A young girl faces her problems by writing down her thoughts about the family's personal and financial crises, including the loss of her father's job and the selling of their home.

Uprooted to Oregon where he befriends a boy with Down Syndrome, Solo Hahn--named in honor of the Star Wars action hero--must perform eight months of community service at the local raptor center and uses his screenwriting passion to convey his feelings about his father's attempted suicide.

"While Big Bear and Little Bear are sleeping, a wild storm rages. They wake to find that the wind has knocked down the trees, they'll have to move. Big Bear helps Little Bear understand that home is who you're with"--

"Winicker Wallace is forced to move to Paris when her mother starts a new job. She cannot find a single thing about Paris that she likes, except maybe that her Grandma Balthazar is there with her. It rains too much. Winicker's neighbor is irritatingly perfect. And, there is a mean girl in class who makes Winicker want to jet right back to her old house in Massachusetts. When Winicker finds herself in a scary situation, she must accept help from...