Emily Arrow was the last one to pick a special person to be kind to so she got Jill Simon, the class crybaby. Emily learns what being a special friend really means.

Emily Arrow thinks it will be fun to have a new friend when Dawn Tiffanie Bosco arrives in class one day, but Emily discovers Dawn is a thief. No one will believe Emily.

Richard looks forward to the Candy Corn contest in Ms. Rooney's class, but he can't resist sneaking just a few pieces.

"Judith stopped talking long ago when Mom left her in the care of beloved Aunt Cora. Going back into a regular fifth-grade classroom won't be easy, but she has her Dog and new friend who will help her through"--

"When Tori's cousin and best friend, Sumiko, visits, the two girls investigate a mystery involving a missing zoo animal and strange noises in the back yard"--Verso page.

Ronald Morgan is afraid he won't get a medal at camp because he's not especially good at swimming or running or singing, but on Medal Day he discovers what he is really good at.

Emily and the other children go to the class picnic at the park. Emily is lonely because she does not have a best friend. She wanders off and becomes lost.

Casey enjoyed Tracy's company during summer vacation but becomes increasingly jealous of her irrepressible new friend when she joins Casey's fifth-grade class.

After a disastrous first day of school, Stacy comes up with a plan win a best friend. Stacy Arrow's first day of school isn't going well at all. She was only trying to help when she told Jiwon, the girl with the black hair, that her drawing of herself looked like a cow. And she didn't mean to scare her with stories about man-eating snakes. Now Jiwon refuses to be Stacy's best friend. What's Stacy doing wrong? "You have to be nice to a friend," says...

With her best friend Anna Ortiz away at camp for the summer, Sarah plans a crash course to learn Spanish.