self-esteem

At the age of fifteen, a girl who has spent most of her life moving around the country with her father and brother, filling the emptiness inside her with chocolate, remembers her real name, Sherica, and searches the Internet to learn the truth about her mother and her own past.

A twelve-year-old girl learns about friendship, first loves, and self-worth in a small town in the South.

Thirteen-year-old Maleeka Madison, insecure about her very dark skin, rejects the support of a new teacher, Miss Saunders, whose skin looks blotched because of a rare medical condition--but soon Maleeka begins to see that Miss Saunders could be a role model, and that she must learn to love herself and accept love from others.

Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh start with a new and unique teacher who supports her writing talents and the individuality of each of her classmates.

Discusses problems facing young people such as making choices, learning about and liking yourself, and solving problems.

Offers hints, clues, and suggestions which can empower girls to shape the world into the image of their own best hopes.

Since the death of his mother, Tobin's family life and school life have been in disarray, but after he starts raising chickens with his seventh-grade classmate, Henry, everything starts to fall into place.

David, who always manages to get into situations due to his nerves and poor planning, tries to figure out how to stay out of trouble in Mrs. Gorski's class and comes up with cures for his "wiggle fidgets" before finding out that people with his condition can be successful.

Molly finally lets her mother cut her hair but is upset by the results.