"I'll never change who I am," vows sixth-grader Abby Hayes. Most of the girls in her class have become aloof or boy-crazy over the summer. When Abby meets Simon, a seventh-grade saxophonist, she finds herself behaving the same way. How will she get Simon to notice her and still be true to herself?
When Abby's teacher has to leave school for a few weeks, Abby's left in charge of the gift box project. But a mean substitute teacher won't let Abby make announcements about the package in class. Maybe her new friend, Hannah, can help think of a solution.
Once there was a yellow button, shiny and round, a bit of white thread in its center. The button sat in a pocket next to a cracker, two pencils, and a small key on a string. The pocket was sewn to a blue dress with long sleeves and a big white sash. The blue dress was on a little girl who was playing the harmonica.