Blanche Sims

Held back for a year in second grade, Richard can't seem to helpgetting into trouble, until he gets really interested in reading and helps his class in a special way.

Each student in Ms. Rooney's room celebrates the December holidays by being a secret pal to a classmate.

Best friends Matt and Eddie have a falling out that threatens to ruin their science fair project. Includes instructions for making a model of an erupting volcano. Third-grader Matt is dying to win first place in the school science fair. The prize is a gift certificate for fifty dollars that will buy him the skateboard of his dreams. But when he teams up with his best friend, Eddie, he discovers that working together isn't so easy. Matt finds out what...

A young girl brings her pets to the library--with predictably disastrous results.

Arno, the killer kindergarten kid, disappears while visiting the zoo with Dawn, the Polka Dot Private Eye, and her friend Jill.

Dawn Bosco finds a shiny red purse in the school yard. Three people say the purse is theirs. Dawn must solve the mystery of who is the real owner.

Second-grader Dawn Bosco puts her mystery-solving skills to the test when her former best friend, Emily Arrow, loses her birthday ring   Dawn Bosco and Emily Arrow used to be best friends, until Dawn took Emily's unicorn. Even though Dawn eventually gave it back, Emily still won't talk to her.   When Emily's blue birthday ring goes missing after art class, the rest of the second grade accuses Dawn of stealing it. Dawn sets out to solve the mystery...

Marvin overhears remarks made by his second-grade teacher and is sure she hates him.

Mary decides it's all right to cheat to make sure she wins a special lunch with her favorite teacher, but the results of her dishonesty end up surprising the whole second grade class.

At school George recovers an escaped rabbit, helps bake bread, and enjoys a fair at which he hopes to win a raffle prize.