Provides techniques for dealing with embarrassing, emotional, or frightening situations, including forgetting your lines on stage, being threatened by a bully, or losing your parents in a big city.

Provides advice and tips for those struggling with pre-teenagers, including understanding why children might rebel, disciplining the correct way, dealing with peer pressure, and encouraging academic success.

"Newly divorced Dana Stellgarten has always been unfailingly nice--even to telemarketers--but now her temper is wearing thin. Money is tight, her kids are reeling from their dad's departure, and her Goth teenage niece has just landed on her doorstep. As she enters the slipstream of post-divorce romance and is befriended by the town queen bee, Dana finds that the tension between being true to yourself and being liked doesn't end in middle school...and...

Filled with stories from and about readers between the ages of nine and thirteen, this inspirational book covers issues such as personal identity, violence, family issues, and the opposite sex.

Aurora is a small town nestled in the ancient forest alongside the shores of Minnesota's Iron Lake. In the summer of 1963, it is the whole world to twelve-year-old Cork O'Connor, its rhythms as familiar as his own heartbeat. But when Cork stumbles upon the body of a man he revered hanging from a tree in an abandoned logging camp, it is the first in a series of events that will cause him to question everything he took for granted about his hometown,...

"Congratulations! You're about to become a teenage superstar! It's an exciting time but can also be a bit scary. With so many changes, you might feel unsure how to handle everything. But that's ok! It's perfectly normal to feel a little overwhelmed. The great news is that you're not alone. With tips, illustrations, and real-life examples, this book is your one-stop guide to developing the essential life skills you need to become a confident, happy,...

Twelve-year-old Harry Houdini Marco is awkward and clumsy, bearing little resemblance to his magician namesake, until he acquires the gift of flight.

"It's summer, and Abby Hayes has nothing to do. So it's the perfect time to get a pet! Abby is sure that she can handle the responsibility. But things don't go as planned ..."