A modern-day girl finds herself on the shore of Lake Ontario during the War of 1812, and as she and and Caroline Abbott experience life in this turbulent time, the reader is invited to choose how the twosome might help the Americans beat the British.

In a choose your own adventure story, the reader assumes the role of a girl battling stage fright before a dance recital and travels to Rebecca's world in 1914, where the two can try out for a vaudeville show or put on a musical.

A modern-day girl finds herself at the start of the twentieth century, and as she and Samantha adjust to their respective new stepfamilies, the reader is invited to choose how Samantha continues her adventure.

Readers choose from a range of options in a multiple-ending story to experience life in Kaya's Nez Percé homeland in 1764, including what it was like to live in a Native American village, sleep in a tepee, and follow the ways of a tribe.

Samantha and Nellie's trip to Paris with Grandmary and the Admiral turns into a mystery when a suspicious accident and a hotel break-in make the girls believe that someone is trying to harm the Admiral.

The reader decides which adventures Maryellen goes on, from a sock hop to a road trip to entering a contest.

Maryellen strives to invent a flying machine, become famous, and get her sister's wedding off the ground.

"Nine-year-old Nanea Mitchell may be the youngest in her family, but she still wants to "dip her paddle in" and be useful. She knows she's grown-up enough to help in her grandparents' market. But before she can prove that she's ready for more responsibility, the unthinkable happens: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, the naval base where her father works, and America is at war! With friends and family missing, and rumors of more attacks to come, Nanea worries...

In 1964, Melody learns that leadership can be difficult when she tries to fix up her neighborhood playground but then gets to help her brother by singing on a recording in a real Motown studio.