On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
Spunky kindergartener Junie B. Jones gets a valentine from a secret admirer, wishes she could be flower girl at her aunt's wedding, struggles with a scary field trip to a farm, and is made a team captain for her classroom's field day, and more.