"Now that she's in seventh grade, [Dany's] in a new middle school, her friends are in different classes and forming new cliques, and she is totally, completely lost. What [Dany] really needs is a new best friend. So when she inherits a magic sketchbook from her eccentric great-aunt in which anything she sketches in it comes to life, she draws Madison, the most amazing, perfect, and awesome best friend ever"--Amazon.com.

Nate endures a series of middle school hijinks and adventures while dealing with his crush on his baseball team's new pitcher.

Pete the cat's school day is recounted in this twist on the classic song.

"It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself"--

Concerned about losing friends during the first week of school, Unicorn upgrades his fabulousness.

"Nate thinks studying is no sweat. But Francis isn't so sure. Can Francis convince Nate to hit the books? Or will Nate's genius wow everyone?"--P. [4] of cover.

Jules is an ordinary seven-year-old girl, concerned with school and friends and other ordinary things--until a chance meeting with a casting director leads to an audition for a television commercial.

Mr. Fish recalls how, on his very first day of school, he anxiously went to one classroom after another watching students do things he could not, until Miss Hewitt showed him to the room that was right for beginners.

Oliver and Dad have spent a fun summer together but when it comes time for the first day of school, Dad discovers that he is not ready and does everything he can to postpone the big day.

When a group of children prepares for and experiences the first day of kindergarten, the parents are the ones who have trouble adjusting.