The tower / Sneed B. Collard III -- The squids / Walter Simonson -- Take it from me, kid / David Harrison -- A pet for Calvin / Barbara Robinson -- The Chinese boy / Clyde Robert Bulla -- Heroes and villains / Liam Kuhn -- The marooned boy / Richard Alan Young -- Class trip / Joseph Robinette -- Oh, brother / Sandy Asher -- Watermelon kisses / Jose Cruz Gonzales -- Going for gold / Jane Yolen -- To speak or not to speak / Edwin Endlich -- Family meeting / Bill C. Davis -- The enemy / John Urquhart -- Twelve / Jaime Adoff -- Lanky boys with cars / Ron Koerge -- Bucking bales / Raymond Bial -- The ten-ton accordion / Barry Kornhauser.

The tower / by Sneed B. Collard III -- The squids / by Walter Simonson -- Take it from me, kid / by David L. Harrison -- A pet for Calvin / by Barbara Robinson -- The Chinese boy / by Clyde Robert Bulla -- Heroes and villains / by Liam Kuhn -- The marooned boy / by Richard Alan Young -- Class trip / by Joseph Robinette -- Oh, brother / by Sandy Asher -- Watermelon kisses / by José Cruz González -- Going for gold / by Jane Yolen -- To speak or not to speak / by Edwin Endlich -- Family meeting / by Bill C. Davis -- The enemy / by John Urquhart -- Twelve / by Jaime Adoff -- Lanky boys with cars / by Ron Koertge -- Bucking bales / by Raymond Bial -- The ten-ton accordion / by Barry Kornhauser.