Billy is disappointed when his father doesn't show up to help him catch a frog for the frog-jumping competition at school, but the one he and his mother catch wins the championship.

Convinced that she does not want to go away to camp, a little girl begins to have second thoughts when her mother enrolls in a camp for mothers only.

"In early-nineteenth century Scotland, sixteen-year-old Josie, an orphan, is sent to live with an aunt and uncle on the rocky, stormy northwest coast. Everything and everyone in her new surroundings, including her relatives, is sinister, threatening, and mysterious.She's told that Eli, the young man she's attracted to, is forbidden to her, but not why. Spirited, curious and determines, Josie sets out to learn the village's secrets and discovers evil,...

"From A to Z, Ireland is presented in poetry, prose, and illustrations. Topics include Blarney Stone, Finn McCool, fairy rings, and shamrocks"--Provided by publisher.