Janet Gingold: 3 books

Harmon doesn't fit into the hole he gets shoved into. He has to break out. With his grades at an all-time low and his weight off the charts, he knows he's headed for trouble. Even in his music he finds too many wrong notes. When the noise of his jeering classmates and nagging mother threatens to overwhelm him, he finds a whole new world to explore in nearby wild places.

When her dad goes off to fight in a war on the other side of the planet, Becca does her best to live up to his expectations. But suddenly she finds herself failing math because she can't do long division. With the help of unlikely allies, she develops new skills and strategies that enable her...

Adam Clarke just wants to play soccer. But since a leg injury left him lopsided, he can’t run. He can’t even breathe. His parents think he’s impossible, his sisters think he’s pathetic, his classmates think he’s a joke. Stuck in the slow lane with his grandfather, he makes unexpected discoveries....