Ten-year-old Julia Gillian's best friend is keeping secrets, their beloved lunch lady was replaced by a tyrant, and trumpet lessons prove difficult, making it hard for her to follow the music teacher's advice to "look for the joy.".
During a student exchange program, seventh-graders Ivy June and Catherine share their lives, homes, and communities, and find that although their lifestyles are total opposites they have a lot in common.
Demetra, the Diamond Princess, just cannot seem to get along with her palace advisor, the white fox Finley, but when the two are captured by a hostile bear, they learn the true meaning of friendship and cooperation.
Leonardo is a terrible monster--he can't seem to frighten anyone. When he discovers the perfect nervous little boy, will he scare the lunch out of him? Or will he think of something better?.
When a foal is dropped off at the Crandal Animal Clinic, the Pony Pals want to care for the baby pony, who has no mother and no home. But caring for the foal is a lot of work, and the pony is not easy to control. Can the Pony Pals find a way to care for the pony? Will the pony survive?.