Aimee Laurence

A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.

Faced with obstacles big and small, some out of her control, a young girl builds a sand castle.

The moon has been excavated for 30 years, per the work of Dr. Mattias Rey. His daughter Lona returns to his laboratory- abandoned after he went missing. Lona continues her deceased dad's work, and speaks to a remaining statue of him in an effort to find guidance.

Jean's little sister, Mae, may be sick, but Jean is sick of it...Mae is a bully and gets everything she wants, including Jean's pennant flag.