Cowboy and Octopus maintain their friendship despite different opinions about things like beans and knock-knock jokes.

Twelve-year-old Mitch and his mother are spending the summer with his grandparents at Bird Lake after his parents separate, and ten-year-old Spencer and his family have returned to the lake where Spencer's little brother drowned long ago, and as the boys become friends and spend time together, each of them begins to heal.

Mooch the cat tries to think of a gift to give his friend Earl the dog.

After realizing that it was her angry outburst that drove away her friend Terence, Tinker Bell sets out on a dangerous quest to bring him a spectacular gift.

A sympathetic teacher and her writing assignment help fourth-grader Dexter deal with being the new kid in school after he punches a kid on the first day.

When a large family moves into the house near where he and his father live in the woods, Perry's friendship with the oldest girl helps him come to terms with his sister's death and his parents' divorce.

Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.

Judy Moody's new friendship with Amy Namey causes problems with her old friends and the school project they are working on together.

Three more stores of Martin's plans unravelling. This time, he has to entertain an unwanted guest, share lunch with a boy who eats erasers and embark on a madcap search for his school's escaped pet parakeet.