After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

When George and Harold use their traveling purple potty to travel to another dimension where the school is nice and the principal, Mr. Krupp, thinks they're funny, they meet up with their evil twins and must face their cleverest enemies ever -- themselves.

In her own words, a young girl describes her feelings about starting kindergarten and what she does when she decides not to ride the bus home.

One-by-one twelve colorful cats, viewed through die-cut holes, return to the big white house, and settle down to sleep.

"Evelyn is nervous for her first day of soccer practice. She knows she is different and is afraid kids will make fun of her accent. From the motivation of Evelyn's mother, she goes to soccer practice. Will Evelyn overcome her fears and make new friends?"--Back cover.

A teacher asks Marisol, who loves to paint, to help create a mural in the school library, but when Marisol does not have blue to use for the sky, she watches day turn to night and begins to dream.

Teo doesn't like the night; it frightens him. When it gets dark, he begins to shake, and he imagines all kinds of terrifying creatures: a witch with a magic wand, a lime-green dragon, a dancing skeleton, and a flying vampire. But there is something at night that Teo does like: his friend Luna, the moon. He loves her so much that, upon seeing her cry one night because she lost her veil of light, he doesn't hesitate to embark on a journey through darkness...

Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." Combining the spareness...