Polly Pigtails #2

The four members of the Pigtail Club—Polly, Agnes, Louise, and Sunny—set up their new clubhouse in an attic and plan a housewarming party, but learn the building is scheduled to be rented to someone else and they must vacate by Saturday. With time running short, the girls throw their party anyway, complete with a cake and gifts from their mothers, while a mysterious figure watches from outside.

Polly Pilot has invited a young visitor named Susan to meet her at the flying field of the Girls Aviation School, but before Polly arrives, a stranger steals the aircraft—with Susan still aboard. When the plane lands in a remote location, Susan discovers the theft is connected to a quarrel over money and manages to slip away and alert the authorities. With quick thinking and a bit of luck, Susan helps the police track down the culprits and recover the stolen plane, proving herself a true friend to Polly and her school.

Born into the celebrated Barrymore theatrical dynasty—her parents Georgie Drew and Maurice Barrymore were both accomplished performers—Ethel Barrymore initially dreamed of becoming a musician rather than following her family to the stage. When her mother's illness changes everything, Ethel reluctantly accepts a small role in a play, only to find herself stepping into a leading part during an emergency performance in London that catches the eye of the legendary Sir Henry Irving himself. Her journey from reluctant trouper to celebrated American star unfolds through early triumphs and the tradition of opening-night apples that would come to define her remarkable career.

Alenka and Jirik Samal were torn from their Czechoslovak home in 1942 when the Nazis took them away, beginning three harrowing years of separation from their mother—who was imprisoned in a concentration camp—and a journey through multiple camps before being placed with a German family. With help from American officers after the war's end, their uncle and family finally located the children and brought them back to their mother, though the ordeal had left deep marks: Alenka now spoke only German, and Jirik could barely recall his native Czech. This is the true account of loss, survival, and an emotional reunion that restored a family thought forever scattered by war.

A young cat owner introduces a friend to the surprising facts about feline training—from the basics of housebreaking and furniture-scratching prevention to teaching tricks like fetch and roll-over. Through practical demonstrations with Fuzzy, the story shows that cats are far more trainable than most people realize, if you have the patience and the right technique.