Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.

After new girl Kim tells her classmates she is from a royal family, her lie grows and grows.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.

"When Crispin Blaze turns seven, he's expected to breathe fire like all the other dragons. But instead of fire, he breathes a host of unusual things"--Provided by publisher.

Because he doesn't listen carefully to what the Great Spirit tells him about each of the animals he is supposed to lead to their desert homes, Jackrabbit causes much unhappiness with his careless answers to the animals' questions.

In a modern-day utopian community where mirrors, photos, and even words like beautiful and ugly are forbidden, a girl who has never seen her own face harbors a guilty curiosity about the outside world. A thoughtful exploration of self-image in a world familiar to readers of The Giver and The List. Zailey has never seen her own face. She's never seen her reflection, or a photo of herself, or even a drawing. In the special community of Gladder Hill,...

Maria introduces herself as a member of a specific family and as having a definite address and place in the universe.

Sooki the elephant, who has never seen another animal like himself, tries to shrink his saggy wrinkly skin.

Fish wishes to be all sorts of animals because each one is special, then realizes there is something good about being a fish, too.

Noodle, a worm, is sad and feeling bad about himself, but his friend Lou, a bird, convinces him that he is likeable just as he is.