With the help of the family bloodhound, a little girl's secret Christmas wish, known only to Santa, finally comes true.

When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away--but not too far.

"When Pedro admits that he has a paralyzing fear of water, his friends try to cheer him up with a pet. Only this one won't leave the water! The third installment of the Guinea Dog series"--

Daniel and his friends spend a day at the library learning about what makes their families special.

Openly gay sixteen-year-old Ben must make difficult decisions when his experiment to prove he is gay leads to his best friend Maxie becoming pregnant.

Eight-year-old Mallory feels left out when her older brother, Max, gets a dog that becomes the center of attention.

Gifted violinist Zurika Damani tries to juggle the obligations of her sister's extravagant wedding week while secretly preparing for a prominent music contest all while trying to dodge her family's matchmaking schemes.

While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.

Despite her fears of being a "third wheel," Mallory goes on a cruise for the wedding of the mother and father of her two best friends.

As the household changes from a single man to a man with a wife and children, a dog learns to adjust to and enjoy each new member of the family.