Follows the activities of seven children in nineteenth-century New England as they prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday while Mother is away caring for Grandmother.

Niemand het nog ooit die Rooi prinses gesien nie, want sy het agter die mure van die Wit Toringpaleis grootgeword. Eers op haar twaalfde verjaardag kom sy uit om in 'n feestelike optog aan die volk bekendgestel te word. Dit is 'n lang stoet van rytuie vol waardige persone, met heel aan die einde die rooi koets waarin die prinses sit. Die volk rek hulle nekke om haar uiteindelik te sien, maar voor enigeen 'n glimp van haar kan kry, gebeur iets verskrikliks. Woeste rowers storm nader en ontvoer die prinses met koets en al in 'n wilde rit die stad uit en die wildernis in. “Hoe vreeslik!” dink almal. Maar dan begin sommige mense wonder of dit nie alles net toneelspel was nie. Bestaan die Rooi prinses regtig? Niemand het haar dan met 'n oog gesien nie. En daardie rooihaarmeisie wat in vuil klere stoksielalleen deur die wildernis dwaal, is dit 'n prinses? Elke meisie van twaalf met rooi hare kan mos nou se sy is die Rooi prinses. En dit gee iemand 'n blink idee...

Sugar and spice . . . not everyone's nice.

Fresh from being betrayed by one of her closest friends, new celebrity Jane Roberts has learned a few lessons. Most important: know who to trust. And in Hollywood, that list is short. Determined to get control of her life, Jane swears off boys and all the trouble they bring. But when high school sweetheart Caleb and L.A. crush Braden show up, both acting sweeter than ever, Jane has a hard time remembering her no-boys rule.

And for the first time Jane's best friend, Scarlett, has only one guy on her mind: her new boyfriend, Liam. But being on a hit reality show means hanging out with other guys on-camera, and Liam isn't too happy with pretending to play a bit part in her love life.

Just when everything feels out of control, Jane makes a discovery that changes everyone's definition of "reality" forever. In television star Lauren Conrad's L.A. Candy series, the drama is pure dishy fun.

Shif is just an ordinary schoolboy who loves chess and playing with his best friend. But, one day, he is forced to leave home to avoid conscription into the army. He embarks on an epic journey, in which he encounters dangers and cruelties - and great acts of human kindness - as he bravely makes his way to a future he can only imagine.

Told in the powerful first person, this startling debut novel will encourage understanding and empathy in young readers, and allow the news headlines of the day to resonate with the humanity involved in creating them.