Amanda is a lonely little girl. Her mother means well, but doesn't have a lot of time for a 9-year-old and, after plenty of begging from Amanda, agrees to let her have a pet. Amanda chooses a ferret (and names her Peach) because ferrets aren't ordinary and, darn it, neither is she! But her mom sets up Two Big Rules: 1) Amanda has to care for Peach, and 2) Peach can't ever bite Amanda. It seems like Amanda finally has the friend she's needed... but...

"Oh, no! Noah, the classroom's evil pet ferret, has stolen everyone's lunch--and worse yet, he's done it on a day when Milton's mom, the class's go-to super-sub, is off on another assignment. Will Milton be able to foil Noah's most fiendish plot yet or will they lose their lunches for good in the gooiest, stickiest, biggest food fight ever?"--

Enthusiastic sidekick Hamisher the hamster and reluctant detective Sasspants the guinea pig investigate when their beloved home--Mr. Venezi's pet shop--is vandalized.

Amanda gains a moment of popularity after revealing Peach at Show-and-tell, but is soon overshadowed once more by Kim, who gets a ferret too. Meanwhile, Peach meets a ferret who is prissier than she is and realizes that, if she is to be a princess, she'll have to build her own kingdom.

Peach continues to wreak havoc trying to escape, and Mimi suggests that maybe Peach is just in need of a playmate. So Amanda and her mom buy her a friend--Prince Edwin. Unfortunately, Prince Edwin is clumsy, ill-mannered, and a little crazy.

"The black-footed ferret was once listed as extinct on the prairies of North America. Its population had been devastated by a disease that also reduced its main food source--prairie dogs. This book tells the fascinating story of the black-footed ferret's rediscovery in 1981 by a dog in Wyoming. Readers will learn how the find inspired a captive breeding program that is restoring not only this prairie species to the wild, but its essential food source...

Attorney-turned-freelance-pet-sitter Kendra Ballantyne has found a corpse in a client's apartment, and it's up to her to prove the innocence of the obvious suspects: her client's furry ferrets.

"Learning to stay calm and keep trying independently isn't easy to do whenever Little Ferret Kit gets stuck at the playground- but Grandma's here to help and soon Kit finds a way, and even helps a new friend"--Provided by publisher. Told in rhyming text, Grandma Ferret warns the kits that they are too big for the small tunnels at the Critter Family Gym, but they do not listen and end up getting stuck.