Table of Contents
Foreword vii
Follow the Leader?: The Push and Pull of Peer Pressure
By Gary D. Schmidt 2
By Caroline Starr Rose 19
By Alan Lawrence Sitomer 30
By Claire Legrand 45
If Only…: Dealing with Regret, Guilt, and Sadness
By Julia Alvarez 63
By Linda Sue Park 76
By Lisa Yee 95
I Can't Believe You Did That!: Being Surprised By What Some People Do
By Chris Rylander 109
By Dee Garretson 123
By Nathan Hale 137
Sacrifice: Putting Others First
By Matthew J. Kirby 161
By Tracy Edward Wymer 177
By Jane Yolen 190
By Heidi E. Y. Stemple 192
By Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple 194
Why or Why Not?: Asking Questions About the World Around You
By Adam Rex 209
By Margarita Engle 220
By Kate Messner 231
Things Will Never Be the Same: Dealing with Change
By Rita Williams-Garcia 245
By Grace Lin 258
By Karen Cushman 268
Acknowledgments 281
Authors 284