The summer fairgrounds provide a temporary refuge for eighteen-year-old Joel as he struggles to deal with his memories of Ashley, the friend he loved and expected to have as a part of his life always....
After refusing to spend the summer with his father, stepmother, and their mixed-up family, Freddie, a lonely twelve year old, is sent to stay with two eccentric great-aunts on a Maine island, where he soon finds himself embroiled in a challenging mys...
Wanting to earn a ten speed bicycle, twelve-year old Ellen reluctantly agrees to spend a summer as a companion to seventy-seven-year-old Lilith Adams. A powerful friendship grows between these two intriguing characters, and both gain a deeper underst...
Sarah and her family, the first Jewish people to move into a small town in Iowa, are received warmly at first, but things take a turn for the worst as Sarah finds herself a victim of her classmate's jealousy and the community's prejudices....