After Jonathan's mother tells him that the storks landed on her roof the day he was adopted, he longs for the storks to return so that his magical wish will come true.

Johnny can't understand why Old Mrs. Russell doesn't want him sledding in her yard, until one Christmas he finds out why she's so mean

Hoping to find acceptance in a new school despite her wheelchair, Maggie is frustrated when a series of fire alarms and the school's lack of a ramp makes it look like she will have to stay home until one can be built. Original.

Nine-year-old Josie's ill-tempered landlady refuses to allow her to practice her tap-dancing and forbids her to keep a pet larger than a turtle, until Josie writes a letter to the newspaper that changes everything. Original.

Saving the money to purchase her own horse, Niki excitedly attends a horse auction and is unexpectedly attracted to a depressed little black horse with spindly legs. Original.

Seven horror writers, including Janet Gill and Jane Yolen, come together to collaborate on a collection of original stories used to fill 66 Brown's End with goblins, ghosts, and spooks. Reprint. AB.

Inconsolable at having to leave her beloved horse, Magic, and her home when the family farm is foreclosed, Jenny finds that city life in an apartment offers its own pleasures and challenges. Original.

When her pony escapes and returns pregnant, Meg begins dreaming about a legendary stallion that roams the hills and comes to believe that the horse or some equally wonderful magical force is the father of the forthcoming foal. Original.

As they wait out a tornado in their storm cellar, a family listens to their farmhand tell stories about the dog that was blown into his life by another tornado when he was a boy

As they wait out a tornado in their storm cellar, a family listens to their farmhand tell stories about the dog that was blown into his life by another tornado when he was a boy

After a busy summer training Sprocket, the service dog she has been raising, Nicki's school year gets off to a rough start as she works on reconciling her two best friends, accepting that Sprocket will soon leave for placement with someone who needs him,and awaiting the birth of the twins her mother is expecting. Includes essay on service dogs.Nicki's school year gets off to a rough start as she works on reconciling her two best friends, accepting that the service dog that she has been raising will soon be placed with someone who needs him, and awaiting the birth of her mother's twins.