Poppy is excited about getting a big-girl bike, but when she sees the bike she becomes apprehensive about actually riding it.

The lives of four very different teenagers become entangled in ways that none of them could have imagined after a short stay at a Caribbean resort.

Mike's telepathic dog Harry is able to send him secret signals about the opposing players on the baseball field, but Mike's weak pitching arm requires them to find another plan to save the game.

Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade...

"A young dancer finds confidence in herself in this picture book about dance, individuality, and self expression"--

A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.

When second-grader Alvin Ho is invited to a birthday party given by a girl, his fear of everything causes him to dread going.

Victoria Torres is new to middle school and she decides that being a cheerleader is the key to popularity--but the competition is stiff, especially since it includes the awful, bossy Annelise and even with the support of her best friend, Bea, Victoria needs to work on both her cartwheels and her confidence.

Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great firs day of kindergarten.

"Charlotte, a budding bunny scientist, ignores the doubters and confidently finds a cure to the mysterious malady affecting the forest"--