Laura Bartone, now in her fifties, is forced to face unpleasant truths from the past when her troubled sister Caroline calls on the eve of a family reunion and asks to meet with her and their brother to discuss the abuses she believes she suffered at their hands of their emotionally distant mother.

A runaway mother's dilemma. Susanna Miller of Colorado loses custody of her baby daughter because of a stint in a mental home. She absconds with her to Maryland and resumes life under an assumed name. The dilemma comes when she learns of a serial killer's next move. If she goes to the police she risks losing her daughter. By the author of Reflection.

Eleven-year-old Juniper sets out on a wild adventure to find her mother and protect a public park just days before Christmas.

"At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of visitors at her gate. Huda, a secretary at the Australian embassy, lives in fear of the mukhabarat-the secret police who watch and listen for any scrap of information that can be used against America and its allies. They have ordered her to befriend Ally Wilson, the deputy ambassador's wife....

"A beloved lullaby comes to new life when Baby falls out of the treetop and into a rollicking adventure!"--Back cover.

"Four months after her husband's death, Janie LaMarche remains undone by grief and anger. Her mourning is disrupted, however, by the unexpected arrival of a builder with a contract to add a porch onto her house. Stunned, Janie realizes the porch was meant to be a surprise from her husband, now his last gift to her. As she reluctantly allows construction to begin, Janie clings to the familiar outposts of her sorrow, mothering her two small children...

Various animals tell how they saw, fed, sang to, tickled, and kissed the new duckling.

Summary : A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden

"A lot of babies' first words were Dada. However, everything after that was Mama. Readers take a look from a baby's point of view as different animals try to teach their children that there are other words in addition to Mama for familiar objects and activities."--Publisher's description.

Twin sisters who already compete for their mother's attention have an especially hard time after their baby sister is born.