Abandoned as a child and raised by wolves, a boy becomes disturbed when the rules of the wild are disrupted by werewolves, who invite the boy to join them and change his life forever.
After his mother's death, 12-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a huge bluefin tuna.
Eleven-year-old Arthur Woodbury's attempt to lose weight fast and escape his nickname of Biscuit Butt takes him to an endangered dream world where he faces fantastic adventures and learns the true meaning of courage.
Homer P. Figg's beloved older brother, Harold, is illegally sold into the Union Army by their ruthless guardian. Now Homer must run away and find him and save him.
Joe Dilly has a secret way with horses, and with fire. When he and his brother Roy sign on at a ranch with secrets of its own , the past begins to catch up and Roy must face the truth about his brother and the secret of the fire pony, a wild pony that can run like the wind.
Max, an oversized fourteen-year-old, embarks on a cross-country mission with a young girl nicknamed Worm in an attempt to save her from her abusive stepfather.
