"Let's be honest -- none of us were given an owner's manual at birth. If you're having trouble solving a problem or making a dream happen, the problem isn't you. It's not that you're not hardworking, intelligent or deserving, but that you haven't yet installed the one key belief that will change everything. My mom, who has the tenacity of a bulldog and curses like a truck driver, explained it to me this way, "Nothing in life is that complicated. You...

"A whip-smart debut that follows the adventures of an entirely unconventional heroine who throws herself into the London Season to find a wealthy husband. But the last thing she expects is to find love... Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. Left with her father's massive debts, she has only twelve weeks to save her family from ruin. Kitty has never been one to back down from a challenge, so she leaves home...

"Benny the woodpecker makes a brilliant plan to eat a tasty plate of waffles"--

"Twelve-year-old Golden Maroni starts eighth grade determined to be master of his universe, but learns he cannot control everything on the soccer field, in his friendships, and especially in facing his father's incurable disease."--

A little girl explains why she likes her red stockings, jacket, boots, mittens, pajamas, cup, and barrettes better than those of other colors. On board pages.

Gemma is convinced that her gymnastics coach is punishing her for accidentally kicking him in the face when he yells at her and gives her extra strength exercises, but she is determined to improve.

On a short winter day, Samuel and his father enter into a series of trades with neighbors and strangers until they come home with a brown-eyed milk cow for Mama.

"It is time to get dressed, which is no easy task for Little Turtle, but he is determined not to give up." --

"From the moment he is hatched, Gilbert the penguin dreams of flying one day and, despite being discouraged by family members, finally finds a way to do just that." --

The Alden children, who are spending the summer in a New England farmhouse, are trying to discover who is stealing eggs from a woodshed near the house.