Disneyland! EllRay says he can do it. But saying it and doing it are two very different things.

All the boys in EllRay's third-grade class have something they can brag about. Corey's on the swim team, Kevin is super tall, Jared's dad has an ATV. But EllRay's dad is a geologist - not much to brag about. After all, rocks are boring. Then EllRay sees the crystals in his dad's office, and they are really cool looking. If EllRay just "borrows" them to show his classmates, he knows they'd be impressed. And his dad will never have to know. It's a perfect...

Third-grader Emma becomes a reluctant heroine when she defends a friend from the class bully.

When the third-graders compete in the first annual winter games, Emma feels that she must win in order to prove to her father, who is divorced from her mother and lives in England with his new wife, that she is good at something.

Eight-year-old Emma is just beginning to like her new school when her friend Cynthia starts telling other kids that Emma is, well, a little strange.