The people of Wrenly have always believed that goblins are dangerous creatures who were stripped of their magical powers by wizards after the Goblin Battles; and when Prince Lucas and Clara follow a young goblin, Zark, who has come from the wizard Grom, they find themselves captured by the goblin leader Golart, who has taken over Hobsgrove--but Grom has a plan, and it requires that the children put their trust in Zark.

"Hertle and Bertle were always a pair, though one was a turtle and one was a hare. They were utterly buddies, and best friends forever, and whenever you looked, you would find them together... until quite unexpectedly... the end came. When Hertle disappears for good, Bertle can only see a Hertle-shaped hole where his friend should be. He pleads with it, get angry with it, but the hole still won't bring his Hertle back. It seems like hope is lost......

A bean whose friends from the previous year in school have suddenly become cool, while he most certainly has not, is resigned to being ordinary until he experiences kindness.

Oona loves to share her inventions with her friends. But there's one underwater creature who doesn't seem to enjoy Oona's company, or her creations. Stanley the shark! Oona may not know what Stanley likes, but she does know what he doesn't. And maybe that's a good place to start. Because mermaids never stop trying--not when there's a friend out there to make.

It's a party, a party, a perfect pizza party! That's what Pete thinks as he piles the pie high with his favorite topping-pepperoni. But then his friends come over and add their own toppings to the pizza. Will Pete's perfect pizza be ruined? There's only one way to find out!