Presents a collection of humorous stories from over two dozen contemporary female writers, as well as autobiographical essays, comics, poems, and comic strips.
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When Alvin's father takes him camping to instill a love of nature, like that of their home-town hero Henry David Thoreau, Alvin makes a new friend and learns that he can be brave despite his fear of everything.
When second-grader Alvin Ho is invited to a birthday party given by a girl, his fear of everything causes him to dread going.
A fearful second grader in Concord, Massachusetts, learns about death when his grandfather's best friend passes away and he offers to accompany his grandfather to the funeral.
When fearful seven-year-old Alvin Ho learns that his mother is expecting a baby, he develops a sympathetic pregnancy--adding to his worry about the burglar who is targeting Concord, Massachusetts.
Fearful seven-year-old Alvin Ho goes on a trip to China with his family.
During the Tang dynasty, master painter Wu Daozi creates an extraordinary mural for the emperor.
A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.
After Ruby Lu's deaf cousin, Flying Duck, and her parents come from China to live with her, Ruby finds life challenging as she adjusts to her new family, tries to mend her rocky relationship with her friend Emma, and faces various adventures in summer school.
Between fearing his teachers, icky girls, and the terrifying wilderness, second-grader Alivin Ho is perhaps the world's biggest scaredy-cat. Here, this two book collection includes the stories Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things and Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and ...
Three books, written between 2011 and 2014, featuring young Alvin, who fears everything. Includes Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances, Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night, and Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, an...
"Almost-eight-year-old" Ruby Lu spends time with her baby brother, goes to Chinese school, performs magic tricks and learns to drive, and has adventures with both old and new friends.
Ruby Lu's father loses his job on her first day of third grade, which causes many things in her life to change, and she is willing to do a lot to help out but giving up some things seems impossible.
A visit to a pottery shop and the encouragement of family and friends not only provide Aspen the opportunity to paint something beautiful, they also help her get past her writer's block.
Here's the third book in the beloved and hilarious Alvin Ho chapter book series, which has been compared to Diary of a Wimpy Kid and is perfect for both beginning and reluctant readers. Alvin Ho, an Asian American second grader, is afraid of everything. For example, what coul...
The fourth book in the beloved and hilarious Alvin Ho chapter book series, which has been compared to Diary of a Wimpy Kid and is perfect for beginning and reluctant readers! Alvin, an Asian American second grader who's afraid of everything , is facing something truly scary: th...
This two-story collection includes: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastophes Here's the third hilarious book in the series about Alvin Ho, a boy who's afraid of everything . For example, what could possibly be so scary about a birthday par...
Presents a collection of humorous stories from over two dozen contemporary female writers, as well as autobiographical essays, comics, poems, and comic strips.