Nurk, a sort-of brave shrew, packs up a few pairs of clean socks and sails off on an accidental adventure, guided by wisdom found in the journal of his famously brave and fierce grandmother, Lady Surka the warrior shrew.

"Meet Judy Moody's brother! Welcome to planet Jawbreaker! The super-galactic jawbreaker Stink bought did NOT break his Jaw. One letter of complaint later, he receives a huge box of sweets (for FREE!). Soon Stink is writing more and more letters and receiving more and more and MORE free parcels... but will he miss one small and very special envelope?!"

In a series of letters to her absent father, twelve-year-old Emily Ebers deals with moving cross-country, her parents' divorce, a new friendship, and her first serious crush.

When Claire's best friend, Bess, moves away, she becomes the only girl left in her entire school. At first, she thinks she'll be able to deal with this -- after all, the girls' bathroom is now completely hers, so she can turn it into her own private headquarters and draw on the walls. When it comes to soccer games or sailing races, she can face off against any boy. The problem is that her other best friend, Henry, has begun to ignore her. And Webby,...