responsibility

A girl finds a baby duckling, and discovers that love is taking care of something that needs you, and also knowing when to let it go.

Zach struggles to decide what to do and what his responsibilities are when his girlfriend Ashley finds out she is pregnant and turns against him.

When John was ten years old his father brought back a baby orangutan from Indonesia, and Raja quickly becomes John's "brother" and responsibility--so years later, after his parents divorce, and his father has sold Raja to a roadside zoo, John sets out to rescue him and bring him to a sanctuary in Indonesia.

Very is tired of following the rules "like a sucker," while the rest of her family cuts out on basic responsibilities. It's time to stop keeping everyone else afloat and do what she wants.

A skill-building reader starring Worm finds him taking a turn caring for a class pet gnat that accidentally escapes from its tank.

Worm finds himself taking a turn caring for a class pet gnat that accidentally escapes from its tank.

High school freshman Kate has a lot on her mind, what with taking care of her heartbroken mother and looking after the family chicken farm in Maryland, but she promised her dying father to look after her older brother who is just back from juvenile detention--and this year that seems to involve paying off the bullies at school by doing their school work.

Although her impetuous behavior, smart-mouthed comments, and slacker ways have landed her in trouble over the years, sixteen-year-old Jane has always put the blame on her "imaginary enemy, " until a new development forces her to decide whether or not to assume responsibility for her actions.

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.