Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.
As Hillary works with Sara-Kate in a miniature village in the backyard, she is drawn deeper and deeper into Sara-Kate's strange and independent life with her mother.
As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her mysterious, silent mother.
In 1942, Robert and his cousin Elliot uncover long-hidden family secrets while staying in their grandparents' Rhode Island town, where they also become involved with a German artist who is suspected of being a spy.
A shy ten-year-old gets together with one hundred remarkable cats to bring notoriety to Applesap, New York, and to save their beloved Rigg's Drug Store.
Thirteen-year-old Joelle has always wondered about her life before being adopted by the woman she calls Aunt Louise and her husband Vernon, and she makes some surprising discoveries while researching a 17th century Indian tribe.
Because Angela seems to have become a totally different person and tells of being abducted by aliens and living among them, her friends change their minds about her.
No one agrees on the truth about the mysterious violin teacher, Renee Fitch, until she herself tells the definitive story of her life and brings together all the differing views people have of her.
