Sally Warner

Eight-year-old Emma McGraw is an only child who lives with her mom in their "cozy" condo. When four-year-old Anthony Scarpetto moves in for a week while his parents are away, Emma is not happy....

Eight-year-old EllRay is down to one-and-a-half best friends, which leads his little sister to point out the obvious: He needs new friends....

Emma Mcgraw is slowly making friends at her new school. but when Cynthia calls her weird, Emma is shocked....

EllRay Jakes is tired of being bullied by fellow classmate Jared Matthews. But when EllRay tries to defend himself, he winds up in trouble....

Emma McGraw just can't sit back and watch someone being teased - especially one of her friends....

Can Emma make up with Annie Pat and be Kry's friend as well? Or will she be left alone with no friends at all?...

EllRay Jakes may be the shortest kid in his class, and he may get into trouble from time to time, but he can always count on his best friends Kevin and Corey....

It's December at Oak Glen Primary School, and all EllRay can think about is Christmas. As far as he's concerned, Christmas is the best....

All the boys in EllRay's third-grade class have something they can brag about....

Things are going just swimmingly for EllRay. He's finally getting along with most of the kids at school....

There's a new game in town: basketball! Or in EllRay's case, "pre"-basketball. Coach Havens has all the third graders dribbling, passing, and shooting....

When EllRay and his friends hear about the school talent show, they're not impressed. They're too old for that stuff. But Mrs. Sanchez isn't so quick to let her students off the hook....

EllRay Jakes is a small kid with big problems....

Dilly's mom, Elspeth Dillon Howell, died when Dilly was just six. She left her daughter an Adirondack farmhouse and a letter for when Dilly was "older"....