Farah Hajjar is just starting sixth grade at the Magnet Academy when something terrible happens--her house burns down. Even worse, the house fire may be Farah's fault. When her family moves to temporary housing, Farah feels the guilt piling up. Luckily Farah finds comfort in writing, and she channels her energy into starting a creative writing club at her new school. But can Farah convince her new science-focused school to support it?

When her little brother faces a lengthy stay in the hospital, Farah is sent to visit her grandmother in Florida. Sitti Fayrouz doesn't speak much English, and she has rules about everything. Even worse, Farah manages to make an enemy out of one of her grandmother's neighbors--before she even arrives in Florida. Will Farah find a way to have fun being the only kid in a retirement community, or will she spend the trip worrying about her brother and...

Frankinschool: Monster Match is about a boy named Fred who "turns into" Frankenstein's monster after an author visit gone wrong. While Fred is out sick, the author signs Fred's book "To Frank." When Fred's classmate Luisa suggests Fred must really be "Frank" in school, this sparks an idea for Fred's creative writing assignment. Fred's What-If poem is coming together wonderfully, until a mist fills the room, and the writing assignment comes to life....

It's summer break, and Farah is eager to attend a geology camp at her new school. But with car trouble and other family expenses, Farah's parents can't afford to send her. Taking matters into her own hands, Farah takes various jobs, including selling items at a yard sale, mowing neighbors' lawns, and finally starting her own tutoring business. When Farah discovers that someone is sabotaging her business by taking down her flyers, she's shocked. Can...

Thirteen-year-old Calvin knows he's destined to be a star... if he can just stop making embarrassing mistakes, like getting stuck on a single line--"Forsooth!"--and then falling off the stage during the school play. The summer after seventh grade, he's hoping for a fresh start. All he has to do is prove himself as an actor and fix the awkwardness with his friends that started after the play. But nothing's going according to plan. His parents don't...

Fifth grader Farah Hajjar and her best friend, Allie Liu, are excited to apply to the Magnet Academy. For years they've been dreaming about attending middle school there. But when new girl Dana starts bullying Farah's little brother, Samir, Farah isn't sure she can leave her brother behind. Meanwhile, Allie is getting friendly with Dana's friends, Farah's mama and baba are stressed over work and money, and Farah's teachers don't seem to think the...

When a class mishap lands Lola and new student Bella in Principal Blot's office, Lola's mom comes up with a ballet scheme that might make these classroom rivals realize that ballerinas and soccer players have more in common than they ever thought possible.

Have you ever awakened from a dream and though, What was THAT?! A platypus waddling through my school while singing the word "farfanoogle"? Well, that dream was performed by a dream theatre, and this is the story of one such place: The Lunarian Grand. The Lunarian is a fantastical theatre with a mind of its own, often redecorating on a whim or making it snow from the rafters. The theatre's troupe call themselves the Dreamatics. and together they...

Deena’s never given a name to the familiar knot in her stomach that appears when her parents argue about money, when it’s time to go to school, or when she struggles to find the right words. She manages to make it through each day with the help of her friends and the art she loves to make. While her parents’ money troubles cause more and more stress, Deena wonders if she can use her artistic talents to ease their burden. She creates a logo and...

Life is never quiet at the Homestead. First it was disappearing animals, then a power-hungry dairy queen. Now it's a Renaissance Faire--a noisy, stinky spectacle that drives Horace to distraction. Bunwinkle, on the other hand, can't get enough of the festivities. She loves the thrilling jousts, the court intrigue... and especially the pickles on a stick. But when Eleanor and Clary's icecream buckets are stolen and several of the food stalls are vandalized,...