Lewis, Beverly

Still mourning the drowning death of her sister Suzy, Nellie Fisher seeks solace in her bakery and a growing interest in Caleb Yoder.

Although his scheme to get out of eating his mother's health food nearly ruins his plan to save money for a bike, Jason finally finds success in an unexpected way.

Dee Dee looks forward to showing her cat Mister Whiskers in the pet parade at the school carnival, but then he disappears before she can get him to school.

Eric and his friends on Blossom Hill Lane decide to give up television for one week and try to convince the adults in the cul-de-sac to do the same.

Dunkum tries to hide his fear from the other cul-de-sac kids when they spend the night at their teacher's house--an old mansion on a hill.

Abby and Stacy build a tree house and decide not to share it with the other cul-de-sac kids, even if they have to form a new all-girls club to get their way.

Even though Abby, the club president, is out of town, Stacy and the rest of the Cul-de-sac Kids vote to have a yard sale to raise money to buy flags for Flag Day.

When she goes to visit her father in California for Christmas, Holly has to deal with her feelings about the boyfriend she leaves behind in Colorado, her snoopy younger sister, and her new stepmother.