Judy Moody's new friendship with Amy Namey causes problems with her old friends and the school project they are working on together.

In her ongoing campaign to win back her ex-best-friend Amanda Anderson, Lola continues to be thwarted by her last name, as "Zuckerman" keeps them far apart, whether it's on the bus, at recess, or a field trip to a farm. Lola knows she needs to rise above, but it may just take a week with grandma and a chance encounter with a chicken to give her the determination she currently lacks.

Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider.

Second-grade best friends Ivy and Bean beg for ballet lessons, then, when they are cast as squids in their first recital, scheme to find a way out of what seems to be boring, hard, and potentially embarrassing.

Kylie Jean's class is performing Alice in Wonderland and Kylie Jean knows she'd be just perfect as the Queen of Hearts, but mean girl Paula wants the part, too.

When a playful shaggy dog named Mr. E disappears, the WellieWishers start searching, and end up getting the surprise of their life.

"The WellieWishers couldn't be more excited because they're making a carnival in the garden! There will be games and cotton candy, balloons and baby chicks. Best of all, there will be a real horse to ride! There's only one problem: Ashlyn refuses to come. She's afraid of horses. But the carnival just won't be as much fun without Ashlyn! Can her friends convince her to give it a try?"--Amazon.com.

"Usually, when the Summer People take over the cottages of Sheepskerry Island, the Fairy Bell Sisters go into hiding, but when kind-hearted Rosy realizes that a Summer Child named Louisa needs help, she does the unthinkable and befriends her"--

Libby and her friend Becca decide to build a birdhouse to keep the birds warm.

Eugene McGillicudy stands up for Sally Williams, the new student at Sunnyview Elementary, and then discovers that they both like an orange cat named Mr. Whiskersworth and the comic book super hero, Super Dude.