balls (parties)

Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball.

Cauliflower and Carrot shock polite society when they attend the Flower Ball, ignoring their fellow vegetables' warnings that they should stick to their "own kind.".

Diana, an employee at Cinderella Cleaners, loves to imagine herself in the fancy clothes brought to the shop, and when she finds an invitation to a glittering gala in the pocket of a client she knows is out of town, she decides to take what could be her big chance.

Four romance stories about Prom Night.

Diana finds a gown at the Cinderella Cleaners that would be perfect for the masquerade ball in town, if she were allowed to go; but thanks to a group of friends and a mask, she sneaks in and almost makes it through the night.

Diana, an employee at Cinderella Cleaners, loves to imagine herself in the fancy clothes brought to the shop, and when she finds an invitation to a glittering gala in the pocket of a client she knows is out of town, she decides to take what could be her big chance.

Princess Jessica worries that Princess Diamonde will ruin her surprise for her friends during the Friendship Festival.

Princess Chloe is looking forward to wearing her primrose petticoats to the Ruby Mansions Ball, but she can't find her invitation and Princess Gruella has her eyes on Chloe's favorite party dress.

Lighthearted poems recount how the creatures slither and crawl at the Reptile Ball.

Nancy Drew's evening of fun and dancing at a masked Mardi Gras ball at an old mansion is interrupted by a series of strange events that have everyone thinking the house is haunted, but when an antique tiara is stolen, the girl detective sets out to prove the culprit is a guest, not a ghost.