Greenville County

A wandering cat brightens the lives of six lonely people--and persuades all of them to feed him until a near accident brings them all together.

Mr. Hacker begins to regret his move from the noisy city to the quiet country, until he is befriended by a stray cat and dog.

Have you heard of the Beasts? No, not many people have. That's because they are very rare. This is the tale of one such Beast, whose determination to overcome his loneliness leads him to undertake a daring and dangerous quest to find others like him . . .

"Pandora the fox lives alone in a junk yard. She's depressed and has no contact with the outside world. Then, she rescues a blue bird. As she nurses him back to health, the bird collects seeds and trinkets for her. One day, the bird grows strong enough to fly away, but the garden seeds he brought begin to transform Pandora's landscape"-- Provided by publisher.

"The whimsical story a man who has spent his life delivering the messages found in ocean bottles and the day he receives a message that turns out to be a party invitation"-- Provided by publisher.

Katerina the goose sees another goose in the side of Mr. Buswell's shiny car and wishes it would come join her in the town pond.

The hard-working daughter of two bakers and a perfectly nice stray dog live lonely lives in the same town, until they meet one very stormy day.

"Since Franklin's friend Otter moved away, nothing seems to go right - until Franklin figures out a way for them to stay friends" Cf. Our choice, 1997-1998.

Dragon is lonely so he goes looking for a friend and when an apple falls on his head he is convinced that he has found one; but at home Apple is quiet and unresponsive, and when a visit to the doctor only makes things worse, Dragon mourns the loss of his friend--until an apple tree grows where Apple is buried.