When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.

When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.

The Alden children are excited to see their friend, Mike, while visiting their aunt, but when Mike is blamed for burning his house down, the siblings want to help Mike clear his name.

Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons.

Selling her personal possessions when her family is forced to move into a small city apartment, Callie struggles while watching other people buy her things but soon realizes that a home is not about what you have, but whom you hold close.

Clementine's beloved teacher, Mr. D'Matz might be leaving for the rest of the year to go on a research trip to Egypt. The only solution, she decides, is to hatch a plan to get Mr. D'Matz back even if it means ruining his once-in-a-lifetime chance.

It's a big day for a little girl when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery store on the mainland.

Every year, a boy and his family go camping at Mountain Pond. Usually, they see things like an eagle fishing for his dinner, a salamander with red spots on its back, and chipmunks that come to steal food while the family sits by the campfire. But this year is different. This year, the boy is going into first grade, and his mother is encouraging him to do things on his own, just like his older brother. And the most different thing of all... this year,...

Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.

Nancy wants to adopt a special puppy so that she is no longer the only fancy member of her family, but after a day of puppy sitting a papillon, she realizes that being fancy is not always the most important thing.