Why did they have to move? It was so hard for Donald to make friends because people made fun of his learning disability. Now he had to leave his best friend, Jackie, and start all over again. On the first day of school, Donald meets Matt. Because he is deaf, Matt talks using sign language. When Donald's sister, Susan gets angry calls because newspapers begin to disappear from her paper route, the boys try to solve the mystery.

"Boring!" is what two brothers think when they discover that their parents are shipping them off for one month of living on a remote island in Maine. What they discover in a months time is that grandparents, a remote island, Maine sea animals, caves, and cute girls add up to one adventurous summer vacation! Josh and Simon, discover there is more to life than TV, fast food, hot showers and dyslexia. It's called work, exploring, and adventure all wrapped into one. Read the book to find out which brother has dyslexia and discovers talents that help him during a life and death emergency. Think about how you would react in a life and death emergency. What are your talents and skills?

Almost everybody thinks Patrick is stupid. Patrick still can't read even though he is in the fifth grade. Patrick figures out a way to run away from all the hurt and hateful words he hears everyday. He retreats to his own special world and for awhile becomes the White Knight. Then comes the invasion of his world by the new girl next door. She loves to read. Unlike most of his family and friends, Celina believes that Patrick is smart and can read. His mother and homeroom teacher also believe in him. Read this book to find out what kind of special world Patrick created to hide in. How did Celina help Patrick learn to read?

Eleven year-old Brian is not looking forward to school. He will be in the sixth grade. His family thinks he is lazy. His friends think that Brian does some really funny things like writing his name on the blackboard as Brain instead of Brian. Brian knows he's not lazy, but he's tired of feeling stupid, working to learn things, to get words right and still never even knowing that he's gotten them wrong. And, to really shake things up, Brian and his friends discover that they are to have a new teacher this year! Read this book to find out how the new teacher helps Brian to learn. Also, find out what the Joker's Club is up to. Brian and his friends start up Operation J.D.B.R. (A Joke a Day Brings Relief). Who wins the money pot? And finally, what animal does Brian do his final report on for his class project and write a poem about?

Shana was really cool. When she left the special education class to go into a regular class, Shana gave Nick all of her attention at the party. So why shouldn't he ask her to the prom? When the prom turns out to be worse than awful, Nick blames himself for everything that has gone wrong. Did you ever wish you could disappear? You know, be invisible?

Ten-year-old Gary is failing the fifth grade. He thinks he's too big for his age, clumsy and slow. He thinks that he can't make friends and has problems catching up with school work no matter how hard he tries. All of these problems make Gary want to escape. He discovers that he can just space out, even though he is still in the classroom. He says his brain is taking a break. But one day when he spaces out, Gary accidentally hurts another classmate. His teacher doesn't want him in his class anymore.

Read this book to find out what happens to Gary . Will he make any friends? Who will be his teacher now? Will the "Spaceman" come back to earth again?

Trisha has trouble getting the words to make sense on a page, they keep "wiggling." So she spends her time drawing instead of reading. Trisha's new teacher Mr. Falker sees her drawings and encourages her to keep at them. Trisha and her teacher then are able to find a way to let her develop all of her talents, including reading.

Eleven year-old Yolonda has a little brother, Andrew, who never talks much. Andrew is having trouble learning to read. But Andrew loves to play on an old harmonica given to him by his dad and can imitate any sound he hears. Andrew likes to play blues music. Yolonda has always looked out for her little brother, who is now in the first grade. One day, however, Yolonda forgets to pick up her little brother from the park, as she is teaching a friend how to bake a cake. Some mean boys take Andrew's harp away from him and destroy it, thus silencing his music. Read this book to find out how Yolonda got Andrew another harp. Find out how Yolonda figures out that her little brother is really a genius with his music and goes to great lengths to get him noticed at a country music blues festival in Chicago .