As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.

"When she learns that her mother is sick in Ohio, Mim confronts her demons on a thousand-mile odyssey from Mississippi that redefines her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane"-- Provided by publisher.

Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island.

In this variation on the Cinderella story, Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress whom she loves.

Maisie feels hopeless after a leg injury causes her to quit ballet and is not excited for a family midwinter road trip near the Native American community where her mother grew up. She pretends to be strong but on the inside her anxieties and dark moods hurt as much as the pain in her knee.

Fizzy struggles to find her place in her blended family after her parents' divorce, hoping her entry in the Southern Living Cook-Off will show them she is more than just a leftover kid.

Abby and her stepbrother, Doc, must persuade Abraham Lincoln to play his part in history after one too many comments about history being boring cause him to go on strike.

Sparks fly when a boy with ADHD moves in with his perfectionist step-sister.

As they begin their lives together, Rose Woodrowe and Tyler Masson are detemined to get it right this time, but in trying to make everyone happy, their happiness is at risk.

A young girl describes her relationship to the various members of her family, including her stepfamily, as they all gather to celebrate her birthday.