The town of Gypsum, Nevada is shutting down, now that the housing market has collapsed and the gypsum mine is inactive. Ben Stanley is lucky- he has a full ride to college. His friends and family aren't as fortunate, and Ben feels guilty about leaving them to start over on their own.As a last hurrah before everyone goes their seperate ways, Ben's best friends take him to the Gypsy family parked on the side of a highway for a card reading.
Black Spring was inspired by the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Alison Croggon adds an Eastern European flavor to the setting and a fantasy twist to the classic tale of a passionate obsession. Set in the savage northern plateau in a region known as the Black Country, the story centers on the unhappy lives of Lina Kadar and a boy called Damek. Lina is the daughter of the wealthy Lord Kadar, a relation of the king. Her mother, who came from a family of powerful wizards and was cursed for marrying outside of her clan, died giving birth to Lina.
17 year old Jesse was living a normal life, going to school, crushing on boys, shopping. Then one day her parents sat her down for a talk. Her dad, who was always having visions of the future, told her the world was going to end!
Turkey Trouble on the National Mall has two main characters, KC and Marshal. Every year, the President spares one turkey from being eaten on Thanksgiving. KC doesn’t think that that is enough. She and her best friend Marshal try to save more turkeys; does it work? Read the book and find out! This book is definitely rated for ages seven through nine. The author, Ron Roy’s purpose for the book was positively meant for younger readers and those who are reluctant readers.
The novel, Knee Deep, portrays a high school teenage girl named Ronnie, who has to face the demons of her current boyfriend Shawn. She finds herself in this problem when she notices that he seems distant, but he won’t say anything. The problem only worsens when she tries out for the school play, Romeo and Juliet, when she gets the part as Juliet’s understudy. As the play starts, Ronnie and her best guy friend Luke begin getting real cozy with each other, and she begins to start having feelings for him.
Alice is once again in trouble. Except this time it may just be her worst nightmare: turning into the very thing she fears. The very thing she hunts. The very thing that shattered life as she knew it. And on top of that, Cole has been acting strange. This leaves Alice with two questions: Will she be able to overcome what is growing inside her? Will Cole continue to push her away or will he be there for her?
The Secret Cellar is about four girls who try to solve the mystery of the Third Wise Man. It all starts with Sophia buying a pen for her dad at an auction. As she is cleaning the pen, she finds a note. When Sophia and her friends try to figure out the meaning of the note they end up at Dedmann’s home, who was the previous owner. It's a place full of secrets and mysteries.
When Alec first meets Maya he is very unsure of her. At the time he is in a relationship with a girl he doesn't love and he knows that he will never love her. But he doesn't break up with her because he would then feel all alone. After his parents died he had never felt more alone.
Lark only wants one thing: to find her brother, who she thinks can bring peace to the world. Underground the city of Lethe, she feels close to him. Lethe has a powerful founder, called Prometheus, who the entire city fears. She has to fight to reach Prometheus, and face him to find her brother. Will she be able to reach her goal?
