When Ivan and his brother ask the Tsar of Russia to help them solve a dispute, the Tsar gives them a riddle and tells them that whoever solves the riddle wins. 'Ivan goes home to his daughter Katya, who helps him solve the riddle and win the fight.
Homeschooled by her mechanic-environmentalist father, eleven-year-old Rachel "Ratchet" Vance records her efforts to make friends, save a park, remember her mother, and find her own definition of "normal.".
When thirteen-year-old Angel gets angry and accidentally turns her parents into teenagers, as in love with one another as they once were, she will need the help of an angel to set things right.
Thirteen-year-old Angel Garrett's discovery that she inherited her devil-father's powers, and that she has no control over them, is devastating, especially when she is trying to impress the boy she likes, Cole.
After using her powers to help Max to break into the popular crowd, thirteen-year-old Angel finds herself appearing in a reality television show that threatens to expose her devil-powers, and vying with her best friend Gabi for Cole's attention.
Kung Shi Fair's wealthy father gives her everything she asks of him; but when she requests permission to marry, he learns too late the value of listening.
Fox Street means everything to Mo Wren, who is nearly eleven, and so she is very upset when a land developer offers to buy her father's house, especially since she has not yet found the fox she is sure lives in the nearby ravine.
Because her mom's death causes six-year-old Charlotte to feel sad, mad, and scared, she and her dad visit a therapist who helps them acknowledge and express their feelings.