Sophie and her cousin Sasha are usually the best of friends but their relationship runs into trouble when Sophie accuses Sasha of taking her father's shofar, a special horn that is used to usher in the Jewish New Year.
As the four Callahan cousins spend winter break at their grandmother Gee's estate on Gull Island, they fill their time with such activities as sledding, snowman contests, caroling, and a drama-packed sleepover at the Gull Island Whaling Museum.
Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot, having been shrunk by a shrinking machine, encounter many terrifying creatures, including Mrs. Scuttle, as they try to reach the Atom Sucker before it explodes.
After being shrunk by a shrinking machine, Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot encounter drain flies, a cockroach, and worse as they work their way through Mrs. Scuttle's house toward safety.
Sent to live with relatives on their farm because of his unhappy home life, an eleven-year-old city boy meets his distant cousin Harris and is given an introduction to a whole new world.
Andy's entering the fifth-grade essay contest stirs his imagination to creative heights as he competes with his know-it-all cousin by making recipes with some unusual food sources and testing them on unaware friends and family.
Soon-to-be eleven-year-old Iva Honeycutt, her cousin Heaven, and their families are going to Stingray Point on the Chesapeake Bay for a short vacation, and Iva is eager to explore and discover something--like just who the mysterious Mr. Smith upstairs is.
Eight-year-old Iva Honeycutt is determined to make her first great discovery this summer--the treasure buried in her small town of Uncertain, Virginia, that her great-grandfather sought for years--if only she can keep her pesky cousin Heaven from interfering.
Khalid, a fifteen-year-old Muslim boy from England, is kidnapped while on holiday with his family in Pakistan and struggles to understand when he is taken to Guantanamo Bay and held without charge.
