Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of hisclassmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.

Augie enjoys the company of his dog, Daisy, and using his imagination, but painfully endures the taunts of his peers because of his facial deformity.

Lonely Brown does not get along with the other colored pencils in the box, who are all friends, until he learns that the others do not like him because he is not friendly, and that to have friends he must like himself and act like a friend.

A little raccoon dreams of growing taller, but through a series of events learns to accept herself just the way she is.

The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself.

When Punchinello tries to prove his worth by getting more boxes and balls than the other Wemmicks, he learns that his maker, Eli, loves him because of who he is and not what he possesses.

The Wemmicks learn that each of them has a special gift with which they can help others.

A little ghost struggles to accept his differences when he manifests as a hot and heavy quilt instead of a floating, soaring white sheet.

In Freedom Prime, young adults can choose their name, their trade, and their gender, but the one thing they cannot choose is to be part of a family, because the family unit has been eradicated.

Norman is thrilled to discover he grew a pair of wings overnight, but his excitement turns to doubt when he realizes he is now different from everyone else, causing him to question whether there is such thing as perfectly normal.