Randall's sequel to Clovermead combine's elements of fantasy and history with good storytelling. Cerelune Cindertallow, the heir of a matriarchal family, has the unusual ability to turn into a bear. The story continues from the point where Clovermead, as Cerelune likes to be called, has settled into Chandlefort with her mother Lady Melisande Cindertallow. She has recently returned because she was taken as a baby by Waxmelt and removed to another town.
Jim Lynch's The Highest Tide is the story of Miles O'Malley growing up over a summer. An only child, he is fascinated by and spends his time at the beach collecting all sorts of marine creatures. He likes Angie, his cool neighbor who is a couple of years older than he is and used to baby-sit him, but she does not notice him until he makes a life-changing discovery and becomes famous overnight. At a time when he is facing his parents possible divorce and is struggling to fit in with kids his age, he finds a rare squid from the opposite side of the world.
Pompeii is a well-researched historical non-fiction that examines life in the Roman city of Pompeii. The book begins with the arrival to power of Nero, a vibrant new Emperor. The twenty-five years preceding the eruption of Vesuvius are detailed in many aspects, including economic, social, and political problems as well as greatness. The eruption of Vesuvius, and the subsequent burial to the city under volcanic ash and mud, is considered to be one of the most catastrophic events faced by the great ROman Empire.
Another Rogue Angel book, The Spider Stone has a lot of the same elements as Destiny. Annja Creed, an archaeologist, is called in about the discovery of several skeletons of slaves in Kirktown, Georgia. The identity of one of the slaves, Yohance, leads Annja, Professor Hallinger, and McIntosh to West Africa. In possession of the Spider Stone, they become the target of Tafari, an African Warlord after the treasure of the Spider god, Anansi. Roux and Garin, characters from Destiny, also play roles throughout the book.
Rogue Angel is a series of books starring Annja Creed, an archaeologist. In Destiny, Annja travels to France on assignment for Chasing History's Monsters, a television show she occasionally works for to make money. She's investigating La Bete de Gevaudan (the Beast of Gevaudan)in the Cervannes Mountians, when she realizes that she's not the only one hunting la Bete and that there are many secrets hidden in the Mountians. Lesauvage, a criminal searching for la Bete to find hidden treasure, sends men after Annja to capture her.
Primicerio develops Being a Girl Who Leads as a thought provoking and guiding Christian work aimed at teenage girls. She covers everyday topics such as clothing, friends, profanity, boundaries and limits vs. freedom, lying and gossiping, intimate relationships, and parents in a way that explores the Christian point of view but allows people of all faiths and backgrounds to reflect on their actions. Each chapter discusses a relevant topic by explaining how what is often expected of girls, or what they expect of themselves, contradicts Christian teachings and sometimes even common sense.
