mothers and daughters

Estrella is a filly, daughter of the lead mare, one of a shipment of horses bound for the new world, but when the ship is becalmed and the horses are dropped overboard to lighten the load, Estrella finds that it is up to her to lead the herd to land and safety.

When the magic wind switches Katie into her mother just before a tap dancing audition, Katie panics, ruining her mother's big chance to appear on television.

Amy and her friend Jean find adventure when they discover a broom that really can fly--hopefully the witch who left it there won't miss it.

No friend is perfect--Rudger, Amanda's Shuffleup's friend, is imaginary. That's his imperfection. Even so, Amanda has fun with Rudger--but then the sinister Mr. Bunting arrives at Amanda's doorstep, and he hunts imaginaries. To save Rudger, Amanda has to stop imagining him--but that might be his end as well.

When young Daisy Dunnington, who lives with her demanding mother, receives a letter in the mail, she dreams of all the things it could possibly say that would take her away from her dreary life.

When twelve-year-old Rachel learns that her scoliosis has worsened and she will need to wear a back brace to keep her spine straight, she is devastated; afraid that she will not be able to play soccer, and terrified that she will not be able to hide her condition from her friends and classmates--but her mother is determined to spare her the spinal fusion surgery that she herself had as a teenager.

Nora loves everything about Paris, from the Eiffel Tower to chocolat chaud. Of course, she's never actually been there -- she's only visited through her Grandma Sylvia's stories. And just when they've finally planned a trip together, Grandma Sylvia is suddenly gone, taking Nora's dreams with her.

Gabi isn t just allergic to peanuts, she s allergic to attention of any kind and would prefer to stay on the sidelines. But when her artistic talent is needed on a project to save her school, Gabi knows she has to step up. Suddenly, with the help of a new boy and a maybe-magical baker, Gabi s quiet world gets a sugar rush!.

After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Wren finds her life thrown into upheaval. And when her mother decides to pack up the car and forces Wren to leave the only home she's ever known, the family grows even more fractured. As she and her mother struggle to build a new life, Wren must tackle issues with the environment, peer pressure, and bullying. More than that, she must cope with the difficulty of forgiving those who don't deserve it as she discovers what it means to be a family and the secrets and lies that can tear one apart.

During a blizzard, Madison digs in the attic and finds letters and photographs which give her insight into her mother, and also uncovers a photo album that causes her to reexamine her long-ago friendship with Poison Ivy.