Tammie Lyon

Katie's dad surprises her with a trip to a ranch where she can ride a real horse.

When Jake loses his brand new toy airplane, Katie Woo lies and says that she does not know where it is.

In these four previously published stories, Katie celebrates Valentine's Day, the Fourth of July, Halloween, and Thanksgiving with her friends.

Pedro's family and his friends are spending the day at the amusement park, enjoying the rides and the snacks, so when they get separated from Pedro's brother, Paco, and their mother, a ride on the Ferris wheel seems like it offers an excellent way to spot Paco in the crowded park.

Pedro forms a new club with his friends dedicated to solving mysteries--and the first two assignments are finding his mother's locket, and his father's cell phone.

Something in Miss Winkle's classroom smells really bad, and when the class bully declares that it must be the new boy, Pablo, Pedro steps in to defend him--but the class still needs to know what is causing the stench and dispose of it.

When Pedro breaks his arm racing his bike he has to cope with the frustration of wearing a cast for a whole month--but with the help of his friends he discovers that there are still fun things to do.

Pedro is excited for his class trip to the aquarium, but his class disappears when he is not paying attention, leaving him alone with a shark.

Pedro enters the same karate class that his friends Katie and JoJo, and learns some of the ninja moves that he admires in the movies.

Tyler writes a letter asking God to help him find the compass he has misplaced, but on his way to send it he meets others who could use some help and adds a series of postscripts. Includes a biography of the real Tyler and instructions on writing your own letter to God.