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Twelve-year-old Gary, known as Goon because of his constant clowning and joke-telling, tries to change his image and make new friends at school.

On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.

"Growing up is pretty tricky, but with the help of Barbie and her trusted, surefire rules, Stacie finds the right way to handle any problem--and so can you!"

Eight-year-old Clementine, convinced that she has no talents, tries to find a way to avoid participating in the class talent show.

Tricia struggles in elementary school because she has difficulty learning to read. Finally in fifth grade she gets a teacher who is able to recognize her problem and help her succeed.

When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun -- but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to...

"Liz and Sarabeth were childhood neighbors in the suburbs of northern California, brought as close as sisters by the suicide of Sarabeth's mother when the girls were just sixteen. In the decades that followed - through Liz's marriage and the birth of her children., through Sarabeth's attempts to make a happy life for herself despite the shadow cast by her mother's act - their relationship remained a source of continuity and strength. But when Liz's...

It is summer in the Northwest town of Nine Mile Falls, and sixteen-year-old Ruby McQueen, ordinarily dubbed The Quiet Girl, finds herself hanging out with gorgeous, rich, thrill-seeking Travis Becker. But Ruby is in over her head, and finds she is risking more and more when she's with him. In an effort to keep Ruby occupied, Ruby's mother Ann drags Ruby to the weekly book club she runs. When it is discovered that oe of the group's own members is the...

Ten-year-old Bobby is passionate about baseball and convinced that he is a great player. The only problem is to get a chance to prove his skill, especially to his father.

In alternating chapters, two eighth-graders describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.