Shy thirteen-year-old Shari, abused at home by a mother who resents her, is befriended by a neighbor who shares her love of birds and the out-of-doors.
Things are difficult for twelve-year-old Jan and her mother after her father's death, and when it turns out that her beloved horse needs an operation, Jan reluctantly gets money from an elderly woman whom she has befriended.
When her parents decide to live apart, eleven-year-old Case tries to figure out a way to keep the family together so she doesn't have to separate from her beloved sister.
Thirteen-year-old Gilda's parents are getting a divorce, and she seems to be the only one interested in keeping the family together and looking out for her younger brother and sister.
Eleven-year-old Lindsay blames herself for the accident to her brother which forced her family to move to a city where she feels uncomfortable and friendless.
With the family thrown into a turmoil by the incessant crying of colicky, three-month-old Meredith, only twelve-year-old Case seems to notice that Meredith's baby sitter is behaving very oddly. Sequel to "Split Sisters.".
Two twelve-year-old girls, conscientious Meg and devilish Micale, are forced by their mothers to spend the summer together on Cape Cod and end up expanding each other's horizons.
As the "lump in the middle" between her "perfect" older sister and cute younger sister, Kelsey feels out of place in her family until she meets Gabe whose affection gives her the confidence she needs at home.
Caitlin finds out that bringing her adopted Korean brother's eleven-year-old sister into their home requires patience and understanding, but gradually they become a real family.
