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On a cold New Year's Eve, a young, poor girl tries to sell matches in the street. She is already shivering from cold. She shelters in a nook and sits down. The girl lights the matches to warm herself. In their glow she sees several lovely visions, including a Christmas tree and a holiday feast. The girl looks skyward and sees a shooting star; she then remembers her grandmother saying that such a falling star means someone is dying and is going to Heaven. As she lights the next match, she sees a vision of her grandmother, the only person to have treated her with love and kindness. She strikes one match after another to keep the vision of her grandmother alive for as long as she can.

Chloe and Emma are five-year-old twin sisters who live in Meadow Grove. Their household is dysfunctional and unsafe, filled with sadness and fear. At night, they escape to a magical land alive with creatures both great and small. Mr. Jingles tries to find them, but the girls remain hidden with the animal friends, who give them the courage to make it through difficult times. Due to their strength and fearlessness, Chloe and Emma find a way to endure and persevere, despite dire circumstance. Deep within themselves, they also discover the need to protect the vulnerability in others.

When Jenny's uncle visits, something heartbreaking takes place. She learns how to navigate through the abuse she has suffered, and what she has to do in order to carry on.

True: Delly Pattison likes surpresents (presents that are a surprise). The day the Boyds come to town, Delly's sure a special surpresent is on its way. But lately, everything that she thinks will be good and fun turns into trouble. She's never needed a surpresent more than now. True: Brud Kinney...