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Although Arly Poole seems bound to follow in his father's footsteps as a field worker in Jailtown, Florida, where his family lives in 1927 in the shadow of a cruel boss, his world suddenly seems larger when a schoolteacher comes to town.

Presents nine tales with such themes as a haunted greenhouse, a book whose plot unfolds into real life, and a nightmare that mysteriously comes true.

Fourteen-year old Shar struggles to live a normal life as her father's mental instability, caused by an aneurysm of the brain, makes him more and more difficult as a family member.

Eighteen-year-old Sunny Dickens is happy with her life in Summerville, North Carolina, until she falls for a famous soap-opera star named Joe Brady who's come to town to do summer stock.

A teenage boy makes an exploration of his identity after losing his childhood sweetheart and beginning a new relationship with the aid of a computer.

Describes how three children of the Balicki family survived World War II and were reunited with their parents in the international children's village in Switzerland.

Nikki spends the summer working at her parents' sandwich shop on Pelican Island, where she meets Daniel Babcock.

Thirteen-year-old Jed spends Christmas break working on a school project filming a documentary about his East Village, New York City, neighborhood, where he is continually reminded of his older brother, Zeke, a promising poet who died the summer before.

Contains nine fiction stories for young adult readers about ghostly, strange, and magical happenings.

Allegra spends her twelfth summer practicing a Mozart concerto for a violin competition and finding many significant connections in her world.