In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

Chicken Little: When an acorn falls on her head, the chicken, Henny Penny, is convinced the sky is falling. The boy who cried wolf: A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call. The elves and the shoemaker: A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night. Rapunzel:...