French, Simon

When the new, strange kid at school turns out to be Kieran's cousin, Kieran will have to choose between fitting in with the other kids and standing up for his cousin against the kids that bully him.

Eleven-year-old Steven has vague and disturbing memories of being left alone on a road in the middle of nowhere when he was young, but his mother, faced with her own problems, continually avoids answering his questions about their earlier life in an Australian city.

When Sam brings his baby brother to school for Show and Tell, it provides Mr. Judd with an opportunity to teach the class some things about babies, including that even grown-ups were babies once.

Ari, leaving his home in Germany for a new life and family with his mother in Australia, is forced to part from the grandfather who taught him to play the violin, but he finds that his music and memories are intertwined.

When Ari and his mother leave their home in Germany for a new life and family in Australia, he parts from the grandfather who taught him to play violin, but finds that his music and memories are intertwined.