MacLachlan, Patricia

An eleven-year-old cellist learns about life from her eccentric family, her first boyfriend, and Mozart.

Randall the frog longs for a real friend and is delighted when he makes the acquaintance of an enchanted prince.

Willa, who wants to feel extraordinary, thinks that she's in love with the father of the boy next door until she realizes that her "ordinary" true love is the boy himself.

During her family's first summer in a weathered old house by the sea, Cassie learns to accept change and to find her own space.

In absence of their father, a brother and sister adopt four dogs and a cat in an attempt to save their family.

Emma learns to accept "different strokes for different folks" when her aunt and uncle come to take care of her and her brother.

A young child lives with a foster family until her own mother is well enough to care for her.

Fiona explores the nighttime wonders of the outdoors, from the sounds of the owl and mockingbird to flowers that bloom only in the dark.

When a little girl gets sick, her father takes care of her, but the next day, her father is sick.

Eight-year-old Cassie Witting is upset when she finds out that her mother, Sarah, is expecting a baby, but writing in the journal that belonged to her brother Caleb helps her sort out her feelings and understand that Sarah will always love her.