Cowley, Joy

Contains nine fiction stories for young adult readers about ghostly, strange, and magical happenings.

As the powerful alien life force called the Dream Eater begins to spread destruction over the Earth, twelve-year-old Starbright discovers that she is the one destined to stop it.

Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it.

A collection of stories that follows the daily adventures of Snake and Lizard, who run a business helping creatures of the desert.

A deaf-mute boy who has tamed a huge white turtle becomes the target of the superstitious people of his small village.

Determined to find the mightiest husband for herself, a mouse approaches the sun, a cloud, the wind, and a house, before the unexpected victor finally appears.

This frog found in the rain forest of Central America spends the night searching for food while also being careful not to become dinner for some other animal.

In the midst of a severe drought, a mysterious woman drives into town claiming she specializes in rainsongs.