A five-volume set that discusses the different family issues that modern societies in Canada and the United States have to face; each entry includes information about why it is relevant to family life.
Teenage singing sensation Anna Lee learns a lesson from an older country music star about the importance of putting family before any other obligations.
Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.
After Almanzo helps with the chores on his family's farm in the New York countryside, he joins his parents, brother, and sisters for dinner and a winter evening at home.