Robert Dorfman series

Robert's parents allow him to take care of a stray dog until a new home is found for him.

Robert's new sneakers are not the "cool" brand that "everyone" is wearing. When certain people make fun of Robert's sneakers, he tries various solutions that only make the problem go from bad to worse, until he finally stands up to the main sneaker snob.

Robert is challenged to try several new things, including eating asparagus and playing the tuba.

Robert is celebrating his ninth birthday and one of his presents is a wristwatch that can do almost everything. There's one problem, Robert can't seem to figure it out. That's not the only problem, his family is going to a wedding and Robert's certain there will be dancing, but he has two left feet! To add to his list of woes, his brother Charlie just can't seem to quit teasing him.