Book 1

Pa Lia's First Day

by Michelle Edwards

Published 9 August 1999
Pa Lia Vang's first day at Jackson Magnet, her new school, isn't going so well. She doesn't know anyone. She can't find her second-grade classroom. And then she gets the only person who's been nice to her into trouble. Will Pa Lia ever fit in? In this first chapter book of the Jackson Friends series, Michelle Edwards explores with humor and sensitivity the anxieties children often face in a new situation.

Book 2

Zero Grandparents

by Michelle Edwards

Published 1 April 2001
Calliope does not have a grandmother or grandfather to bring to school on Grandparent's Day, but she finds a special way to participate anyway.

Book 3

Talent Show

by Michelle Edwards

Published 1 August 2002
Second-grader Howardina Geraldina Paulina Maxina Gardenia Smith is sure she will be the star of the talent show, but when she gets up to sing at the dress rehearsal, she gets stage fright.

Book 4

Stinky Stern Forever

by Michelle Edwards

Published 1 August 2005