"Allison believes God made her a promise. So why didn't her life turn out the way she expected? Allison did everything she could do to rescue her marriage, but her husband left anyway. Their marriage is over. She retreats to the mountain home she inherited from her great-aunt Emma, a woman she thought she'd known well. But the trunks she discovers in the attic hold keepsakes, photographs, and journals that reveal secrets; and the stories of a kindred...

When Ari's mother died four years ago, she had two final wishes: that Ari and her older brother, Gage, would stay together always, and that Ari would go to Carter, the middle school for gifted students. So when nineteen-year-old Gage decides he can no longer live with their bossy guardian, Janna, Ari knows she has to go with him. But it's been two months, and Gage still hasn't found them an apartment. He and Ari have been "couch surfing, " staying...

As payment for retrieving the princess's ball, the frog exacts a promise which the princess is reluctant to fulfill. The We Both Read series is designed to allow parents and children to take turns reading aloud to each other.

"Lily made her dad an important promise before he passed away; that she would...speak her mind at least five times. But speaking up one time, let alone five, is easier said than done. It'll be even harder now that Lily must attend public school for the first time. Fortunately, she meets curling-obsessed Hobart and quiet Dunya at the beginning of sixth grade...But when Lily and her friends are bullied by Ryan and his mean clique, she quickly discovers...

Nine-year-old Mya is excited about participating in School Spirit Week, even making a pinky promise with her best friend Naomi to be her partner, but when she accidentally gets paired with the biggest bully in school, Mean Connie, Naomi is mad at Mya for breaking her promise, so she must learn to work with Mean Connie and try and get her friend back.

A little bear learns from his mother what it means to make and break a promise, as well as the lesson that some things in life simply cannot be promised.

With war looming, sixteen-year-old Raim must rescue Wadi, the girl he loves, from his former best friend Khareh, the tyrannical new Khan of Darhan, all while attempting to solve the mystery of the oath he broke.

First, a deliciously scary story about a boy who outsmarts an old witch-woman before she can have him and his brothers and sisters for dinner. Next, this zany story is about a small space traveler and the young boy he befriends. Then, an unforgettable tale about the mayhem that takes place when you promise to help a witch. Lastly, David and his mother must find a way to protect their freshly baked cakes from the tricky witch in the cherry tree.