Living on top of their parents' soul food restaurant in downtown Chicago, Bakari and his younger sister Connie didn't have any neighborhood kids to hang out with or a back yard to play in. Cooped up in the house most of the time, the siblings were often bored and lonely.Because Bakari only liked sports and Connie only liked fairytales, they never agreed on things to do together. Instead, all they did was bicker.So one day, the siblings made a secret wish that they felt would solve all of their problems. A few days later Bakari and Connie's parents take them on a surprise outing to the castle...

After her family moves from Jonesboro Georgia to Cocoa Beach Florida, Marisa Santos has to start all over at a new school trying to meet new friends. At first Marisa feels very anxious about her new school and the fact that she is hundreds of miles away from family and friends. But as the day moves on Marisa's attitude towards her new school changes. Find out why when you read Characters Like Me- Marisa's First Day At Cocoa Beach Elementary.

Lately Kaylee has been having trouble completing her assignments. This is so unlike Kaylee and has everyone concerned. Afraid of how glasses will make her look to her classmates and to her crush, Chris Michaels, Kaylee hides, the truth. But Kaylee can't fool her best friend Hani, who suspects that Kaylee has a vision problem. The truth gets even harder to conceal when Ms. Dawson catches Kaylee squinting at the board.Will Kaylee ever confess the truth about her "Blurred Vision"? Read to find out