loss
— After her parents' death, a girl living with her grandmother discovers she can honor memories without being trapped by them when she transforms her mother's journals into a scrapbook.
— A girl loses her handwritten novel when it blows off a San Francisco cable car and disappears down a storm drain marked 'Flows to Bay.'
— A girl facing yet another move finds comfort in her grandfather's mints, facts, and a farewell gift that promises connection across distance.
— A teenage girl moves to a California cottage and befriends her reclusive neighbor, discovering the woman's tragic past and learning not to judge by appearances.
— A whale mourns his sister's death at human hands, his mournful song misunderstood as beautiful by those who hear it.
— Two friends share their last summer night together, walking under stars and seeing a shooting star before saying goodbye until next year.
— A child who once wished on stars for fun now wishes for more time with someone dying, then takes back the wish to end their suffering.
— A girl moves to the South Pole with her scientist parents, befriends a local boy who runs away after a painful memory surfaces, then nearly dies of hypothermia while searching...
— A wolf pup who lost her family in a blizzard encounters a grieving girl who lost her dog, and through their connection, the wolf brings her blind brother to the...
— A girl's beloved hunting dog Fern is fatally injured and crawls away to die among the sweet ferns, where a mysterious pink flower later blooms.