When her mother gets a new boyfriend, sixth-grader Annabelle gets to cope with a new town, a new school, and a new puppy and, while training her puppy, she decides to apply some of the same techniques to tame the unruly boys that are making her middle-school life miserable.

Sixth-grader Annabelle realizes that she has a crush on Oliver, with whom she is doing a science fair project, just before the Valentine's Day dance--and just before her friend Claire announces her crush on him.

Everyone at Birchwood Middle School is pulling out their best moves for an upcoming talent show, including Annabelle. But while her friends are busy juggling, dancing, and unicycling, Annabelle gets a special job: student judge. At first it's exciting, but when Annabelle is suddenly really popular, she realizes being fair won't be easy. The kids who birng her gifts are expecting extra points. And what about her best friends, or her still-new boyfriend,...