Nina is a shy high school student who feels like an outsider. When she meets a group of punk rockers, she finally feels like she belongs. But when her parents find out about her new friends, they forbid her from seeing them. Nina is torn between doing what her parents want and following her heart.
Lila the Giraffe is jealous of the new baby elephant at first, but then discovers she can help him by using her long neck. The two become best friends.
Ella is a young girl who loves to read. When a new book by her favorite author is released, she rushes to the store to buy it. But she is disappointed when she finds that the story is different from what she was expecting. After thinking about it, she decides that the new story is actually better than the one she was expecting. She writes to the author to tell her how much she loved the new book.
John and Mary are forced to flee their home when it's attacked by a gang of outlaws. With the outlaws close behind them, they meet up with a group of cowboys who help them escape.
Shannon, a girl from the country, is sent to live with her grandparents in Brooklyn. She meets Sammy, a boy who shows her around the city and with whom she has all sorts of adventures.
Sophie is a young girl who dreams of being a trapeze artist. She watches the flying trapeze act at the circus with excitement and hopes to one day be able to perform like the artists she sees.
When a severe storm hits her town, Shannon works tirelessly to help her community recover. She and her friends clear debris and restore power, but when another storm threatens, Shannon must find the strength to keep going.
Lily's parents are killed in a car accident, and she is sent to live with her grandparents in Shepherd's Crossing. Lily quickly discovers that she can see ghosts, and that the town is haunted by the spirits of the townsfolk who were killed in a massacre many years ago. Lily befriends the ghosts, and together they help her solve the mystery of what happened to the town's residents.