This book is about a boy named Pino. He carved a lady puppet and it turned alive. Angry neighbors all wanted their deceased ones back. Pino ran away with his father, Geppetto. They had many adventures that had good and bad consequences. But every time Pino used his magic to create something from wood, his hand turned into wood. What will Pino and his father do?
This book is about a girl named Sadie. She was being driven to her job as a housekeeper, when Sadie and her driver saw a hurt wild mustang in the middle of the road. Some men were also on their way to work. They stopped and said they would take the mustang with them to drop off at the vet. Sadie's boss surprises her by getting the horse back for Sadie. Sadie had to choose her husband out of her two favorite men. At the same time, her mom is struggling with mental problems that her father refuses to accept. Sadie has tough choices to make. Will they be the right choices?
Sylvia and Aki is about two girls who fight their ways through their troubles. Aki's family was Japanese, so they had to go to a Japanese camp in Arizona when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Aki's brother was forced to take a test that asked him to either fight against his family in Japan or be a traitor of the U.S. Sylvia was with her family at Aki's family's farm in California. She found Aki's hidden doll and school picture as she looked through her room. Sylvia wasn't allowed to enroll in good school because she was Mexican.
This book is about families who lost faith in Christmas. They are chosen to go to the North Pole to see Santa Claus and all the toys that the elves make. They learn a lot during the week they stay. They buy souvenirs from the stores. Each item had a price tag with unique prices. One said, "Take orphans to the movies"; another one said, "Donate all your unwanted clothes to the homeless shelter." The elves and Santa changed the lives of each and every family that went on the week trip to the North Pole.
This book is about your choices. You have to choose if you run from a wild cat or you stare at it. Choose between trading your rain coat and rubbers for candy or keeping them. There are twenty endings. But only one ending is the Ultimate Success.
Toppling is about a boy named John who loves making domino topples with his friends. John has four friends: Christian, Joseph, Tran, and Dominic. Dominic, who is his best friend, gets sick at school and is taken back home. When he doesnt come back the next few days, he and his friends get worried. One day, their teacher, Mrs. Timms, says that Dominic is in the hospital and wont come back to school for a few months. The pressure is on as John copes with Ky, the school bully, the Domino Topples paper that is due and the fact that his best friend may be dying.
