Zach left his family's Colorado ranch to sign on as a carpenter at theChristmas House. Free wheeling Zach hopes to make the holiday the merriest yet...from coaxing Paula onto the bunny slopes to filling in as a last-minute Santa. As she and Zach are drawn together to keep one young boy out of harm's way, Paula realizes that the best gifts are second chances, happy endings, and the kind of love that makes every day warm and bright.

Thirty-two-year-old Amy Denison volunteers at Glory's Place, an after school program where she meets seven-year-old Maddie, a precocious young girl who has spent her childhood in foster care. Unbeknownst to Amy, Maddie is a mini-matchmaker, with her eye on just the right man for Amy at Grandon Elementary School, where she is a student. Amy is hesitant - she's been hurt before, and isn't sure she's ready to lose her heart again - but an unexpected...

Gaby Howard loves volunteering at the local animal shelter. Her mother has been deported to Honduras and Gaby is stuck living with her inattentive dad. She's confident that her mom will come home soon so that they can adopt Gaby's favorite shelter cat together. But Gaby worries that her plans for the perfect family are about to fall apart.

"Practical, low-pressure step-by-step guide to help young people harness their passion for service while understanding that they don't need to fix all of the world's problems to make an impact on their community"--

"This unique DIY party guide features thirty-six ideas on how to transform any holiday or social gathering into a chance to give back. A PhilanthroParty is a party with a purpose that will give you ideas for making social activism a part of your life. This book details over sixty-five causes and charities that Lulu and her LemonAID Warriors have helped over the years. In addition to the party and charity ideas, Lulu provides helpful checklists, recipes,...

Have you ever wondered what you could do to change the world? Find out how kids are helping the environment, inventing incredible medical devices, aiding the homeless, designing apps so other kids won't ever have to eat alone in the cafeteria, and more! Learn all about what they've come up with and how their ideas are changing lives in this story of four amazing kids everyone should meet! --Publisher

"This weekend at Mountain Bluff Zoo, Katy and Micah get to help prepare a new exhibit. Katy and Micah want to find out what animal will live there. The keeper knows, of course, but he isn't telling. Instead, he gives them a challenge: to see if they can figure it out themselves, based on the habitat's features. But they only get one guess! Can Katy and Micah figure out what animal will be arriving at its new habitat?"--Back cover.

Pat Summit, a country girl from Henrietta, Tennessee, grew up learning the game of basketball with a homemade backboard in a barn against three brothers who gave no quarter. She spent most of her time in the tobacco fields, tending them under the eye of an unyielding father. He would mold a relentless competitor and nonconformist daughter of the South who would go on to set all-time records for victories and forever alter the possibilities for women...

This weekend at Mountain Bluff Zoo, Katy and Micah get to help the bongo keeper. The kids have never heard of a bongo before, but they are quickly smitten with the gentle, striped antelope. Sadly, they also learn that the species is almost extinct in the wild. In fact, there are more bongos in zoos than there are in all the forests of Africa. The kids want to help protect these animals. Can Katy and Micah find a way to raise awareness about the endangered...