No one on the island of By-the-Sea would call the Fernweh women what they are, but if you need the odd bit of help, such as a sleeping aid concocted by moonlight, they are the ones to ask. Georgina Fernweh waits for the tingle of magic in her fingers, magic that has already touched her twin sister, Mary. But with her eighteenth birthday looming at the end of her last summer on the island, Georgina fears her gift will never come. She meets and falls...

Ball wishes he could fly like Balloon, but when a boy arrives and sends Ball rolling, bouncing, and even soaring into the air, Balloon feels deflated.

Envy turns to admiration and finally to friendship for Goat and Unicorn.

Brianna has the brand-new cell phone, the MePhone. And suddenly Abby, who has never cared much about having the latest thing, is green with envy. When Brianna loses her phone, Abby's the one who finds it. Does Abby really have to give it back?

Jealousy and envy sparked by the arrival of a new boy at school, cause problems for five best friends known as the English Roses.