<DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><I></I><DIV><DIV><I>The Secret Lunch Special</I> <DIV>Emily loves her shiny black lunch bag--the jewels, the way it sparkles. But one day a new school bus picks her up, and in the confusion she forgets her lunch bag on the bus. Will she get a ticket, like that loud girl Vincetta Louise said? Or will Emily be forced to eat the Secret Lunch Special?<BR>     From fickle friendships to mystery meat, kids everywhere will identify with Emily as she navigates the rough waters of second grade.</DIV><DIV> </DIV></DIV><I>No More Pumpkins</I></DIV><DIV>Emily is tired of pumpkins. At school she and her friend Vincetta Louise have been doing pumpkin math, pumpkin field trips, and pumpkin writing. Can't they just carve jack-o-lanterns? But even this ends up being an assignment: The kids have to make pumpkin self portraits.</DIV><DIV><DIV>     Then something happens to Emily's jack-o-lantern, and her friendship with Vinni is tested. Will the two girls get past their quarrel? And will they ever want to see a pumpkin again?</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>