Linda Urban

When her father goes away, eleven-year-old California "Callie" Poppy winds up with her eccentric Great-Aunt Monica and their ancestor - the once-famous etiquette expert Eleanor Fontaine, now a hypersensitive ghost.

Francie was born in a stable-- the deluxe model with the light-up star on the roof, one of the many Christmas items for sale at her family's Hollydale Holiday Shop. Their empire was founded by Francie's grandpa, who recently passed away. Lately Aunt Carole has been changing everything with ideas for Hollywood-inspired Santas and holiday-themed employee uniforms, which Frankie thinks is ruining all the charm and nostalgia of the business. Meanwhile...

Ten-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the organ, instead, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her workaholic mother, her jittery father, and her school social life.

"Little Red Henry's family treats him like a baby. They dress him. They feed him. They try to do everything for him. But he's not really a baby anymore. This makes his family nervous, at first. As they see that he is fine on his own, they discover time to do the things they love. But will things swing too far in the other direction? Even Little Red Henry wants to be at the center of attention sometimes. In this charming reworking of the classic tale...

"Max and his mom embark on a road trip as they adjust to their new understanding of family"--

For Ruby Pepperdine, the center of everything is on the rooftop of Pepperdine Motors, stargazing from the circle of her grandmother Gigi's hug. That's how everything is supposed to be--until it goes spinning out of control. Now Ruby's best friend, Lucy, is mad at her. Her new friendship with Nero is pretty bumpy too. Worst of all, Ruby regrets what happened with Gigi. How Ruby didn't listen. And now it's too late to make things right. But Ruby has...