In 1968 Massachusetts, after her brother Patrick goes to fight in Vietnam, fifteen-year-old Molly records in her diary how she misses her brother, volunteers at a Veterans' Administration Hospital, and tries to make sense of the war in Vietnam and the tumultuous events in the United States. Includes historical notes.

Three teenagers in Boston narrate their experiences of a year of new friendships, first loves, and coming into their own.

Since losing both of her parents, fifteen-year-old Katie can see and talk to ghosts, which makes her a loner until fellow student Law sees her drawing of a historic house and together they seek a treasure rumored to be hidden there by illegal slave-traders.

Moving to inner-city Boston after his parents' divorce, eleven-year-old Nicky struggles to cope with the changes in his life, including acquiring a former guide dog that leads to a mystery for Nicky to solve.

The kids from Polk Street take a class trip to Boston, where they fly kites on Boston Common, walk the Freedom Trail, and put on a play. There is a kids' guide to Boston at the end of the story.

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he is tracked down by a man he's never met -- a man his mother claimed was dangerous. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls,...

When seventeen-year-old Emma's antique-collector parents vanish and her brother's college roommate shows up to become her guardian, he takes her from San Francisco to Boston, where she discovers that she is a powerful "ghostkeeper," which both explains troubling incidents from her past and presents difficult new dilemmas.

Can feline detective Eileen O'Kelly crack the case that has left the Boston police baffled and wringing their paws?

Since their mom, Carey, became the singer in the swanky Tipton Hotel's ballroom, twins Zack and Cody Martin have lived the lifestyle of the rich and famous. There's one catch, however--the new kids in town don't have any friends to share the fun with.