Marilyn Cram Donahue

It's the calm before the storm of World War II in 1939 in small-town Messina, California. Angie Wallace and her friends have set out on a mission to "love thy neighbor" even if that means inviting weird Dodie Crumper to join in their summer plans. But as they move through their neighborly to-do list, the girls can't help but notice that there's something strange about the sudden return of Jefferson Clement.

Caro, believing herself lacking in the talents she sees in others, finds her days boring until she realizes the gift of friendship is as great a talent as any other.

As her family travels from Vermont to settle in California, in the early 1850's fourteen-year-old Luanna learns to accept life for what it is, no matter where.

Having traveled with her family all the way from Vermont to settle in California in the early 1850s, fourteen-year-old Luanna continues to grow and find new experiences in their pioneer community.

Jessica, a lonely teenager, befriends a street woman and brightens up her own life in the process.

Sixteen-year-old Took comes to realize that as one of God's children he has a second chance to make something of himself and not be the loser that everyone considers him to be.

Thirteen-year-old Angie is upset when she hears another girl call the street where she lives a slum, then feels responsible when her best friend loses his legs in an accident while trying to escape from it.

Thirteen-year-old Angie is upset when she hears another girl call the street where she lives a slum, then feels responsible when her best friend loses his legs in an accident while trying to escape from it.

A collection of devotional readings, including "The little white lie," "The peer pressure blues," and "Kicking a bad habit."