All her life Aurora has heard stories about how wonderful and lucky Heidi is, and soon this paragon (now grown up and expecting a baby) will be visiting; but before she arrives part of their house is damaged in a fire, and worse, Aurora's beloved dog disappears--and while her parents have always believed in "soof" (Heidi's mom's word for love), Aurora, who has never really fit in with children her own age, will just have to find her own soof.

Zero, dismayed by her big, empty, roundness, tries to force herself into the shape of the much-admired One, but must finally accept that she can only be Zero.

Encourages healthy communication and social interaction by reaching out in many different ways through "Pings," and then waiting to receive "Pongs" from others in response.

"Joey didn't share and he felt there was something wrong with him"--Jacket flap. So Howard tried to help Joey. When Joey brought the chameleons to school, and they escaped, they were very hard to find. That gave Howard an idea about how Joey could fit in better.

When Matt's favorite card came, Monster Zap, is banned from the school, he and his classmates come up with a super solution to save them.