Sarah Stewart

Elizabeth Brown loves to read more than anything else, but when her collection of books grows and grows, she must make a change in her life.

In summer the leaves on the strange tree growing in Miss McGillicuddy's yard are harvested by many people, but when Miss McGillicuddy thinks about needing firewood for the winter, she realizes the tree may have another use.

A little girl moves to the United States from Mexico with her family and writes letters to her aunt in Mexico about her new life.

The library: Elizabeth Brown loves to read more than anything else, but when her collection of books grows and grows, she must make a change in her life. The gardener: A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her. The journey: A young Amish girl tells her "silent friend, " her diary, about all the wonderous experiences...