While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Elliot's little stepsister Jasmine (who likes to play dress-up), Abuela (who may or may not like to eat cavies), and Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis).

..".read with lively narration and dramatic expression for the young reader...[satisfies] the needs of children being read to and is sensitive to their reading maturity by a slow and deliberate pace, but not so slow as to be boring...brilliant, expressive, and appealing." - Booklist

As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote.

Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do

A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.

Spring becomes a memorable time for Miss Mackle's second-grade classroom because of the antics of Horrible Harry and the special insights of shy Song Lee.

Lazlo, who has just moved to the United States from Hungary, is ostracized at school until two girls have the courage to befriend him.

Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, Tanya helps her grandmother and mother make a beautiful quilt that tells the story of her family's life.

Shy and unsure of herself, Leila discovers all the things that make her special with the loving help of her Naani.