When her mother remarries again, high schooler Clare has no choice but to spend time with her biological father, Richard, at his home on Cape Cod, where she begins to understand him and learn that she may have been wrong about a lot of things.

Two mice, who discover they are neighbors, bring their talents together to create a very special Christmas tree. Annamouse needs decorations for her Christmas tree but can't get to the store because of the deep snow. Willamouse needs a tree for her Christmas decorations, but she can't get to the store either. Will Santamouse know to come to their homes? These two mice seem destined to spend a lonely Christmas until Willamouse hears the sound of music...

When her dog Lulu dies, a girl grieves but then continues with her life.

A rhyming tale of pirates who go to school accompanied by their parrots, learn arithmetic and letters, and want to hear sea stories at storytime.

Emma's dog, Toby, does not like cats, and when the neighbor's cat, Pandora, moves in with them he is the only one who notices all the trouble she causes--and the only one who notices when she gets stuck in a tree.

They call themselves the Leopardi Circle — six members of a writing group who share much more than their works in progress.
When Nancy, whose most recently published work is a medical newsletter, is asked to join a writing group made up of established writers, she accepts, warily. She's not at all certain that her novel is good enough for the company she'll be keeping. Her novel is a subject very close to her heart, and she isn't sure...