In Japan, the death of her former landlady triggers a young woman's memories about her father's death when she was six years old, and the special way the old lady helped her to cope with the loss.
Mrs. Calamari's new landlord tells her that no cats will be allowed starting Sunday, thus beginning a week of trickery and amusing deception, ending in a happy surprise.
Randolph, an avid young collector of bottle caps, new words, and other assorted items, is captivated by the mysterious wooden crates belonging to his family's new boarder, Mr. Karp.
When Kid Kibble, the new seventh-grade biology teacher, moves into their attic room with a skeleton and an assortment of living things, Ned, his sister, and their mother wonder if their bad luck with boarders is continuing.
