A simplified version of the well-known tale in which a husband and wife sacrifice treasured possessions so that they may buy each other Christmas presents.

After escaping imprisonment by the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, siblings Wisty and Whit Allgood, who possess magical powers, establish themselves as leaders of the Resistance, a hidden community of teenagers like themselves, hunted by the state and determined to defy its ban on the arts, magic, and all other forms of creativity.

Presents two stories of holiday romance, in which a reporter returns home to win the love of a woman from his past, and two mischievous twins get the best Christmas present ever, a new mother.

Snowfall didn't expect to be queen of the IceWings at such a young age, but now that she is, she's going to be the best queen ever. All she has to do is keep her tribe within IceWing territory, where it's safe -- while keeping every other tribe out, where they belong. It's a perfect and simple plan, backed up by all the IceWing magic Snowfall can find. That is, until a storm of unidentified dragons arrives on her shore, looking for asylum. The foreigners...

Now that the yellow fever epidemic is over, the people of New Orleans raise money to care for the orphans, and Cecile seeks to discover something special she can to do help.

Presents the rhyming story of a young girl's encounters with the gifts that nature has to offer.

A runaway princess and a poor young boy try to make a new life for themselves without revealing their pasts or the magical powers they possess

While working on the lobster boats in his Nova Scotia town, thirteen-year-old Lauchie hauls up an old crock which hides a letter that sends him on a quest for treasure that was hidden long ago.

Two sisters, one who trades self-respect for a wealthy husband and one who discovers a kindred spirit in the pages of a book, struggle with intimate human dramas at the sides of their community members and a returned Lucy Barton.