Atlas James has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she's working on a community service program rehabbing trails in the Western Sierras. The only plus is that the days are so exhausting that Atlas might just be tired enough to forget that this was one of her dad's favorite places in the world. Before cancer stole him from her life, that is.

Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.

"Lag almost breaks the record time on his Letter Bee test, securing a job as a letter bee! But his celebration ends with unwelcome news: the record holder, his hero Gauche Suede, is no longer a Letter Bee! Shocked, Lag seeks out Gauche's little sister Sylvette to learn exactly what happened. But Sylvette has no answers, only memories and a broken heart." -- Back cover.

Too many sweets may stop Angelina from performing the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and she learns that the best way to have sweets is to share.

"Meet Daniel's new friend, Max! Max is autistic, and Daniel learns what he can do when Max needs more time to get comfortable and more space to play in his own way. Then, new pals head to the Clock Factory! When Max is overwhelmed by lights and sounds, Daniel and his friends learn what they can do to help make a calmer setting so Max can play, too. And when Daniel feels left out at the playground because there's no room for him to play with Katerina...

Presents a collection of humorous stories from over two dozen contemporary female writers, as well as autobiographical essays, comics, poems, and comic strips.