Tobias GoKegawa has lived in Tokyo his entire life with his loving African mother, adorable little sister, and father, a raging American stereotype. Now he's going to a new school and hopes to finally be able to outstretch his father's shadow and become his own person. He sets off with his two ch...

Everything is just fine for Ruth Fivepelts. She has a happy home life with loving parents and grandparents, four younger siblings, treasured friends, a passion for storytelling and theater, and a boy who's totally just a friend, she swears. And they're all there for her quinseañera, where she fee...