Jesse Maclean's life is in flux. Laid off from his job going into the holiday season, Jesse is facing debt he no longer has the means to pay. He is consumed with financial worry. Given his precarious financial situation, Christmas is far removed from Jesse's thoughts. But that changes when he visits his grandparents in Vermont and discovers that his wife packed the family Christmas Tin in his duffel bag. The Christmas Tin inspires his grandparents to share their stories with him, poignant holiday stories of faith, hope, and perseverance during hard times. Stories that might just give Jesse...

Jesse Maclean is concerned that the commercialism of the holidays has distracted his daughter from the real reason why Christmas is celebrated. He determines to tell his daughter a Christmas story. One that conveys the true meaning of the holiday. And he knows just the story. The year is 1968 and Jesse's father is serving a tour in Vietnam. Jesse and his mother are struggling to make ends meet. He gives little thought to the approaching holidays. That changes however, when he is befriended by Ardella Calder, an elderly customer on his paper route. During a visit, the woman shows Jesse her...

When the janitor allows Kirk and Tommy to place recycling barrels in the school cafeteria, the two thirteen-year-olds just hope to make some pocket change. But when the other schools and town facilities ask for recycling barrels too, their business takes off. They earn much more than pocket change. And the funny thing is, nobody but the janitors know the recycling barrels are owned by the two young entrepreneurs. The money rolls in...but trouble follows. The principal suspects they're up to something. The eighth grade bully tries to capitalize on their new found wealth. And the competition,...

Peter Brantwill is shy. Very shy. He's the quietest fifth-grader at Birch Ridge Elementary School. Peter just blends into the crowd, never does anything to draw attention. Attention is the last thing he wants. But when his father becomes the principal of his school, Peter's whole world is suddenly turned upside down. Students tease him. Kids he doesn't know stare at him in the hallways. Teachers treat him differently. And then there's Darren Kalder, the troublemaker who torments Peter. Things turn even worse when Peter and Darren are paired up for a homework assignment-they must prepare a...

Cheri McDaniel was looking forward to summer vacation. Cheri had big plans for the summer. But that was before her mother arranged for her to spend the summer on a remote island off the coast of Maine. Spending her summer vacation cooped up on a small island where there was no electricity or internet was the last thing Cheri wanted to do. She wouldn't even be able to text or call her friends. There was no cell phone reception on the island. The place was too remote. As far as Cheri is concerned it's going to be the most boring summer ever. But she has no idea about what lies ahead...

Sarah McKinliy has come a long way since school began back in September. She had felt like an outcast then-especially when her mother became a lunch lady in the school cafeteria and Randy Kelpliere embarrassed her in front of the entire fifth grade class. But Sarah turned things around and made a few friends in process. However, just when things are finally going smoothly, Sarah and her two friends, Mariana and Lizzy, are faced with a whole new challenge. It all started with a gift basket. A simple gift basket. When Sarah, Mariana, and Lizzy made a gift basket for a friend, they had no...

Sarah, Mariana and Lizzy have high hopes for winter break. They're staying at Sarah's aunt and uncle's ski lodge in Vermont. But when her aunt and uncle unexpectedly have to leave town, the resort is short-staffed, and Sarah, Mariana and Lizzy are put to work. They have their hands full catering to the needs of the guests. Then Bonnie shows up with Claire and Lauren and things quickly head downhill. As a guest at the resort, Bonnie expects the royal treatment. Catering to Bonnie is the last thing Sarah, Mariana, and Lizzy want to do. They have too much work as it is. It looks like it's going...