An unmanageable younger brother makes life difficult for his sister until a sympathetic school teacher befriends and helps them both.

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Chronicles a young boy's search for security after his stepfather leaves home, his mother becomes ill and goes to the hospital, and he and his brother are placed in a children's home.

An Indian brother and sister are left alone for the summer in the care of their ailing grandmother.

The story of the Parker family who live in a trolley car.