Zack's discovery of a parallel universe causes him a few tense moments when his parallel self, Zeke, steals his retainer, forcing him to go into Newer York to get it back.
Zack feels that a supernatural force is at work in his apartment when he encounters floating television sets, pancakes that flip by themselves, and a ghost named Wanda.
Motivated by her quest to learn a legendary rope trick, the magician Princess Lidi and her troupe embark on a journey through Renaissance Italy that intertwines adventure, love, and mystery.
Shortly after her mother's death, 13-year-old Melissa goes to live with her grandmother in a small New Hampshire town which is experiencing an odd unending winter.