Lulu's pony, Snow White, who is suffering from strangles, is so lonely from being quarantined away from the other ponies that she breaks out and runs away.

Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good.

Katie O'Roark, who has received a heart transplant, is spending the summer at Jenny House to help others who face medical crises. She becomes a "Big Sister" to Amanda, an eleven-year-old with leukemia; Chelsea, a thirteen-year-old candidate for a heart transplant; and Lacey, a fifteen-year-old diabetic.

Every night a little girl waits by her window for her friend the dinosaur, and when he comes, they play in the woods all night until the sun comes up.

When a new bird moves in nearby, Herbie the duck worries that his friend Lottie the chicken doesn't care about him anymore.

The Saddle Club is thrilled to be attending an international riding competition, even if it means working as grooms for spoiled Beatrice Benner. When she's hurt in an accident, the girls convince Kate to take her place.

Sam's fun trip downtown turns scary after he hops out of the car and gets lost in the city.

Shy, twelve-year-old, chess-loving Greg is apprehensive about spending six months with his grandmother in Pineville, Illinois; but his relationship with the outgoing Nolan family involves him in some real-life chess moves with a troubled girl, that open him up to loyalty and friendship with people who really count.

Fifth grader Abby Hayes has a few trying moments when it seems her friends are changing and growing away from her.

Lulu is angry because Charlie was riding her pony Western style and she is not on friendly terms with the Pony Pals.