In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey, fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.
Seventeen-year-old Amy Goodnight has long been the one who makes her family of witches seem somewhat normal to others, but while spending a summer with her sister caring for their aunt's farm, Amy becomes the center of weirdness when she becomes tied to a powerful ghost.
As fifteen-year-old Matt copes with freshman year in a Texas high school, his first girlfriend, and the quest to become a drummer in a band, he continually confronts authority figures who slow his progress.
Recounts the battle of the Alamo, discussing the events that led up to the fight, the bravery of both the Mexican soldiers and the Texian fighters, the impact the fight had on Mexican and American history, and other related topics.
Eight stories capture the life of twelve-year-old Irene Hutto, growing up on a cotton farm in Texas in the 1930s, based on the life of Harriet Burandt's mother.
Twelve-year-old Trudy's life is filled with changes, mainly centered around starting middle school, and as she struggles to take them all in stride she is hit with the biggest change of all--her elderly father's diagnosis of dementia.
