Napoleon and Josephine is about Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, who married Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon changed her name to Josephine This book covers Josephines life, from her 14th birthday until her death. The book shows many of her trials and tribulations, from marrying her first husband, Alexandre, who hated her, to being locked in the Carmelite prison and almost being executed during the French Revolution, to meeting and marrying Napoleon and being crowned his empress.
The Burning is about a Barn Owl named Soren, and his friends, Gylfie, an Elf Owl, Twilight, a Great Grey Owl, and Digger, a Burrowing Owl. These four, along with some other owls, go on a quest to the North. In this quest, they are attempting to gather help for Ga'Hoole, the place that they live. The owls of Ga'Hoole are planning a strike in the battle against the Pure Ones. The Pure Ones are a group of evil Barn Owls that are led by Soren's brother, Kludd
The Beast is about a boy from Harlem (New York City) named Anthony, and nicknamed Spoon. Spoon leaves home to go to high school at an academy in Connecticut for his senior year. When he returns to Harlem he finds that a lot of things about his life have changed. His girlfriend is using drugs, and his best friend has dropped out of school. This book depicts Spoon trying to get his life back into perspective and help his girlfriend quit drugs.
