Tracy Nishimura Bishop

After twelve-year-old Ellis's big break turns into his most embarrassing moment ever and his relationship with his dad and their cookie store starts to change, Ellis hatches plans to get his life back on track.

Amy has never liked being in the spotlight. When all her friends decide to form a team for the Santa Vista Quiz Bowl, Amy's not so sure. She knows she can answer the quiz questions ... but can she do it in front of hundreds of people? Meanwhile, The Critter Club is caring for some chickens who need a home. As the Quiz Bowl approaches, Amy herself starts feeling just a little bit chicken!--

Liz has been assigned a class project that's perfect for her. She has to create a diorama of an animal habitat! Art plus animals? What could be better? Well, things could be better if Liz's new neighbor and classmate was a little nicer to her and a little less nosy! -- Back cover.

When Amy meets the owner of a brand-new puppy at her mom's vet clinic, she agrees to help the woman train her new pet. Amy does such a great job, she starts getting calls from more puppy owners! Things go great for a while, but soon, Amy is in way over her head. She can't say no to a puppy in need and has taken on way too many clients! Amy barely has time for school or her friends in between all the puppies. Can she dig herself out of this hole before...

When Ellie and her friends plan a Halloween party for the Critter club, they realize a bat has gotten trapped inside the barn, so with the help of a wildlife vet the girls help return the bat to its home.

Liz and her friends are spending a fall weekend at the cabin at Marigold Lake, planning to bake pies and enjoy nature, but Lizzie forgets to put sugar in her berry pie--a mistake which proves fortuitous when she needs a lot of berries to feed a migrating goose who has fallen behind his flock.

When Marion and the other members of the Critter Club plan a ski weekend, they meet a snow bunny on the slopes, but Marion's kitten, Ollie, scares the bunny away.

Lily Lu and her mom are in South Africa to work with a penguin scientist when an oil spill creates disaster for the local wildlife. What can Lily do to help the penguins?

Lily Lu can't wait to see sea otters when she and her mom head to the California coast. While there, Lily spots a sea otter pup separated from its mom. Can Lily help the pup?

Children may love their older relatives, but it can be a difficult trip when visiting grandparents and older relatives. This book, now in Spanish, is a playful and touching spin on the anxiety young children feel when visiting elders.