family life

The Winslows, now settled on a plantation in Virginia, and their hired hand, Thad Novak, face a true test of their faith when they are conscripted into the Confederate Army, pitting them against their relatives from the North.

A rebellious youth learns to deal with his family and with the approaching death of a beloved aunt after his involvement with the ghost of a young man.

Contains two stories of summer adventure, the first in which Amelia records in her notebook her hopes, fears, and impressions while on a trip to attend a family reunion and meet many of her father's relatives for the first time; and the second in which Amelia finally begins to enjoy her time at sleepaway camp in spite of hard matresses, biting bugs, and exhauting hikes, but trouble looms when she develops a crush on a boy named Luke, only to find out her best friend Carly likes him too.

A dad's patience is pushed to the limit by his cat-loving wife and her penchant for adopting stray cats, but after he gives in to the first one, four more take over his favorite chair and he decides it is time to adopt a puppy from the pound.

Marley causes trouble during his first trip to a ballpark with Daddy and Cassie.

A young pioneer girl and her family attend a wintertime party at her grandparents' house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin.

A young boy ponders what he is going to say while family members offer thanks for their many blessings while sitting around the dinner table on Thanksgiving Day.

This adaptation of the original story follows the activities of six children in nineteenth-century New England as they prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday while Mother is away caring for Grandmother.

Joined by an army of aunts, uncles, and cousins, eight-year-old Kay and her family celebrate the Fourth of July.

Tells the story of the Meadows family and the life they lead in the quiet country town of Blue Hill, Virginia.