On a mean street in a mean, broken city, a young girl tries to snatch an old woman's bag. But the frail old woman, holding on with the strength of heroes, says the thief can't have it without giving something in return: the promise. It is the beginning of a journey that will change the thieving girl's life--and a chance to change the world, for good.

"When an injured peacock takes shelter in the barn on Paige's family farm, she hopes she has time to nurse it back to health before Paige's mom sells the farm. Paige promised her dad before he died that she would take care of the farm, but there's only so much a 12-year-old can do alone. She'll have to learn that sometimes it's okay to let go of something good if it means holding on to something better"--

A little bear learns from his mother what it means to make and break a promise, as well as the lesson that some things in life simply cannot be promised.

Penelope volunteers for the Lucky Jars table at the school fair, wishing to break the previous year's record, in the hope that her father, who promised to come to the fair, will be proud of her and want to spend more time with his children.

Toby and his friend Lucas made a list of things to do the summer before they entered middle school, but now Lucas is gone, and Toby sets out to fulfill the promise he made to his friend, to finish the list by hiking the Appalachian Trail from Velvet Rocks to Mt. Katahdin, an undertaking that he is poorly prepared for--and which will become not only a struggle for survival, but a rescue mission for the starving and abused dog who he finds along the...

After learning that a merry-go-round has been set up by the pond, Malo sneaks away from helping his friend Poto make pickles to play.

When her merchant father fails to find the seed of a blue bean that she asked for, Rose lets out a sigh in resignation, attracting the Sigh, a mysterious being that brings the seed she desired to the merchant--but every gift has a price.

"When Mallory wins Fashion Fran's design contest, she and Mary Ann are headed to New York City! But as they share the sights, sounds, and tastes of New York, there's just one problem. Only Mallory gets to appear on the Fashion Fran show, even though she pinky-swore with Mary Ann that they'd both go on. Can Mallory find a way to share the spotlight with her best friend before the pinky-swear she made ruins the trip of a lifetime--and their friendship?"--...

Pinkalicious: school rules!: "It's time for school! Pinkalicious usually likes school, but she thinks of something to make it even better. Pinkalicious brings her imaginary unicorn, Goldie, to class one day. With her companion by her side, school rules!" -- Amazon.com. Pinkalicious: fashion fun: "Pinkalicious decides that she and her friends should play dress-up using her mother's clothes. But when Mommy asks them to find something else to do, Pinkalicious...