"When a strange little creature appears out of nowhere after the big rains, Australian animals wonder what in the world he could possibly be..."--Jacket.

When Sydney moves away and is replaced by newcomer Olivia, Alexis becomes the focus of hurtful teasing by the Best Friends Club and begins to wonder if an offhand remark she made when first meeting Olivia may have been taken the wrong way.

When Caz and Amanda's behavior seems to contribute to a classmate's suicide, Caz must take a long hard look at her life.

First-grader Jessica worries about everything Brenda the bully might tease her about, until the day she has had enough and discovers a new way to deal with Brenda.

Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, has a secret identity--Shredderman!

When Wally teases or judges someone unfairly, from his school's janitor to a quarterback playing in the Super Bowl, he suddenly becomes that person, and soon realizes the importance of trying to see others through the eyes of God.

"Little Lion learns strength and resilience in the face of ridicule when he reaches for the moon . . . and touches it"--

Yuriko, teased at school for her unusual name and Japanese ancestry, yearns to be more ordinary until her father reminds her of how special she is.

"Every day Corey wears an orange cape--even at bedtime, even at school. The other children tease him, but Corey doesn't mind. After all, he wears his cape for a reason. Billy would rip the cape off every day. And every day, Corey would show up with a new cape. Then, one of the boys found the very noble reason why Corey was wearing a cape"--Publisher marketing.

Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it is like when she, too, becomes a target.