Henry Carter Hull

Sophie the spider makes wondrous webs, but the residents of Beekman's Boarding House do not appreciate her until at last, old and tired, she weaves her final masterpiece.

Francesca Thayer, owner of a struggling art gallery, decides to take in boarders at her turn-of-the-century house in Greenwich Village after separating from her lawyer boyfriend, and over the course of a year forms the bonds of family with Eileen, a Los Angeles transplant who has moved to New York to teach; Chris, a divorced father with a seven-year-old son; and Marya, a recently widowed cookbook author.

When the guests of the Shangri-La Hotel are scared away by a white-haired female ghost, Dink and his friends investigate the mystery.

David Rain is faced with the most perilous task yet when Gwilanna returns, this time determined to resurrect the dragon Gawain on the ice cap of the Tooth of Ragnar, unless David and her friends can stop her.

Forty-year-old Weetzie Bat decides to pack her bag, leave her secret-agent boyfriend, Max, and head out for Los Angeles to find herself.

Housemates Hannah, Grace, and Amelia always try to surround themselves with love and hope, as as they help a dear friend cope with illness, they develop a deeper mutual compassion and a true appreciation for the toughness of the human spirit.

While researching the existence of dragons for an essay that could win him a trip to the Arctic, Chris opens himself to the possibility that a great, ancient treasure exists there, guarded by bears, and that he has some role in its protection.

Twelve-year-old sleuth Emma Graham's investigation into the twenty-year-old case of the disappearance of an infant is furthered by the arrivals of the baby's father and a mysterious drifter who seems to like everyone at Hotel Paradise besides Emma.

A summer resort comes to life in the off-season when the Torrances arrive to take over as winter caretakers and five-year-old Danny begins having horrific visions.