Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes)

How does Alyssa, "The Magnetizing Princess" change Bethany's life? Will she get what she wants? Will you learn to get exactly what you want in life?

Inspired by seeing "The Secret," the author wrote "The Magnetizing Princess" to teach her five young granddaughters the "rules" for effective magnetizing. The results were immediate. Within 24 hours of hearing the story, Rachel (6) and Bethany (8) magnetized an...

As Heather and her mother jet from the cold, snowy landscape of Massachusetts to the warm, white sands of Florida, Heather can barely contain her excitement. What a difference a short flight makes!

She's been ice-skating and romping in the snow at home, but in Florida she'll be having picnics, hiking among gators, pruning old growth, and planting petunias. And she'll be doing all of it with her beloved Gram and Grampa. She's most eager to make sure they...

She used to live in California, in a big old house -- the best house in the world really -- at 18 Hawk Road. It rambled and creaked and was full of good hiding places. She used to have a best friend named Kellen who lived right down the road, and a dog named Merlin who loved to play with her. But now she lives in a little town in Oregon, and everything has changed.

Now, Zoe has to be careful. Careful that she doesn't tell anyone, not her friends or her teacher or especially that cop who's been watching her, that she doesn't live at 18 Hawk Road anymore....

A talented pitcher, first baseman, and hitter, Cricket loves to play thegame. After participating in her town's Minor Little League program fortwo years, she dreams of being selected for one of the upper-level teams.Cricket works hard and prepares for tryouts, but she's disappointed whenshe's not chosen because she is a girl.

Cricket refuses to give up. She's asked to return to her Minor LittleLeague team...

For a family with four kids, two dogs, assorted cats, and a constant stream of family and friends dropping by, life in the Austin family home has always been remarkably steady and contented. When a family friend suddenly dies in a plane crash, the Austins open their home to an orphaned girl, Maggy Hamilton. The Austin children--Vicky, John, Suzy, and Rob--do their best to be generous and welcoming to Maggy.
Vicky knows she should feel sorry for Maggy, but having sympathy for Maggy is no easy thing. Maggy is moody and spoiled; she breaks toys, wakes people in the middle of the night...

As if simply being fourteen-years-old weren't bad enough--what with the usual teenage angst and uncertainty, Vicky Austin's always comforting and reliable home life is changing completely. Her brother John is going off to college in the fall. Maggy, an orphan taken in by the Austins two years ago, has gone to live with her legal guardian. And the rest of Vicky's family is moving from their quiet house in the country to the heart of New York City.
But before the big move, the entire Austin family is taking a meandering trip across the country in their station wagon, stopping to camp...