The Outside Intervention by Andrew Orange is set in a new world order world where there are no countries. There is a Leader over the whole world population while the world's population is divided into segments or castes. The Vors are the ruling class while the simples live to serve the whims of the Vors. But the Vors are actually not the highest in society. The "outs" are higher and have the special ability to read peoples' emotions and even manipulate them. Most of the "outs" are entirely self-serving, self-righteous, and self-absorbed. Except Keir.
Riley Callahan has always wanted to turn into a werewolf. Because Riley comes from a family of wolf magic, every kid turns into a wolf on the first full moon of summer between the ages of 9-12. Riley has always been eagerly waiting, but to her disappointment, at 12-years-old she still had not turned despite many of her friends (and her best friend Stacey) having already transitioned. However, since Riley is now 12, she knows she has to transition this year! Nothing can bring her down, even the possibility of transitioning the same year as her 9-year-old younger brother Milo.
The Little Pink Book by Zahra Jons is an engrossing read about the troubles girls face during high school. It follows the main character Amelia (or Melle, as her friends call her) through her high school. In Amelia's school, there is a group of five girls called "THE FIVE". These girls are seemingly perfect in every way; their skin is flawless, hair is silky, and none of them seem to ever gain weight. One day at school, Amelia stumbles upon one of THE FIVE's diaries. But this isn't a regular diary; no, it's a magic diary.
Birdwatcher starts when eight-year-old Abigail Wincoff and her parents go to the Poconos region for a short vacation. However, their dream vacation quickly turns into a nightmare. One day into their vacation when Abby’s mother is asleep and her father is away at town, Abigail decides to do her favorite hobby, birdwatching. As she goes deeper and deeper into the forest, she quickly gets lost and wanders around. Little does she know she is being followed by a serial killer.
Ever since Princess Bianca was born, she has been determined to be so frail and delicate that she needs to be diligently protected. Thus, she has never once been outside the castle where she lives, even at 13 years old. Every day, Princess Bianca wakes up and follows the same exact (very boring!) routine, but one thing always managed to cheer her up: reading her favorite fairy-tale books. However, things slowly start to get weird when Bianca starts to hear rumors that something very scary and very dangerous is coming to her village of Pacifico.
Harper is sick of being 12. It seems like everything she wants to do, such as post on Tik-Tok, she isn't allowed until she's 13. But things seem to be turning around on her 12 1/2 birthday celebration. Her parents let her start posting on Tik-Tok early, and the most popular girl in school, Celia, has invited Harper and her best friend Ava to her birthday party. At Celia's party, Harper learns that the only reason she was invited was that her mom helped out with the party.
A half birthday isn't usually a big deal, but for 12-year-old Harper, her dream comes true: her parents finally let her start posting on social media. To Harper, this is the biggest gift she's ever received.
Stub-the-Nuisance’s life has been as miserable as her name. Abandoned at a tavern doorstep as an infant, she’s apprenticed under the abusive Matron Tratte for as long as she can remember. The only thing keeping her laboring in the tavern day and night is her friendship with a chicken named Peck and the knowledge that if she runs away, she will be found guilty by the law and dragged back to the matron.
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh takes place in Yuba City, California when World War II is raging. The story is about a girl named Maria, whose dad is from India and her mom is from Mexico. Maria longs to play softball on a newly forming girls’ softball team, but she must convince her parents to allow her to play. Then, the county board decides not to build the new softball field they are going to play on. However, their teacher encourages Maria and her classmates to speak up to keep the ball field by going to the county board meeting in Yuba City.
Of course Beau Devereaux has a dark side. He's the popular football quarterback, good looking, rich, an academic success, and everyone likes him. He also throws the best parties down by the river. His father owns the town, running a lucrative business that employs most of the town residents. He also stands in a long line of Devereauxs. But it's not the family pressure that drives Beau's dark side. He believes he owns the river and the parties he hosts there are just an extension of himself, doing his sinister will.
