In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue, " Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.

A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives or neighbors.

As Thanksgiving Day approaches, Turkey nervously makes a series of costumes, disguising himself as other farm animals in hopes that he can avoid being served as Thanksgiving dinner.

A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

Throughout the seasons the workers at the Village Garage are busy taking care of the town and its residents.

Simple text and collage illustrations remind the reader that we are stronger together than alone.

The Berenstain Bears visit Farmer and Mrs. Ben's farm and learn about their life there.

After helping the Greenstalk family get to the county fair, the cows busy themselves finding solutions to many other problems that arise during the day.

Follows the seasons of the year as reflected in the growth, life, and death of the garden of a large rural family.

"When Winnie is crowned Summer Queen in the small town of Misty Haven, she has to balance her new responsibilities with her friendships, a new romance, and her job at her granny's diner..." --