Franklin likes to play with his little sister Harriet but sometimes she cries or breaks his toys. Nevertheless, he comes to realize how good it feels to be a big brother.

In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.

When her older sisters tease her into believing that she is actually a chicken, Henrietta runs off to a farm to be among her own kind.

With her adventurous sister, Meryl, suffering from the the Grey death meek and timid Princess Addie sets out to find a cure.

"Katie and her sisters star in an amazing Christmas show, brought to life by their extra-special candy canes. One year, just days before the show, the canes' magical stripes disappear. The fairies fear the show will be a disaster, but when they follow their hearts, they discover how truly special Christmas can be."--Back cover.

A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

Max and his sister, Ruby, compete to find the most eggs to win a chocolate chicken, but when Max does not find any eggs he steals the chicken instead.

"Ruby's having a birthday party, and while all the girls play games, Max can't stop thinking about presents. When Ruby finally opens her gifts, Max gets his chance to give Ruby an extra-special birthday surprise!"--P. [4] of cover.

Seventeen-year-old Jani and her little sister Zosa secure jobs at a glamorous magical hotel, but when Jani realizes that their staff contracts are unbreakable, she embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of the magic at the heart of the hotel and free Zosa--and the other staff--from the cruelty of the ruthless mae d'h.

When eighth-grader Cameron Boxer creates the Positive Action Group at school he intends it as a diversion to fool his parents, teachers, and sister into letting him continue to concentrate on his video-gaming--but before he knows it other kids are taking it seriously, and soon he finds himself president of the P.A.G., and involved in community service, so the boy who never cared about anything is now the center of everything, whether he likes it or...