san diego

An illustrated look at the life of Kate Sessions, who planted a nursery in San Diego, California, after making a deal with the city.

Describes the experience of thirteen-year-old Dan Thuy Huynh and her family, recently come from Vietnam to live in San Diego, California, as they adapt to their life in a new country.

Homicide cop Tom McMichael must put aside generations of bad blood between the McMichael and the Braga families when he is assigned to investigate the murder of eighty-four-year-old city patriarch Pete Braga who was found bludgeoned to death.

Cupcake Brown shares the story of her life, beginning with her mother's death in 1976 when she was just eleven, discussing how she ended up in foster care, her introduction to drugs, alcohol and sex as a runaway, her gang affiliation, and her addiction to crack, and telling how she turned her life around and eventually became an attorney and motivational speaker.

Describes the experiences of one Kurdish family that fled their home in northern Iraq and moved to a new life in California.

Two stories of endangered big cats living at the San Diego Zoo--Blanca, a rare white tiger, who was rescued from the back seat of a car bound for Mexico, and Arusha, a cheetah who shared a special friendship with a dog.

Describes the work of the veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo as they treat sick and injured animals and work to save species through conservation and breeding programs.

Relates the story of Basi and Yuan Yuan, two giant pandas from China who visited the San Diego Zoo as goodwill ambassadors to help Americans learn about the plight of their species.

Describes how J.J., a baby gray whale born off the California coast and separated from her mother, was rescued and returned to the open sea.

Kristin Rossum married Greg de Villers, but she had a drug problem and her eyes wandered to other men. When her husband was found dead, she suggested suicide, but she was seen as a suspect.