Scout is elected president of her middle school science club by accident and has to figure out how to lead the group. With the help of her friends, she comes up with a plan to make the club the coolest in school.
Shannon's father was a successful writer, but after his death, Shannon discovers that all of his stories were plagiarized from other sources. Shannon is crushed, but decides to use her father 's plagiarism as inspiration for her own writing. She writes a mashup of all the stories her father stole, and becomes a bestselling author in her own right.
Scout is a thirteen-year-old girl who is sent to live with her grandparents on their farm after her parents die in a car accident. Scout is a loner who prefers to read books, but she befriends one of her grandfather's robots that is sentient. The robot helps Scout come out of her shell and run the farm when her grandfather becomes ill.
This collection of poems explores the theme of childhood memories, with each poem offering a different perspective on this subject. Whether it is looking back on happy times, reflecting on what has been lost, or contemplating the passage of time, these poems offer a range of emotions and insights into the power of memories.
Jakar, a 12-year-old hunter-gatherer, is determined to kill a mammoth to help his tribe. He follows the mammoth into the forest and is successful in killing it, but is badly injured in the process. He is celebrated as a hero by his tribe and given a place of honor at the feast.
Janelle is a young woman who lives in a future world where the planet has been ruined by pollution and global warming. The government has created a program where each citizen is given a limited amount of resources each day. Janelle is desperate to find a way to improve her life and the lives of her family. When she stumbles upon a secret government project, she realizes that there may be a way to save the world. But when she tries to tell her family, she discovers that they have been brainwashed by the government and are no longer the people she once knew. She must find a way to save them before it's too late.
Tommy O'Brien and his new friends embark on a treasure hunt to find the lost treasure of the Diamondbacks baseball team. Along the way, they learn the importance of teamwork and sports manship.
Ellie and her family move from the city to the country, and Ellie is worried about making friends. But she soon meets a herd of elephants who live on the farm next door, and she learns to love country living.