Look Out, Washington D.C. by Patricia Reilly Giff

B-E-S-T Friends (1988) – Annie, the 'weird' new girl in class, constantly irritates Stacy, but then Stacy is assigned to be her class partner.

Fancy Feet (1988) – When Jiwon's pair of gold shoes disappears, the whole class accuses Stacy of stealing the shoes.

All About Stacy (1988) – Stacy tries to think of something special to go in her 'About Me Box' project.

Watch Out! Man-Eating Snake! (1988) – On the first day of school, Stacy tries to make friends with her classmate Jiwon, with disastrous results.

December Secrets (1987) – Emily is assigned the irritating class 'crybaby,' Jiliannel Simon, as a 'secret pal' for the month of December.

In the Dinosaur's Paw (1987) – Richard is convinced that the ruler he found in his desk has magical powers, and is mortified when it disappears.

Rooney offers a jar of candy corn as a prize for whoever correctly guesses the number of candies in the jar.

Pickle Puss (1986) – Emily and her friend/rival Dawn compete in a book-reading contest to determine who will get to keep Pickle Puss, the stray cat they found.

Sunny Side Up (1986) – Beast and his friends Emily and Matthew attend summer school.

Say 'Cheese' (1985) – Summer vacation is about to begin, but Emily is lonely and depressed because she doesn't have a best friend.Purple Climbing Days (1985) – Richard struggles with rope-climbing in physical education class.Rooney assigns her students to groups to come up with inventions, and Emily clashes with Linda, the bossy leader of her group. Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs (1985) – Richard has trouble with a writing assignment, since writing is his worst subject.The Valentine Star (1985) – Emily reports her classmate Sherri for misbehaving in class, and Sherri vows revenge.Fish Face (1984) – Emily is excited to make friends with Dawna, the new girl from Florida, until a good-luck charm of Emily's is stolen and Emily discovers that Dawn is the thief.

Rooney's Room (1984) – Richard 'Beast' Best must repeat his second-grade year, and between the teasing from his former classmates and having to take classes with 'babies,' his new school year is off to a miserable start.

Look Out, Washington D.C. by Patricia Reilly Giff