The story follows Katie, a fourth grader with ADHD, as she navigates the challenges of a demanding school year. As the year comes to a close, she looks forward to the freedom from the pressures of maintaining focus during lessons and the social struggles with her classmates, particularly the popular girls who gossip about her. The narrative explores themes of resilience and the complexities of childhood friendships.
The loss of a job can have a huge impact on the lives of a family. In this story, a five-year-old girl cannot understand why her parents are presently not the fun-loving parents they once were. Unaware of her father's recent loss of employment and due to the egocentric nature of a child her age, she wrongfully concludes that she must be the cause of her parents' unhappiness. In a poignant moment, her mother lovingly tries to explain the concept of an economic recession using concrete examples that will hold meaning for her daughter. Like any child of her age, she is unable to grasp the depth of meaning behind her mother's words. All she gleans from their conversation is what matters most to her five-year-old self: she's not at fault, she is loved, and her family continues to be the happy and joyful family it always was.
What's a dog supposed to do when candy is left around and no one is watching? What would you do? What's a dog supposed to do when she doesn't like the food she is given? What would you do? These and other questions plague Percy, a yellow Labrador Retriever, as she adjusts to the world of her human family. She finds herself constantly getting into mischief over doing things that come naturally to a dog. In her attempt to fit into this strange world of humans, Percy asks her readers what they would do if they were in her place.