The Penderwick family return to Arundel for Rosalind's wedding, but Lydia, who has only heard stories of the grand estate, is eager to explore the place where her older siblings had endless adventures.

Ramona at 7 1/2 sometimes feels discriminated against by being the youngest in the family.

It's a big day for a little girl when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery store on the mainland.

First published in 1812, The Swiss Family Robinson may sometimes seem old-fashioned to modern readers, especially the family's attitude toward wildlife (if it moves, shoot it). However, it's a truly exciting adventure and a timeless story of warm and loving family life. As the narrator says: "It was written... for the instruction and amusement of my children. Children are, on the whole, very much alike everywhere, and you four lads fairly represent...

Clementine faces changes at the end of her third grade year and anticipates the birth of her family's new baby.

Feeling neglected, Nora makes more and more noise to attract her parents' attention.

The life of the Austin family is changed by the arrival of self-centered young Maggy Hamilton, orphaned by the sudden death of her pilot father.

A family extending from Pakistan to California, deals with generations of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness.

A girl describes the hectic life she leads among the members of her large family, and her search for a little peace and quiet.

Near the start of World War II, young Manami, her parents, and Grandfather are evacuated from their home and sent to Manzanar, an ugly, dreary internment camp in the desert for Japanese-American citizens.