Maddy and Grace always look forward to spending a week in Maddy's grandma Mei's house in summer as they've been doing for the past three years. Every year they get to go fishing, swimming, and have fun on the beach, and this year is no different. Maddy and Grace decide to go on a fishing trip and paddle out to the middle of the water being careful not to wander too far from shore for fear that they will get lost. After getting caught up with fishing and staying out in the water a little too long, they get engulfed in a thick layer of fog!
Luna Chang is the main character and only the best is expected of her from her parents. She doesn't like the fact that she can't really decide on her own future but must follow what her parents want of her. Enter Hunter Yee, the new student in school who has disappointed his own family tremendously. However, the two families collide and do not get along. Luna and Hunter decide to defy this and end up falling for each other.
Cats are supposed to be staying at home and chasing birds, at least that's what Katy has always been told. Katy knows that she loves singing though and keeps practicing even when all the other animals tease her. She knows that one day she will finally get the chance to live out her dream and perform on Broadway. One day, Katy is practicing singing on a tree in her backyard when she has a fight with a squirrel named Gerry and ends up falling out of the tree! She falls into the street and starts running to avoid traffic.
The first in its series, Intent: In the Shadows follows Raylee Johnson through her last two years of high school. Uniquely, Intent offers a female protagonist with a strong Christian Faith. In the small town of Silver Canyon, Raylee feels trapped by the same experiences and bullies year after year. When a scary prank goes a bit too far, Raylee finds herself fearing for her safety and relies on the support of her two best friends and God to get through a trying time. Raylee seeks answers, but at what cost?
Our little Promise tells about when Billy visits his friend Lilly. Lilly loves to joke and play pranks on Billy on April Fool's Day. Billy doesn't shun or get tired of the pranks, and at the end of the day, Billy narrates his experience to his mom. This book's emphasis is on friendships.
Would you attend a weekend getaway at a haunted hotel? For JJ, accepting an invitation to The Barclay Hotel is a dream come true. But when he learns that his mom is the suspect in a murder that needs solving before he can leave, things quickly change from exciting to eerie. With two new friends in tow, Penny, a future detective, and Emma, a strange girl who resides at The Barclay Hotel, JJ spends the weekend investigating four suspects. Of course, he leaves plenty of time for ghost hunting.
Molly Morningstar, A Doll for Me is a picture book about Molly Morningstar, a little girl. The narrative begins when she receives an invitation to a tea party from one of her friends Emma. Emma requests that everyone bring their favorite doll to the tea party. Molly goes to her room to hunt for a doll that looks like her, but she can't locate one. Why can't she locate a doll that resembles her? Will she eventually be able to discover a doll that looks just like her?
Diego the Smelly Dog is a story about an accidental friendship of a little girl named Ava and a smelly dog named Diego. Although Ava wanted to keep Diego, her gramps explained that there are so many things to consider such as additional costs that they cannot afford because Ava’s mom is trying to save money. They then decided to bring Diego to the shelter. Despite this and many other problems, Ava still wanted to bring Diego home. Would the Ava and Diego ever be reunited again? Read on to find out!
Calling the Moon tells the stories of young people from different cultures of the world about the experience of their first menstrual cycle. This is a book which many young and older women can relate to. We can see different views of different cultures about how they view womanhood. It also promotes sex education as so many young people can be informed about how their cycle can come at different ages and with different symptoms, etc.
