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It's Future Job Day at Sam's school, and Sam knows exactly what he wants to be when he grows up-a zookeeper, just like Zookeeper Jake in his favorite picture book. His mother and big sister, Anastasia, help Sam create a memorable costume-so memorable that Sam insists on wearing it long after Future Job Day has passed and the rest of his classmates are back in their regular clothes.

When Tai Choi leaves her home in the Zhejiang province of China, she believes she’ll be visiting her grandmother. But in truth, despite her mother’s opposition, her father has sold her to pay his gambling debts. Alone and afraid, Tai Choi is put on a ship headed for San Francisco, known among the Chinese as Gold Mountain. When she arrives, she is forced to go by the new name listed on her paper documents: Tien Fu Wu. Her new life as a servant at a gambling den is hard. And if she is to survive, Tien Fu must persevere, and learn who to trust.

Molly Ayer has been in foster care since she was eight years old. Most of the time, Molly knows it's her attitude that's the problem, but after being shipped from one family to another, she's had her fair share of adults treating her like an inconvenience. So when Molly's forced to help an elderly woman clean out her attic for community service, Molly is wary. Just another adult to treat her like a troublemaker.

When a flyer arrives announcing an upcoming horse show, Keeker and Plum are determined to enter! They work hard to prepare, but will it be enough?

Was braucht es eigentlich, um eine Heldin zu sein? Eine preisgekrönte Geschichte über Freundschaft - eindringlich und herrlich leicht. Hero fürchtet, ihrem Namen niemals gerecht werden zu können. Denn wie kann sie eine Heldin sein, wenn sie sich nicht einmal traut, etwas gegen das Mobbing an Aria zu unternehmen? Aria ist neu an der Schule, er kommt aus einem anderen Land und spricht kein Wort. Nie. Trotzdem freunden sich Hero und ihre beste Freundin Jaz mit ihm an. Immerhin können sie sich gemeinsam mit ihm im Kopierraum verstecken, wenn der fiese Mobber Rufus mal wieder hinter Aria her ist.

As part of her exciting film course, Stacey is making a documentary about teen life in Stoneybrook. The movie creates a conflict with friendships when Stacey pursues tell-all interviews with her friends and enemies.

Valentine's Day is Abby's least favorite holiday. Mushy stuff like valentines, red hearts, and a school dance turn her into a Valentine's Scrooge. When Ross Brown, a perfectly nice guy in Abby's English class, invites her to the dance, Abby tries to set him up with her twin sister, Anna.

Aspiring activist Sylvie Schwartz dreams of saving the world. If only the world would cooperate. This series will appeal to kids who want to make a difference, dream big, and want to do great things. (It will also appeal to anyone who loves ice cream sundaes or sweet slobbery puppies.)

Kristy's up for the best spring vacation ever - a week of baseball with famous major leaguers at Bill Bain's Dream Camp. Together with her stepdad, Kristy enjoys the all-star week of a lifetime.

Moishe “Mushy” Luftmensch, age 10 and a half, has a big problem: He’s a very good kid...in a very bad world (and we mean very, very bad! We’re talking “tangerine peanut butter and garlic milkshakes” bad!). When Mushy proves to be too good for his, well...own good...he’s summarily shipped off to a special camp for “good eggs” like him. It’s no surprise we end up at a particularly unique camp where kids like Mushy are turned from really good to really bad...just like they’re supposed to be.

Experts agree: kids today need to be more active. But luckily, one of the best things about exercise is that it is fun!

Dopiero co skończyły się wakacje, a Basia zachorowała. Czekała na nią jeszcze wyprawa do babci Krystyny i dziadka Henryka, tylko wszystko na nic! Chora Basia musi zostać w domu. Następnego dnia niespodzianka! To dziadkowie przyjechali odwiedzić swoją wnuczkę! Z nimi żadna choroba nie jest straszna i nigdy nie można się nudzić. Zwłaszcza z dziadkiem Henrykiem, który pewnego dnia musi jechać do szpitala. Jak poradzi sobie z tym mała Basia? Basia to współczesna, zabawna i mądra przyjaciółka dla Twojego dziecka.

Keeker and Plum get to go to sleepaway camp for a whole week. But fun turns to surprise when Keeker learns that her bunkmate is none other than her horse-show rival, Tifni. The girls put aside their differences and become fast friends, but when Tifni's spirited pony bolts, Keeker has to decide whether to play it safe or save her friend.