Dot, a young New York girl who would give anything to be tall, pretty, and self-confident like her two older sisters, becomes a hero during a family crisis. "She's really very pretty," Grandma said, so low that only Mommy was supposed ...
Plump Judy lives with her family above their candy and ice cream store in a rather shabby but friendly neighborhood in New York. At least it's friendly until Judy has to make a choice between her nice new friend, and the other girls in her club. ...
Set in New York City in the 1940s, after the war. Sue and her family are excited about moving into a new apartment but as the daughter of a building superintendent, she unexpectedly has to cope with class prejudice from the snobby girls at school. ...
Ellen had hoped to spend two weeks away at camp, but now she would have to stay in New York City for the whole summer. Why couldn’t her mother see how glad she was when Diane, Bob, and Ken seemed to want her company while her best friends were away...