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Working as a mother's helper, with Stacey, for the Pike family at the Jersey shore, Mary Anne is upset when Stacey begins to neglect her job to spend her time pursuing a gorgeous lifeguard.

Desperate to keep her friend group together, Holly-Mei convinces them to compete as a team in an inter-school tournament across Hong Kong, but when she becomes obsessed with winning, she pushes them away.

Eleven-year-old Chloe wants to earn money for a new bicycle, so when she is sent to career camp, she decides to learn cake decorating but nothing goes according to plan.

Merci embarks on a seventh grade year shaped by high teacher expectations, a crush on a school-store co-worker, and a bossy classmate's plan for the annual Heart Ball.

As the last day of third grade looms, Doug learns that Harry is moving to a new town and wonders how he'll survive fourth grade without him, while Harry wonders about the new neighbors across the street and what they could mean for their friendship.

Two friends share experiences in each season of the year.

While working together in a bakery, Evan's sister Brianna introduces Rachel Lee to the Truth Game, a website for anonymously sharing others' mistakes.

"Maddie finds out that she and best friend have a crush on the same boy, so decides to keep her feelings a secret, causing drama at school as everyone sorts through their emotions"--

Simple text follows the path of a wayward note as each animal, Turtle, Duck, Spider, and many more, find it and use it for their own purposes.

Mona the mouse is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest, where animals come from far and wide for safety, luxury, and comfort.