John Harmon will inherit a fortune if he marries a girl whose personality has been affected by her wealth, and friends and events conspire to prove her true worth.
A collection of five stories about quests driven by love and longing, as told by civil servant Subraminiam to his cronies at the Fisherman's Rest bar in modern-day Bombay.
When their family moves from a farm near Albany to New York City in 1903, Katharine and her brother must find ways to adjust to life in proper society.
Fourth-grader Marco has his hands full when his best friend is chosen to be star of the class play and his little sister is accused of killing a gerbil in her kindergarten class.