As Alice and her parents begin their annual Florida vacation, she is hopeful that this year will be as wonderful as every other year they have spent in the same cottage. This year is extra special: Alice will be turning ten, and for as long as she can remember she has celebrated her birthdays with the guests in the other cottages. Unfortunately, almost immediately upon their arrival, Alice learns that this vacation will be different. Her disappointment soon grows as she learns of more changes as well as the unexpected arrival of Mallory, a temperamental six-year-old. Will Alice be able to enjoy her vacation and birthday despite the changes?
It all started with two sticks of gum. When U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen shared the only candy he had, two sticks of gum, with a group of children living in post World War II Berlin, it motivated him to do more for them by dropping candy from his airplane for the children of Berlin. Soon Lt. Halvorsen's efforts became famous, leading to numerous generous donations from many.
In 19th-century London, a street cat named Skilley is taken in as a mouse-catcher at the mouse infested Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, a popular place whose frequent visitors include the author Charles Dickens. Skilley soon becomes friends with Pip, a resident mouse who is relieved when he learns that the new "mouse-catcher" really prefers to eat cheese instead of mice! The mice and Skilley agree to work together and keep each others' secret, but their plan may be ruined with the arrival of Pinch, a tough, cruel alley cat who, unlike Skilley, loves to catch mice!
Imagine a life underground, being raised by robots and never experiencing the world above you. That is the life of Eva 9, until a dangerous creature destroys the underground home she has lived in her entire life, forcing her to escape to the mysterious world outside her sanctuary. Despite preparation for the above-ground world, Eva 9 must confront danger,unusual places and unexpected creatures as she makes her way to find other humans in her strange new world. 
Nicky Flynn's life has been turned upside down. His parents are getting divorced and his mother has moved him out of their house and into a tiny apartment where he doesn't even have his own bedroom. Just when things couldn't get any crazier, his mother adopts Reggie, a large German Shepherd from the animal shelter. At first Nicky can't stand Reggie, but he soon learns that Reggie is a former seeing eye dog with an unusual past. In his efforts to learn more about Reggie, Nicky ends up inventing a new life for himself.
Penelope Lumley has no idea what awaits her when she is hired as the governess for the children at Ashton Place. She eagerly arrives to teach her new students, only to learn that these three children are far from ordinary! Instead of acting like normal children, Penelope's three new students think they are animals and prefer to spend their time howling, barking, biting, climbing trees, and chasing squirrels! Will Penelope solve the mystery of what happened to them and find a way to teach them to act like children?
This story is told from the point of view of Jason, a sixth grader with autism who struggles to fit with his classmates and family. Life is difficult and isolated for Jason, who prefers to spend his time writing stories that he can share on an online forum. It's through this online forum that he makes a friend, but when he faces the possibility of meeting his new friend in person, he fears that she will treat him just like everyone else does.