"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--

Max learns from his grandfather that his purpose is to be the-best-version-of-Max he can be, and he shares this lesson with his classroom. Asking the question "how can I be the best me?" helps him and his classmates change their behaviors in small, startling ways.

Zero was a big round number. When she looked at herself, she just saw a hole--right in her center. Every day she watch the other numbers line up to count. She wanted to count too! But how could a number worth nothing become something? She tries to force herself into the shape of the much-admired One, even Eight and Nine, but must finally accept that she can only be Zero-- and that Zero is a wonderful thing to be!

Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream.