Emily decides that the town of Pitchfork needs a library, and comes up with a plan to make it happen. Can she make her dream come true?

In art class, neatness, conformity, and imitation are encouraged, but when Willow brings imagination and creativity to her projects, even straight-laced Miss Hawthorn is influenced.

Madlenka plays soccer in her city neighborhood--with the mailbox, a dog, a parking meter, and some cats. Includes a brief history of soccer and words for soccer around the world.

Carmen has lost two teeth and another is very loose, but her twin brother, Carlos, cannot get even one tooth to wiggle.

"A little boy explains what it's like to go to school--when you're a ninja"--

While visiting the library, a purple-haired girl who loves books pretends to be her favorite children's book characters.

Will a girl's increasingly fantastical descriptions of her secret tree fort lure her older sister away from her book?

"Nimesh is walking home from school. Except ... there happens to be a shark in the corridor. And a dragon in the library! And why would crossing the road lead to the North Pole? In this fun-filled adventure, Nimesh is just walking home from school ... isn't he?"--Page 4 of cover

Henrietta, whose favorite color is red and who wants to be an explorer, describes some of her life with her baby brother Albert, her dog Madge, her best friend Olive, and what it is like to be "half a Hen and half a Rietta."

Olivia wiles away a long, tedious car trip by pretending to be on a jet to visit Grandma.