A collection of seventeen short stories by noted authors about penpals, the first days of high school, computers and family life.

Judie Angell -- Dear Marsha; Jean Davies Okimoto -- Moonbeam Dawson and the Killer Bear; Sue Ellen Bridgers -- Life's a Beach; Gordon Korman -- A Reasonable Sum; Susan Beth Pfeffer -- As It Is with Strangers; Robin F. Brancato -- White Chocolate; Colby Rodowsky -- Mildred; T. Ernesto Bethancourt -- User Friendly; Todd Strasser -- Fairy Tale; Lensey Namioka -- The Inn of Lost Time; Cin Forshay-Lunsford -- Love Potion; Jerry Spinelli -- School Spirit; Richard Peck -- I Go Along; Alden R. Carter -- Tree House; Ouida Sebestyen -- After the Wedding; M.E. Kerr -- Sunny Days and Sunny Nights.