Bird hasn't spoken to his father in years because of a disagreement. So when he reluctantly agrees to fill in for his injured dad to compete in an annual race across dangerous terrain, Bird hopes to mend fences. Soon, tensions and hilarity run high as rivalries heat up, obstacles are overcome, and the finish line is just over the horizon. But with the help of Squirrel -- and his own conscience -- Bird learns that friends and family are the way to...

Shares humorous poems about such subjects as disco baths, sneaky sisters, nose hairs, and wanting a dog.

Portico Reeves’s superpower is making sure all the other superheroes—like his parents and two best friends—stay super. And safe. No one in his civilian life knows he’s actually…Stuntboy! But his regular Portico identity is pretty cool, too. He lives in the biggest house on the block, maybe in the whole city, which basically makes it a castle. His mom calls where they live an apartment building. But a building with fifty doors just in the...

For as long as he can remember, Malcolm has never felt like he was good enough. Especially not for his dad, whose competitive drive and love for sports Malcolm has never shared. That is, until Malcolm discovers miniature golf, the one sport he actually enjoys. Maybe it's the whimsy of the windmills and waterfalls that decorate the course. Or maybe it's the slushies at the snack bar. But whatever the reason, something about mini golf just clicks for...

A child looks back on a day at the beach and drifts off to sleep, one body part at a time.

G-baby and her younger sister, Peaches, are still getting used to their "blended-up" family. They live with Mama and Frank out in the suburbs, and they haven't seen their real daddy much since he married Millicent. G-baby misses her best friend back in Atlanta, and is crushed that her glamorous new stepsister, Tangie, wants nothing to do with her. Then Peaches gets sick - really sick. Suddenly Mama and Daddy are arguing like they did before the divorce,...

The continuing adventures of five sisters growing up in a Jewish family in New York in the early twentieth century. Ella finds a boyfriend and Henny disagrees with Papa over her curfew; a single uncle finds romance; World War I approaches and the family heads to Rockaway Beach to avoid infection during an outbreak of infantile paralysis.

Tells of Emily Elizabeth and Clifford's visit to seee members of Clifford's far-flung family.

For Ruby Pepperdine, the center of everything is on the rooftop of Pepperdine Motors, stargazing from the circle of her grandmother Gigi's hug. That's how everything is supposed to be--until it goes spinning out of control. Now Ruby's best friend, Lucy, is mad at her. Her new friendship with Nero is pretty bumpy too. Worst of all, Ruby regrets what happened with Gigi. How Ruby didn't listen. And now it's too late to make things right. But Ruby has...

Through a series of brief letters to his parents, Alex presents all the reasons why he should not have to share a room with his younger brother after their baby sister's arrival.