Alvin Ho is scared of everything, and he uses all sorts of super-duper doohickies to help him cope. Includes Allergic to Girls, School, and other Scary Things and Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters. An American Library Association Notable audiobook for children. "Plen's brilliant comedic narration perfectly captures scaredy-cat Alvin Ho." -- Booklist

When Alvin's father takes him camping to instill a love of nature, like that of their home-town hero Henry David Thoreau, Alvin makes a new friend and learns that he can be brave despite his fear of everything.

After Ruby Lu's deaf cousin, Flying Duck, and her parents come from China to live with her, Ruby finds life challenging as she adjusts to her new family, tries to mend her rocky relationship with her friend Emma, and faces various adventures in summer school.

When second-grader Alvin Ho is invited to a birthday party given by a girl, his fear of everything causes him to dread going.

When fearful seven-year-old Alvin Ho learns that his mother is expecting a baby, he develops a sympathetic pregnancy--adding to his worry about the burglar who is targeting Concord, Massachusetts.

Ruby Lu's father loses his job on her first day of third grade, which causes many things in her life to change, and she is willing to do a lot to help out but giving up some things seems impossible.

A young girl helps her grandmother with preparations for the traditional Chinese celebration to welcome her new baby brother.

Presents a collection of humorous stories from over two dozen contemporary female writers, as well as autobiographical essays, comics, poems, and comic strips.