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It's Nikki's birthday, and it is up to her whether it is a blast or a bust.

After Fern and Sue Ellen take a popularity test in a magazine for teenage girls, the two start changing, leaving their friends longing for the old Fern and Sue Ellen to return.

When Danny gets caught trying to cross his name off the "Geek" list in the girls' bathroom, he's sent to detention. Bullies torment him mercilessly -- until they discover that Danny can draw. He enjoys his new "bad boy" status, supplying tattoos and graffiti, until he's unknowingly drawn into a theft. Turns out the bullies took a comic book from Danny's favorite store. Can he steal it back before they get caught -- and break off with the bullies before...

"My dear, sweet child. Go ahead. Don't be afraid...." Eleven-year-old Shelly Anderson just wants to be popular. Her parents have split and she has to start over at a new school with different classes, a brand new swim team and an unfamiliar social scene. So what if she just wants the cool kids to like her? Is that really too much to ask? So when Shelly finds a mysterious nautilus shell that summons the infamous sea witch, Ursula, she jumps at her...

Average, unpopular Rosie runs for class president against two of the most popular kids in the fourth grade.

After shunning Jaime, the school nerd, on her first day at a new middle school, Penelope Torres tries to blend in with her new friends in the art club, until the art club goes to war with the science club, of which Jaime is a member.

After finally getting a cell phone, Babymouse tries to increase her popularity in middle school by becoming the queen of social media.

Kristy's family moves to a new neighborhood where the kids make fun of Louie, Kristy's pet collie, who's going blind. The Baby-sitters are not going to let them get away with it.

Starting a new school year, Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," is determined to get picked for kickball and hang out with the cool kids.

My name is Sean Kelly, I'm a 6th grader, and most people from school think I'm a loser. I'm not, of course. And neither are my friends, Squiggy and Dump Truck. In fact, they thought I should start this diary to prove to everybody else that we're not losers. Along the way I just might have captured the lives of the most interesting kids in history. You heard me. History.