Johnson, Angela

Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.

In the summertime Charlie goes fishing with her friends, investigates the mysterious disappearance of the entire Carter family, meets new neighbors, and finds that she and her older brother can be friends.

Lottie Paris goes to the library, her favorite place in the world, and makes a new friend for whom the library is also a special place.

On the leaving morning, a child watches for the moving men, has a cup of cocoa in the deli across the street, and leaves lip marks on the window of the apartment before departing for the new home.

Sophy fears that she will become like her older sister Nicole who has schizophrenia.

A young girl and her mother remember all the girl's favorite stories about her mother's childhood.

In the summertime Charlie goes fishing with her friends, investigates the mysterious disappearance of the entire Carter family, meets new neighbors, and finds that she and her older brother can be friends.

When Lily Brown paints, she imagines all sorts of fantastic things in the scenes that she sees every day.

Charlie adjusts to her move to a new neighborhood, braves Mr. Pinkbelly's attack cat, digs for fossils and treasure, goes fishing with her friends, investigates the mysterious disappearance of the entire Carter family, meets new neighbors, and finds that she and her older brother can be friends.

A child imagines being old with Grandaddy and joining him in such activities as playing cards all day, visiting the ocean, and eating bacon on the porch.