growing up
— A reluctant twelve-year-old discovers a beautiful conch shell at the beach with her younger sister, rekindling warm memories of childhood beach visits.
— At summer camp, a girl encounters a bully who unexpectedly shares a beautiful poem with her one night on the beach, revealing hidden depths before reverting to cruelty.
— A roller skater crashes into a puddle but celebrates the joy of the ride despite the muddy, bruised ending.
— A brother and sister have a water gun fight on a hot day while their parents are out, ending when the sister gets too cold and the brother makes her...
— Eight-year-old Suzy discovers a calico kitten at the Humane Society and works doing chores to prove she's responsible enough to adopt it.
— During a thunderstorm, a thirteen-year-old searches for his younger brother who ran away after a cruel argument, finding him at the tree where their parents met.
— While packing to move, a teenager discovers a story she wrote at age nine that eerily predicts her current situation of leaving her childhood room.
— While packing to move, a teenager discovers stories she wrote at age nine, including one that eerily predicts her current situation of leaving her childhood room.
— On her eleventh birthday, a girl reluctantly plays baseball with a younger neighbor, accidentally hits him with a line drive, and learns about forgiveness when he immediately wants to keep...
— A boy watches snow transform the landscape and records the lives of forest creatures, while his father sees only an eyesore to remove.