A Yearling book

Two sisters look upon a beach vacation with their father, his woman friend, and her son, as two weeks in the wrong place with the wrong people.

Thirteen-year-old Anastasia acquires poise and self-confidence, a new friend, and advice on becoming a bookstore owner when she commutes to Boston to take a modeling course.

Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.

Junior sleuth Abby Jones stumbles onto a clue that could lead to the solution of the perfect crime. But first she must find someone named Cindy and prevent her from falling victim to the mysterious Loretta P. Sweeny on the Fourth of July.

Three short plays about the kids at Polk Street School.

An eleven-year-old shoots a stray cat with his new air rifle, subsequently suffers from guilt, and eventually assumes responsibility for it.