Kenny knows that there are no monsters waiting in dark rooms for him, but he is still afraid of the dark until the rest of the family tries to help him overcome his fear
When Harry George discovers that Ron's father--whom Ron has described proudly as a war hero and jet pilot--is really dead, he comes to realize that a fantasy father serves some real needs for his friend
When a little girl's mother loses her job, the girl worries that there will be no more Christmas or birthday celebrations and asks her mother if she can quit school to work