Phyllis Smith

Riley, now 12, is hanging out at home with her parents in San Francisco when potential trouble comes knocking: a boy shows up at the door.

Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in ...

An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their Iowa town’s ...

A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to her job to make enough money for a boob job ...