Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish their Discovery Journal, a catalog of all the amazing animal species they can find around their Florida town. When Peter meets a manatee (Discovery #95), he knows he's found something special--especially because his grandpa has been telling him enchanting stories about manatees for years. But Peter quickly learns this summer won't go exactly as planned....

Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.