When his family moves to Hawaii in 1941, Frank feels out of place until he makes friends with a Japanese American boy--the day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Dejected when the class hayride that she helped organize is cancelled because of rain, Megan consoles herself with a trip to Ellie's attic where the magic mirror transports her to ancient Greece.
All-star baseball pitcher Orp goes out for basketball in the seventh grade and finds that the skills he has developed in his old sport can be effectively transferred to his new one.
Twelve-year-old Orville and his friend Derrick form their own detective agency and, with help from Orville's younger sister Chloe, investigate the arrival of an unusual letter and the appearance of a mysterious intruder.