Vivienne really enjoys being messy, but when she loses her favorite necklace she is determined to tidy up her room to find it.

"Lacey Walker talks constantly, but when she loses her voice one day she learns that being quiet and listening can be good too." --

Against her mother's wishes, Ruth wears her favorite pajamas to school but soon regrets her choice.

Larry lies about practically everything until he meets a girl who outsmarts him.

With her grandmother's help, Lucille learns to control her jealousy toward her sister Margaret.

"Lucia Lacorte's gaming club meets on Fridays, but the truth is the other members are not having fun because, win or lose, Lucia is a very poor sport; a fact that is finally made clear to her when the others stop showing up, and her grandfather mimics her behavior when he wins--and loses." --

"Harrison is a boy who loves life and likes to share with others, but as he grows older the people around him are finding that he stands too close and maybe hugs a little too much--until his father teaches him the Space Saver rhyme, a method for determining just the right amount of space to leave between himself and others." --