school stories

Sixteen-year-old Mary Davies always does what she's told and gets good grades in school, so much so, that it's how she identifies herself. However, when one of her homework assignments goes missing with few if any consequences, Mary has an epiphany and decides to take other risks, like asking out cute Mitch who is a bad boy with pink hair and getting to know snarky co-worker Elyse, who is gay. As she discovers newness in both relationships, she comes to understand more about herself and what she wants for her future.

Ash has always known he was both a boy and intersex, which was never a problem until he developed a period that bled through his soccer uniform. Now, he's been kicked off the team and his mother is pressuring him to present as a female. With only his friend and crush Michelle for support, Ash knows he'll need to search outside of his family and school to find the help he needs.

During her first weeks at magic school, Rory loses confidence in her ability to cast spells. However, she does learn she has other talents and when her friends are in a bind, she steps up to help.

"Some eighth gradres are causing trouble on the bus. Now Lincoln and his friends need a new way to get to school. But it's too far to walk, and they don't have enough bikes. The kids need a plan! Can they think of a creative solution to their bully problem?.

Ricky takes his pet parrot Buster to school.

"Tomorrow is Kalamata's first day at a new school, and she's nervous! If only Kalamata and Al Dente could go to back to the Indian spice market they visited this summer, then maybe she'd remember how to feel brave when new experiences seem scary. Luckily for Kalamata, all the magic required for her journey is right in her own kitchen! As Kalamata and her alligator friend, Al Dente, transport themselves to a magical land filled with tasty ingredients, she realizes being brave is exciting!"--.

Twelve-year-old Ava finds an old pencil in her family's junk drawer and discovers, during a math test, that it will answer factual questions, so she and her best friend Sophie have a great time--and Ava grows in self-confidence--until the pencil reveals a truth about her family that Ava would rather not know.

Nancy is about to lose her first tooth, but if she can prevent it from falling out until she arrives at school she will get a special necklace from the nurse.

The story of two best friends.

A young boy shows the reader, and someone hidden until the end, all around his school, pointing out the different rooms, demonstrating things he has learned to do, and sharing his favorite book.