Sharon Dennis Wyeth

When she goes looking for "something beautiful" in her city neighborhood, a young girl finds beauty in many different forms.

A nine-year-old slave keeps a diary of his journey to freedom along the Underground Railroad in 1857.

A mother shares with her daughter stories of the generations of women in their family as each individual has passed along the tales and a glittering necklace to her own daughter. Includes notes on the author's exploration of her ancestry.

Although she does not get to see her father very often, a girl enjoys the time she and her brothers spend with him one summer while they are visiting their grandparents' farm.