Elsie Edwards Series by Barthe DeClements

Jenny knows one thing for sure - Elsie Edwards is a fat thief who steals people's lunch money to buy candy. So when the book club money disappears, why is the whole class punished? Nothing's fair!But soon Jenny realizes some things aren't fair for Elsie, either. Elsie is on a strict diet, but when she starts losing weight, her mother won't buy her new clothes. Instead, she plans to send Elsie to boarding school. Suddenly everyone wants to help Elsie... moreJenny knows one thing for sure - Elsie Edwards is a fat thief who steals people's lunch money to buy candy. So when the book club money disappears, why is the whole class punished? Nothing's fair!But soon Jenny realizes some things aren't fair for Elsie, either. Elsie is on a strict diet, but when she starts losing weight, her mother won't buy her new clothes. Instead, she plans to send Elsie to boarding school. Suddenly everyone wants to help Elsie. Nothing's fair in fifth grade - but sometimes things get better! less

Elsie Edwards has gone from 5th-grade fatty to 9th-grade fox, but inside she still feels like an ugly 10-year-old. So when senior football star Craddoc Shaw begins to notice her, Elsie's sure that he's looking at the wrong girl. Then Craddoc asks her out. Can a girl who still hates herself handle first love?

Another story about Barthe DeClements's bestselling heroine, Elsie Edwards. In Seventeen and In-Between, Elsie has two guys who want her--and one tough choice to make!

Helen fears that lack of improvement in her reading may leave her stuck in the sixth grade forever, until a good teacher recognizes her reading problem.

Marianne is turning into a daydreamer in class, drifting back through her memories of happier times, and falling way behind in her schoolwork. Despite her father's efforts, the months since Marianne's mother died have been one long stretch of loneliness and hurting. Like her friend Jack, who's a good student but an incurable clown, Marianne has almost lost hope of becoming a Wizard — one of the kids who excel in class, help the school staff, and get special privileges... moreMarianne is turning into a daydreamer in class, drifting back through her memories of happier times, and falling way behind in her schoolwork. Despite her father's efforts, the months since Marianne's mother died have been one long stretch of loneliness and hurting. Like her friend Jack, who's a good student but an incurable clown, Marianne has almost lost hope of becoming a Wizard — one of the kids who excel in class, help the school staff, and get special privileges.Then Marianne begins to find the love she's been missing. She gets a puppy, and then, and best of all, her dad makes a new friend, Lacy. It feels just like they're a family when they're all together. If only she and Jack could make the Wizards...Jack — one of Barthe DeClements's most loved and endearing characters — is back, in this prequel to the award-winning Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade. In The Fourth Grade Wizards, Ms. Declements returns to the setting of her most popular books to tell another funny, warm, and appealing story. less