human behavior

"A sensitive girl imagines transforming herself into different animals to help manage her intense emotions during difficult situations at school"--Provided by publisher.

"Mustache Baby wants to be a Santa's helper like Beard Baby, but after making a workshop full of toys he decides to keep them for himself and lands on the naughty list"--Provided by publisher.

Bethany Warren's life seems to fall perfectly into place after she moves from New York City, but the residents of Warwick, who are obsessed with an old legend, become alarmed when she begins to act strangely and wonder if she is for real.

While studying the Ten Commandments Michael says he would rather there were no rules, but when his teacher gives him a day without rules, Michael learns an important lesson.

Jack takes whatever he wants until he finds something he can't take.

Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.

"Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call 'gifted.' But his genius friend Noah Youkilis is actually supergifted, with one of the highest IQs around. After years at the Academy for Scholastic Distinction, all Noah dreams of is the opportunity to fail if he wants to. And he's landed in the perfect place to do it--Donovan's school. Almost immediately, Noah finds himself on the wrong side of cheerleading captain Megan Mercury and alpha jock Hash 'Hashtag' Taggart. Sticking up for Noah lands Donovan in the middle of a huge feud with Hashtag. He's told to stay away from the sports star--or else. That should be the end of it, but when a freak incident suddenly makes Donovan a hero, he can't tell anyone about it since Hashtag is involved. So Noah steps in and becomes 'Superkid'"--Back cover.

Young Pierre doesn't care about anything until a lion teaches him a valuable lesson.

A reprinting of the "Big Nate" comic strip, that follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright, who visits the emergency room, is tutored by Gina, rides the Flamethrower at the fair, and more.

Lucia Lacorte's gaming club meets on Fridays, but the truth is the other members are not having fun because, win or lose, Lucia is a very poor sport; a fact that is finally made clear to her when the others stop showing up, and her grandfather mimics her behavior when he wins--and loses.