A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.

In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson. Includes a note from the author's daughter, Helena Estes.

Nancy's failure to pay attention gets her into trouble when she bakes cupcakes for the school bake sale.

Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.

It's Splat's first day of school and he doesn't know if he will make any new friends, so he decides to bring along his pet mouse Seymour. When Seymour escapes and runs around the room, the other cats do what all cats do, chase mice. Just in time, their teacher takes charge and teaches everyone an important lesson.

When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother Stink thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third grade class to undertake an award-winning, environment-saving project.

Nancy writes a report for school about her great-grandfather, making things up so he seems less ordinary, but when she learns that Grandpa will be there to hear her read the report aloud she realizes she was dishonest.

Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, decides to make an homage to her little sister's pet goldfish as her project for the 100th Day of School.

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.