Filled with resentment over the attention showered upon her twin sister, and awaiting the day she can leave her town behind, young Louise meets a wise old sea captain and begins learning how to let go of her anger.
Ten-year-old Amelia keeps a journal of the summer car trip she takes with her mother and sister to the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, and their California home town to visit Amelia's best friend.
As the Ferryport Landing court hears the trial of the Big Bad Wolf, the Grimms must find evidence to prove the wolf is innocent, even if they are not convinced he should not be behind bars.
A young girl listens as her great-aunt, a lighthouse keeper's daughter, tells of her childhood living on a Maine island, and of the infant that washed ashore after a storm.
In this revision of the familiar tale "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," three sisters manage to outwit Ugly-Boy Bobby who spends his time under the bridge they must cross on their way to school.