A young puppy is adopted by a cat mommy, and even though they look very different, and some other cat families scoff at them, the puppy and mama cat decide that they don't care they look different. They love each other just as they are.
Beatrice (or Beezus, as everyone else called her) was very patient with her little sister Ramona, but eventually she got so exasperated that she decided she didn't like her at all.
When sixteen-year-old Amy, a spoiled American, goes to Israel for a three-month summer vacation with a father she barely knows, she is not prepared for his Jewish family and the changes they bring about in her life.
Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes decides to "borrow" his father's crystals to impress his classmates, but his plan to return the crystals before his father notices goes awry.
Eight-year-old EllRay's father has promised a family trip to Disneyland if EllRay can stay out of trouble for a week, but not defending himself against Jared, the class bully, proves to be a real challenge.
Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch.
