friendship

Eric lacks the courage to end his association with troublemaker Marty, even when Marty abuses a homeless jazz musician and instigates other serious pranks.

The summer fairgrounds provide a temporary refuge for eighteen-year-old Joel as he struggles to deal with his memories of Ashley, the friend he loved and expected to have as a part of his life always.

Molly's first weeks in high school provide her with some unforgettable experiences with new friends, new teachers, and a crisis at home.

An incident at his uncle's isolated cabin causes a sixteen-year-old to reexamine his decision to keep silent about a robbery he witnessed.

When the steer she raised is sold to a sausage maker in Kansas City, Rosie runs away with him hoping to somehow find a safe place in the West. Her vague destination becomes specific when she teams up with an alcoholic derelict who longs to return home.

Jay, off to basketball camp with his friend Mike and Mike's older brother Chad, a camp coach, is reluctant to speak up about Chad's less than responsible behavior, but a near tragedy makes him realize he should have said something sooner.

Jay Hirtle must make a difficult choice to either quit basketball for the season or play alongside his former enemy on the Centreville team when his family's house burns down and they have to move in with their grandfather and switch schools.

Eleven-year-old Gracie and her friend Laura face a real challenge when they set out to prepare for the synchronized swimming meet.

Although initially afraid that she'll lose her best friend unless they prepare for their bat mitzvahs together, Becky undergoes a change in her thinking that puts much more than her friendship in jeopardy.

A young boy becomes friends with the artist in the apartment upstairs and tries hard to understand when his friend commits suicide.