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It’s the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There’s . . .Jessica,the new girl, smart and perceptive, who’s having a hard time fitting in;Alexia,a bully, your friend one second, your enemy the next;Peter,class prankster and troublemaker;...

Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes is sick of getting picked on. But every time he tries to defend himself against class bully Jared Matthews, EllRay is the one who winds up in trouble. It's just not fair! Then his dad offers him a deal: If EllRay can stay out of trouble for a week, they'll go to...

It isn't that Abby Carson can't do her schoolwork. She just doesn't like doing it. And in February a warning letter arrives at her home. Abby will have to repeat sixth grade--unless she meets some specific conditions, including taking on an extra-credit project to find a pen pal in a distant country...