The story follows twelve-year-old Gabby, whose summer takes an unexpected turn when her father is deployed and her family relocates to her grandmother's house. Striving to adapt, Gabby inadvertently enters the local Miss Popcorn pageant instead of joining the girls' softball team, leading to humorous and challenging situations. As she navigates this new environment and unexpected competition, Gabby learns valuable lessons about resilience and self-discovery.
Emelyn and her three BFFs spread positive messages to fight back against bullying.Someone is writing mean messages about Emelyn and other kids in her grade on pieces of paper and sticking them to lockers and bathroom walls. When Emelyn discovers a classmate hiding in the bathroom crying about the mean words written about her, Emelyn brings this problem to The Invincible Girls. Together, they decide to fight the negativity with positivity! Emelyn, Laura, Ruby, and Myka spread words of kindness and cheerful images all over the place to cancel out the negative ones. But they keep running into speed bumps along the way—and Emelyn isn’t sure she’s the right person to lead the charge. Can the girls help stop the bullying in their school? And can Emelyn ultimately find her own voice?
Lauren and her three BFFs find creative ways to help shelter dogs get adopted.Lauren is a huge dog lover and is over-the-moon excited when she gets to go to the local shelter to read to the dogs. While there, she learns that the older dogs are often not adopted, so she and her friends set out to find them homes. Together, Lauren, Ruby, Myka, and Emelyn create an event, where attendees can eat delicious cupcakes while meeting adoptable dogs. But on the big day, it seems like everything goes upside down. Can the girls save the event and make sure their four-legged friends get a chance at their fur-ever homes?
Set against the backdrop of a middle school dance, this comedic novel features seven classmates navigating a whirlwind of antics and misadventures. Each character brings their unique perspective and story, creating a tapestry of humor and chaos as they prepare for the big night. With contributions from seven different authors, this tale captures the excitement and awkwardness of adolescence, blending heartfelt moments with laugh-out-loud scenarios.
The Cutting Edge meets Step Up in this hilarious M!X novel where the worlds of football and ballet collide. Brooklyn Gartner eats, sleeps, and breathes ballet. But after her mom gets remarried and moves them to Texas, everything changes. Thanks to her star football player stepbrother, her family is football obsessed. And thanks to a new conditioning program, the middle school football team starts to take classes at her dance studio—the only place Brooklyn felt like she belonged. She has a chance to escape if she can get into her dream high school, The Texas School of the Arts, where she’ll be able to pursue her passion for dance. Brooklyn just has to get through the big All-City showcase first, where a ton of scouts will be there, including one from TSOTA. But when Brooklyn’s dance partner gets injured, she has to turn to an unexpected ally—Logan, a boy on the middle school football team—to help her get through the showcase. With some fancy footwork, teamwork and a little understanding, can Brooklyn make her mark, and dance her way onto a bigger stage?
The story explores the emotional turmoil of a girl grappling with guilt and loss after her actions contribute to her sister's disappearance. It delves into themes of sisterhood, tragedy, and the profound impact of losing a loved one, highlighting the haunting void that remains in the wake of such a loss. As she navigates her feelings and the consequences of her choices, the narrative examines the complexities of familial relationships and the struggle for closure.
Four BFFs empower each other and make a difference in their community in The Invincible Girls Club chapter book series that fans of The Baby-Sitters Club will love—the first five books are now available together in a collectible boxed set! Lauren, Emelyn, Myka, and Ruby are BFFs who stick together through thick and thin. When volunteering at the local dog shelter, they decide to find a way to get the older dogs adopted—and The Invincible Girls Club is born! Join these unstoppable friends as they work together to find homes for special dogs, spread kindness at school to combat bullying, prove to the boys they belong on the sports field, learn to quilt, and reconnect with nature and each other on a camping trip. This accessible and inspiring paperback boxed set includes: Home Sweet Forever Home Art with Heart Back to Nature Quilting a Legacy Recess All-Stars
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Na školních skříňkách a stěnách se objevují zlé vzkazy o dětech ze třídy. Když Emelyn najde spolužačku plakat kvůli jedné z těchto zpráv, ví, že je čas zasáhnout. Společně s kamarádkami Lauren, Ruby a Mykou vymyslí plán: zaplavit školu pozitivními poselstvími, obrázky a laskavostí.
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