Brenda Bellingham

Chloe has been having disturbing dreams lately. In them, a woman dressed in white floats just beneath the surface of water, struggling to free herself from the weeds that pull her downwards. What really happened to Chloe[alpha]s mother? Chloe[alpha]s dad says she drowned when Chloe was five, but something tells her that there[alpha]s more to the story. Will she find the truth and the answer to her dreams?

Drowning in Secrets

Lilly is excited about playing with the community league girls' soccer team. When the new girl, Sara, joins the team, there is controversy over her headscarf caused by their competing team's coach. The Wolves band together and insist that if Sara can't play with her hijab, they will not play at all. Brenda Bellingham offers a deft but convincing resolution which reinforces the willingness of Lilly, her team and their opponents to be open and welcoming to children of diverse backgrounds.

Captain Lilly and the New Girl

Lilly's class learns about a carnival in the Bahamas and plans their own version called the Hullabaloo. The much-teased Kendell brings Caribbean music from a mystery friend, who no one is sure really exists. The class works secretly on their costumes, as well as together, to make the event a success. During the parade, Lilly tries to recognize her classmates and is left wondering if Kendall's friend is real and snuck in, disguised.

Lilly and the Hullabaloo

The school board has closed Lilly's school for one afternoon a week. When Theresa's babysitter takes Theresa and Lilly to the mall, the girls end up playing with snakes in a pet store. Lilly loves the snakes and wants the pet store owner to come to her school and teach the kids in her class about them, but her teacher says there is no time for such visits.

Lilly and the Snakes

With a Scottish father and a Peigan Indian mother, Isobel finds herself torn between two worlds, thus when she is sent to live with her grandparents in their Indian Camp, Isobel discovers the importance of recognizing both her cultures in order to discover who she really is. Reprint.

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