When a wild new student, rumored to have fleas, is paired with the narrator for a science project, she proves there is a lot more to her--and her unusual family--than anyone could have guessed.

While his scientist-parents study Earth, second-grader Zeke tries to fit in but Harris, a classmate, notices his abilities and sets out to prove Zeke is an alien.

Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He sure doesn't look or act like the other kids... and they suspect that he stole Gavin's bike! Meanwhile, Gavin's Great-Aunt Myrtle is coming to stay with his family again, and Gavin is sure she'll be teaming up with his big sister to boss him around the whole time. Offering spot-on storytelling, relatable characters and situations, and plenty of action,...

Nurk, an alien from the Planet Glorf, visits Earth. He wanders into a school where he discovers many new things like a ruler and books. He has no idea how to use these new items, but an Earthling boy comes to the rescue!

Eugene McGillicudy stands up for Sally Williams, the new student at Sunnyview Elementary, and then discovers that they both like an orange cat named Mr. Whiskersworth and the comic book super hero, Super Dude.

Publisher Annotation: She might be small, but she's got it all?she's Kid McGear, Skid Steer! Kid McGear is the newest truck to join the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site crew, and she's eager to help with even the roughest and toughest construction work. But when a steep cliff puts the other trucks in danger, can the new Kid on the site prove she's big enough for even this big, big job? Playful rhyming text from the bestselling team behind Construction...

Max hatches a plan to get the new kid at school to be his best friend.

Publisher Annotation: A debut picture book that stands above the crowd, Elizabeth Lilly's Geraldine is a story about how hard it is being the new kid. How really hard it is being different. And how especially hard it is being a giraffe in a school of human children.

Publisher Annotation: Colette can't find something to talk about with the new kids in the neighborhood...so she invents a pet! Her fib quickly escalates, and suddenly her parakeet is a larger-than-life world-traveler named Marie Antoinette. Have her new friends figured out her secret? What will they do? This charming story both clearly identifies the struggle of navigating a different experience, and demonstrates to kids a lovely and welcoming way...

Publisher Annotation: The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?