Sharing nothing in common except their 16-year-old daughter, divorced parents John and Irene reconnect in the wake of a devastating tragedy and discover things about each other that they had not revealed during their marriage.

How far will you go to achieve a dream? That's the question a celebrated coach poses to Katie and Eric Knox after he sees their daughter Devon, a gymnastics prodigy and Olympic hopeful, compete. For the Knoxes there are no limits--until a violent death rocks their close-knit gymnastics community and everything they have worked so hard for is suddenly at risk. As rumors swirl among the other parents, Katie tries frantically to hold her family together...

A child, a doll, and an adult go for a walk on the beach one late afternoon of a cold winter day, before heading home to dinner and a bedtime story.

Twelve-year-old Averil is on a mission to find the creator of the phone app her helicopter parents use to keep track of her.

A young mouse decides to spend the night camping out alone in his backyard, but his parents have other ideas.

"For affectionate families everywhere comes this engaging reference volume featuring 25 kinds of hugs. From the more traditional to the all-out risky, this collection runs a creatively wide gamut of ways to embrace...and by doing so, brings comfort to the forefront of conversation. Every hug was field-tested by the author and his sons, and titled for practicality and kicks. The Quentin Blake-esque drawings are rendered with graceful accuracy and joy...

When Tia and Mike Baye's concern over their teen son Adam's recent behavior grows, they install a sophisticated spy program on his computer. They're jolted by a strange message from an unknown correspondent addressed to Adam that says, 'Just stay quiet and all safe.' After Adam disappears, questions arise about how he might have been involved in the suicide of a classmate.

From the eyes of a baby penguin, the world is a great big place.

Three much-loved baby bears begin to wonder if their parents have a favorite.

Presents an essential guide to the art of talking with children that demonstrates how a change of voice can transform conversations and ease parent-child relationships, sharing strategies for communicating with kids at different age levels.