Polly, Jo, and Ama were good friends throughout elementary school but things began to change in 7th grade. Ama was hard at work with her grades and befriended another excellent student, Grace. Jo started wearing outfits that made her look "cool" and began hanging out with the popular girls. Polly, well, Polly didn't change. She continued to be the same, unique girl. The summer before the girls enter high school, they find themselves at a crossroads. Polly becomes obsessed with modeling, but she loses part of herself in her desperate attempt to look like Kate Moss.
When Lori L. Tharps wrote her memoir, Kinky Gazpacho, she had plenty of material to take from her adventurous life. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Tharps writes about growing up as an African American with a passion for foreign culture. Desperate to become a star on the world stage, Tharps visits Morocco during her junior year in high school. She falls in love with the vibrancy of life outside America. When she attends Smith College in Massachusetts, she decides to take her year abroad in Spain, a country she has been anxious to visit.
Captain Wentworth's Diary by Amanda Grange highlights the beauty of lost love through the eyes of Frederick Wentworth. The book imitates Jane Austen's novel Persuasion, a story about Anne Elliot, daughter of a baronet in nineteenth century England, and Frederick Wentworth, a navy officer in England's war against Napoleon's France. Captain Wentworth's Diary gives readers of Persuasion a glimpse at the story through Frederick's eyes, and what happens when he leaves Somerset.
The story of Jane Austen's life is a tale similar to that of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Cassandra's Sister is the journey of young Jane (Jenny) and her experiences that soon become the inspiration for her novels. Jane Austen is a intelligent women in her early twenties, who, surrounded by family, recognizes love for what it is, beautiful. Her special relationship with her sister Cassandra is lovingly portrayed and the frienship of the sisters binds stronger as their lives continue.
Season of the Witch is a mystery novel unlike any other. Gabriel Blackstone is a "remote viewer," a skill that allows him to tap into someone else's surrounding energy and "relive" their experiences. However, Gabriel had resigned from the craft after an unfortunate and horrifying experience. Or so he thought. Now a thief and hacker living it big in London, Gabriel receives an offer from a very wealthy man. He asks Gabriel to find out what happened to his son, who has been missing for a while.
The Sweet Far Thing is an enchanting adventure novel that concludes the tales of Gemma Doyle. Felicity, Ann, and Gemma are finishing up their last year at Spence Academy. Ann will go to her cousin's house to be a governess, while Felicity and Gemma will be presented to society and begin their seasons. However, matters in real life seem petty to the problems in the realms. The woodland creatures are fighting with the Hajin and Circe might still be around.
