On a moonless, starless night, a young boy feels at one with the darkness, thinking about where he came from before he was born and where he will go after he dies.
Thirteen-year-old Mattie seeks independence from her identical twin sister Pru by helping her mother manage the campaign of a candidate for city council. Sequel to "My Sister is Driving Me Crazy.".
Thirteen-year-old Emma, one of a set of quintuplets, struggles to maintain her individuality as she attends acting class, prepares for her half-sister's wedding, and auditions for a movie.
When shy twelve-year-old Daphne enters junior high school, she has to fight for her own identity as her more outgoing older sisters pull her in different directions.
After his father is murdered and a ninja saves his life, Taro discovers the connection between ninjas and vampires and finds himself being dragged into a bitter conflict between the rival lords ruling Japan.
After twenty years as a gentleman, Montmorency is glad to be free of Scarper, his wretched alter-ego, but when a young friend is caught in the middle of a murderous political plot, Montmorency may have no choice but to call upon Scarper for help.
