Homzie, Hillary

Through facts and profiles of real-life princesses intertwined throughout, three best friends learn what being a princess truly means, empowering them to work toward making a difference in their own communities.

"Lily has lived with her mom since her parents got divorced several years ago, and her dad has recently remarried to a woman with a daughter her age named Hannah. But now, Lily's mom has gotten a once-in-a-lifetime work opportunity in Africa and she'll be gone for a year, so Lily is moving in with her dad--and new stepmom and new stepsister. It'll be as easy as apple pie, right? Wrong. Lily promises her dad that she'll try to get along with everyone, but she is not happy about it. Her stepmom is nice, but she's no replacement for her real mom, and Lily feels like she barely gets any one-on-one time with her dad anymore. The real problem, though, is Hannah. What starts out as tension between the new stepsisters becomes a full-on war, both at home and at school. Harmless pranks turn into total sabotage. Can Lily survive the year--or is her family fractured beyond repair?.

Ellie May really wants to be her second-grade class's flag leader during the Pledge of Allegiance, however her enthusiasm and hyperactivity keep getting in the way, both in school and at home--but maybe learning everything about various presidents, dressing the part, or pleading her case will finally get her teacher to pick her, rather than the well-behaved Ava.

"Maddie finds out that she and best friend have a crush on the same boy, so decides to keep her feelings a secret, causing drama at school as everyone sorts through their emotions"--.

"Karma Cooper is a seventh grader with thousands of followers on SnappyPic. Before Karma became a social media celebrity, she wasn't part of the in-crowd at Merton Middle School. But thanks to one serendipitous photo, Karma has become a very popular poster on SnappyPic. Besides keeping up with all of her followers, like most kids at MMS, her smartphone-- a bejeweled pink number Karma nicknamed Floyd--is like a body part she could never live without. But after breaking some basic phone rules, Karma's cruel, cruel parents take Floyd away, and for Karma, her world comes to a screeching halt. Can Karma-- who can text, post photos, play soccer, and chew gum all at the same time-- learn to go cold turkey and live her life fully unplugged?"--Publisher.

Twins Barton and Nancy evade their baby-sitting duties with disastrous results.

Middle schooler Ernestine Smith, having transformed herself into the popular Taffeta upon her move from Pennsylvania to California, finds herself right back where she started when her teacher Mr. Dribble catches her cheating and offers her a chance to start over by magically turning her back into Ernestine.

Sophie Fanuchi, distressed when her long-time best friend Maddie Chen starts hanging out with popular girl Nia Tate, the daughter of Sophie's father's new girlfriend, decides to take drastic action to get Maddie's attention and bets Nia she can turn nerdy Squid Rodriguez into a hottie in one month.