Patricia Reilly Giff

When Matthew finds out from J.P., the weird girl next door, that their teacher loves to read, he worries that everyone at his new school will know he's a terrible reader.

Jill's friends know that she has strong arms and hands and so when she is learning to play soccer, they help her to find a position in which she can excel.

"While trying to hide an incriminating report card and dodge meddling siblings, fifth-grade twins Hunter and Zack set out to save their town from a diabolical dentist who is planning to blow it to smithereens." --

At the close of the school year, Emily thinks about the fun she has had with her classmates.

Rosie volunteers to provide the prince and the props for her ballet class production of Sleeping Beauty.

"Charlie has lots of ideas. Need something to go sky high? Ah-ha! The zinger-winger! Need to launch a cheese popper into soup? The amazing popper-upper! But the zinger-winger zings more than wings and the popper-upper plops. Charlie isn't allowed to invent for a week. Meanwhile, the afterschool invention fair is coming up. He needs time to make something special. Good thing he has his friends and Mr. Redfern, another inventor, to help him out"--

Stacy wants to make a special "About-Me" box for her new class project, but she can't think of a thing to put in it.

Emily's New Year's resolution is to be the perfect room-cleaner, cupcake maker, student and friend.

A visit from her Irish cousin during Rosie's plans for a special ballet performance proves that not everyone is perfect.