In the book, They Stood Alone! , it tells the stories of many inspiring people. People who faced oppression and conflict but were able to overcome it. Some of these stories include the people, Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Galileo, and even Gandhi. For each person it gives their experiences, difficulties, and what we can take away from them. This book was made to both enlighten, and inspire people to do their hardest despite what others may think at the time.
Anna was given a gift and an option. Stay home and live a normal life or travel the world to unlock the secret of the scroll of John. Back in time, two hundred years ago, the disciple John was given a scroll that would unlock the key to the apocalypse. No one has ever solved it and now its in the hands of college student Anna Riley but there is danger ahead. A very evil man, lets call him Prince, is after the scroll and wants to use its power to conquer the world. Anna races to solve the puzzle, beat the villains, and figure out more of her mysterious life.
In the romantic sequel to Dark Mirror, the gang is finally back in their own time period, only to face drama back home. Tory and Allarde get closer together, but they get torn apart ton to a levitating mishap which gives Tory's magic away to Allarde parents. He is to be disowned if he stays with Tory, so she does the brave thing and leaves him, with a huge hole torn in both their hearts. Cynthia is left at school for the holidays and finds a companion in Jack. She dines with, dances with, and even shares a Christmas kiss with him.
In the book Nerd Camp, by Elissa Brent Weissman, the main character Gabe, is invited to camp at the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment, or as some of the kids call it, the Summer Center for Geeks and Eggheads. Gabe is really excited for camp until he meets his soon to be step brother Zack. Zack is cool, handsome and grammatically incorrect, everything Gabe isnt. Gabe really wants his brother to like him, so he hides his intelligence, for the most part. At camp Gabe has more fun than ever!
In the novel Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming, Amelia's life story unfolds for all to see. Starting at her childhood and going all the way through the epic story of her disappearance. Amelia Lost also gives the inside story on her record setting flights . It not only tells the story from her point of view, but also through the eyes of her family, her instructors, friends, and her husband. Along with her life story, the story of the search for her is told.
The unstoppable Red Blazer Girls are back in The Vanishing Violin to solve yet another captivating mystery, or mysteries. Someone has been breaking into their school and instead of stealing or vandalizing, they are redecorating! But their big mystery doesn't start until Margaret gets a violin bow in the mail that is worth a lot of money, and with it the clues to find the even more expensive violin that goes with it. Another real problem comes about when a violin is stolen from Margaret's friend Mr. C.
