Fran Manushkin

When Katie Woo and her friends go to the beach, Katie is so rude and bossy that her friends do not want to play with her.

The class bully loves to tease Katie Woo until she decides to ignore him.

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

When Katie Woo's family moves, she is sad about leaving her room to a stranger, and even more concerned that the new house will never feel like home.

Katie's dad surprises her with a trip to a ranch where she can ride a real horse.

When a snowstorm causes the power to go out Katie and her parents think their Thanksgiving dinner with JoJo and Pedro is ruined, but by being a good neighbor, Katie saves the day.

Katie is nervous about a sleepover at her grandparents' house.

Katie wants to be helpful, and so she starts making dinner on her own.

Katie loves being the best dancer in her dance class, so when Mattie joins the class and begins to outshine her, Katie is jealous.

Katie is enrolled in a gymnastics class, but when she has trouble doing some of the moves she gets discouraged and considers dropping out.