Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

Once again the Hatford brothers and the Malloy sisters find themselves pitted against each other when embarrassing pictures of the boys turn up in the girls' basement, and the boys try to figure out how to get them back.

After several bombs go off around town, eleven-year-old Bernie Magruder becomes suspicious of various members of his family, causing confusion in Officer Feeney's investigation and around the hotel that his parents run.

Percy almost ruins the family picnic at the beach when he insists on bringing all his large teddy bears along, but his ingenuity saves the day.

A young boy has unusual experiences after leaving the doctor's office with a balloon full of medicine and a head full of helium.

John, who finds being the oldest child very difficult, keeps his sister out of mischief and his brother out of his hair on a trip to the supermart.

Four-year-old Michael finds a way to redeem himself after he mistakenly tells Dad what the family is giving him for Christmas.

Junior high school student, Nick, must face the fact that his father is plunging fast into serious mental illness.

The Depression causes Ruth's dream of college and a teaching career to be no longer certain, but at the same time it enables her to grow as a person as she encounters others in difficult situations.