After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness.

A young girl learns to like herself every single day, no matter what.

Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed "Dumplin'" by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked... until Will takes a job at Harpy's, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn't surprised to find herself...

In rhyming text, a little girl expresses confidence and joy in her uniqueness, no matter her outward appearance.

Presents a series of situations in which taking chances and trying new things can lead to good results, even if there were mistakes along the way.

"A giraffe's self-esteem is tested when he competes with a balloon for a young boy's attention."-- Provided by publisher.

A girl celebrates her own individuality, from her freckles to her wiggles.

Charlie runs away to a secret place in the back yard because she feels that her parents do not love her, but her grandfather influences her to return home.

When she is caught in the backseat of a car with her older brother's best friend--Deanna Lambert's teenage life is changed forever. Struggling to overcome the lasting repercussions and the stifling role of "school slut," she longs to escape a life defined by her past. With subtle grace, complicated wisdom and striking emotion, Story of a Girl reminds us of our human capacity for resilience, epiphany and redemption.

When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.