Jeri McKane doesn't expect much when she heads to her usual science class. Neither does Abby Wright, her best friend. When Abby goes early to the class room, Jeri shares some jokes with Tim, the assistant janitor. Then, that's when Jeri recognizes smoke coming from the science room. A loud explosion followed. lyndsey, a girl in Jeri's classes, came out of the room coughing with several other students. Abby wasn't one of them. Finally, Jeri and Lyndsey went in the burning room. Lyndsey doused the fire while Jeri looked for Abby.
Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution is about a girl named Hannah who wants revenge on the attackers who killed her family. She goes out on an adventure and meets 2 women who give her work at an inn. Then she sees an ad in the newspaper for a cabin boy on a ship. She knows that girls aren't allowed on ships so she dresses as a boy. She barely gets the job as cabin boy. Dressed as a boy, she tries to keep her secret.
This is the second book in a series. Even though I hadn't read the first book,I could follow the action. Sam's Quest is a story about a girl who goes on a trip with her Grandpa's dog on the Crimson Crystal. Then, she meets up with a prince. Together they save King Kaylan from the Pax.