Sha-la-la / by Sarah Dessen -- Floater / by Ellen Wittlinger -- Alejandro / by Gene Brewer -- Saying no to Nick / by Bruce Coville -- Just a couple of girls talking haiku / by Ron Koertge -- Ruby / by Adele Geras -- What I did last summer / by Jan Marino -- Word of the day / by Marilyn Singer -- Hope springs eternal / by Audrey Couloumbis -- The approximate cost of loving Caroline / by John Green -- Angel's food / by M.T. Anderson -- Chocolate almond torte / by William Sleator -- Rebecca / by Nancy Werlin -- Bunny boy / by Alex Flinn -- Essie and Clem / by Margaret Peterson Haddix -- The god of St. James and Vine / by Jaime Adoff -- Smells like Kafka / by Neal Shusterman -- Habitat for humanity / by David Lubar.