Sidney & Sydney
Michele Jakubowski
Eight-year-olds Sydney (girl) and Sidney (boy) are neighbors, classmates, and usually friends, so working together on the school play should not be too difficult.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
Bobby the brave (sometimes)
by Lisa Yee (2010)
About this book
Fourth-grader Bobby is hurt when he hears his father, a former pro-football player, say that they two of them are nothing alike, but finally summons the courage to talk about it after his public asthma attack proves how right his father is.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreBobby the brave (sometimes) Lead Character
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