Alberto, the town's coffin maker, and Tito, a runaway boy, both lonely after suffering tragic losses, learn the power of friendship as they try to escape the shadows of their pasts.
Oona, nearly eleven, has longed to sail with her sea captain father but when she stows away on his ship headed to the far North, she faces great adventure and danger.
In the city of Hodorf, the Tattercoats live by a strict code. So when a boy named Otto gets caught up in the devious plottings of a former disgraced Tattercoat, Nim takes it upon herself to come to Otto's rescue.
