Christine Davenier

In this sequel to "Miss Lina's ballerinas," the girls in the dance class have to go to the zoo to retrieve a somewhat reluctant boy who'll dance in the show with them.

When Iris's grandfather comes to her school as a substitute teacher, she has a hard time sharing him with the other students.

In this first-ever illustrated picture book biography of th e famous gymnast Nadia, debut author Karlin Gray traces Nadia Comaneci's journey from a small-town Romanian girl who did cartwheels in the schoolyard to five-time Olympic Gold Medalist and one of the most talented and respected athletes in the world.

Ballet instructor Miss Lina has a solution when her eight students, who always dance in pairs, are distraught when a ninth girl joins the class.

Iris is devastated when she has to miss being in her first school play because she is sick.

At Walter's birthday party his guests are supposed to go for horseback rides, but his horse Rain has other plans on the day of the party.

Fifth-grader Piper and her sisters are thrilled about their first-ever camping trip until they learn it'll be at Halloween, but other Navy families join them, including an annoying new member of the Gypsy Club.

Mabel doesn't want to go to sleep while Mama and Papa are having a dance party downstairs.

Delighted by the arrival of baby Ellen, extended family members describe their plans for the young one, from becoming a fisherman to playing the saxophone, but baby Ellen prefers other activities.

Piper is sad about leaving her home and friends behind when her father, a Navy aircraft mechanic, is transferred yet again, but with help from her often-annoying sisters and a surprise from their parents, she finds happiness in their new home in Pensacola, Florida.