Lynne Avril

When a tire fire causes a punk rock band to take a detour to Starvation Lake, the fourth-grade students talk them into playing at the school fund raiser.

"Amelia Bedelia shapes up: Picked last for kickball, Amelia Bedelia gets another chance to prove her athleticism when her class holds a mini-Olympics. Amelia Bedelia cleans up: Amelia Bedelia and her friends clean up a vacant lot and build a clubhouse -- with surprising results! --Title pages verso.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities enjoyed on each day of the week.

Brave Maddie is secretly afraid of putting her head in the water--a fear she must overcome if she wants to go on a boating trip with her family.

During a long, snowy winter, the fourth grade boys and girls at Starvation Lake Elementary School have a contest to see who can raise the most money to help pay for a class trip.

Mabel, who is the only child on her block, tries to find an adult to play with or help, but all of her neighbors are busy and she and her dog Jack must make their own fun.

Compares the experiences of Jenny Johnson and Katie Miller as their families move from Missouri to Oregon, one in 1846 and one in the present.