As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray.
Pete el gato wears his new white shoes while walking down the street, and as he steps into piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other messes--and the color of his footwear changes--he keeps on moving and singing to himself without being bothered.
Gerri dreams of making it big as a singer on her favorite reality show, Big Time, but she has not counted on being kicked off early in the competition.
"Teenagers Magnolia and Ford unexpectedly fall in love as they share a mansion in the Hollywood Hills and compete on a reality TV singing competition"--Provided by publisher.
In this twist on "The Nightingale," Little John, despite his own proverty and grief, reaches out to Gayle, an unhappy foster child living next-door who sings beautifully and hides a great secret.
In Rippling Creek, Louisiana, in 1948, eleven-year-old Tate writes letters to her favorite country singer, sharing her dreams of becoming a singer and revealing that her mother is in prison.
