Washoe County Library System

When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.

Best friends Tiger and Badger work through their disagreements over a toy, a chair, and sharing.

Each time he does something a little bit bad, Edwardo is told that he is very bad and soon his behavior is awful, but when he accidentally does good things and is complimented, he becomes much, much nicer.

The only time Grace can get away from her little sister, who copies her every move, is when she goes to swimming class.

An autistic boy named Zak describes, from his point of view, the sometimes unconventional ways that he responds to the world around him.

A valentine is all about sweetness and gooey love, but this book is about all the things you might give someone that are not exactly gifts, but that show that you care for them and for what they think--but is not that a kind of love?

Harry is embarrassed to admit that he thinks Michelle is nice, especially when he is the only boy she invites to her birthday party.

"Adrian Simcox brags about owning a horse, and Chloe just knows he's making stuff up...until she learns an important lesson in empathy"--

As Grace and her classmates study foods from other cultures, she has the opportunity to ponder such mysteries as whether Owen 1 is really bad or not, why she feels jealous when her father helps her best friend with her hot dog report, and how Augustine Dupre, her family's French boarder, can be so wise.