Huser, Glen

"Todd knows that his baby sister's snuggly is good for keeping things close and safe, so when he wears it to school one day, he uses it to carry things for himself and his friends. Todd makes room for a model rocket, a book, a snack, a stray kitten, a jar of pollywogs and a travel mug, as well as his teddy, Banjo Bear. But by the time he gets to class, the snuggly is overflowing, and when he gets up for show and tell, the inevitable happens!"--Provided by publisher.

When Carolina Giddle moves into the Blatchford Arms, a building that is spooky year-round, the parents are happy there is a new babysitter around, and Carolina seems to have an uncanny ability to calm the most rambunctious child with her ghostly stories, stories that the children find eerily familiar.

Presents a retelling of the Greek mythology story of why the seasons change: Demeter, goddess of harvest, becomes so sorrowful when her daughter, Persephone, is stolen by the god of the underworld, that she lets the snow pile up on the world, so that crops wither and die, and spring never comes.

Fifteen-year-old Tamara is used to being bumped between foster homes, but now that she is aging out of the foster care system, she has devised a plan that will ensure her wealth and freedom, but first she must get through her last community project, which may change her life forever.

Travis, a middle-school student who wants to become a professional puppeteer, has endured years of torment from a trio of bullies, but he finds himself fighting for his life when the harassment turns to violence just after the ninth-grade dance.

Since her mother's death, Barbara has spent all her time caring for her handicapped sister, her alcoholic father, and her aging grandmother, but when she meets Cosmo the clown, she learns how to enjoy life and not be burdened by her family's problems.