Having alienated her best friend Robin, eleven-year-old Veronica has no one to turn to for sympathy and support when it appears that her divorced father might remarry.

Twelve-year-old Julius has his hands full over the summer when his mother attempts to improve his grades and teach him responsibility by signing him up for a French class and getting him a job babysitting.

A collection of 111 original monologues, each about one minute long, to be used by male or female middle school actors for auditions and other purposes.

A bet between Jenny and her rival Addie about who will raise more money at the school's fund-raising carnival is thrown into a tizzy when a cool new girl arrives. Will she join Addie's group, or will she help Jenny and her friends.

"It's fall spirit week and the Pops have established their own exclusive "pep squad, " complete with matching outfits! Jenny and her friends counter with their own plan to show off their school pride, and it's pretty incredible. The competition heats up even more when a costumed lion mascot appears on the scene. No one knows who's inside--is it a Pop ... or not?"--back cover.

When school is closed because of a huge snowstorm, Jenny is stuck hanging out with her former friend Addie all day. Will Addie ruin the school ski trip for Jenny, too?

"Winter break is approaching and everyone at Joyce Kilmer Middle School is in the holiday spirit. Jenny can't wait for the holidays, but her good mood quickly evaporates when she picks Dana as her "Secret Snowflake" in English class and finds out that her friend Sam is heading home to England for the holidays. Things go from bad to worse when Jenny doesn't get invited to her friend Marc's New Year's Eve party. What's going on? Is Marc angry with...