Carson must decide whether or not to forgive star basketball player Daniel for making fun of him after their spat affects the whole team.

Worried about a school assignment on family because he was adopted, Calvin asks his parents about being chosen and learns that God creates all families, but not always in the same way.

When Maria's family moves to a new town, her parents sign her up for soccer, but Maria would rather be back on her old swim team and is afraid to try a new thing.

After his flag football team breaks their losing streak by cheating, Austin must decide if he's willing to cheat again, or if he'll stand up for what's right this time.

"Since 1988, The Best American Poetry series has been "one of the mainstays of the poetry publication world" (Academy of American Poets). Each volume presents a choice of the year's most memorable poems, with comments from the poets themselves lending insight into their work. The guest editor of The Best American Poetry 2021 is Tracy K. Smith, the former United States Poet Laureate, whose own poems are, Toi Derricotte's words, "beautiful and serene"...