Julie is excited to work as a temporary dessert provider on a one week superyacht. Sure, she's never really baked while at sea, and she is bringing her wild grandmother, Rose, along, but it's sure to be a fun trip. The week starts out harmless enough even if there's some drama going on between the guests onboard. But when Michelle, the owner of the yacht's rude mother-in-law is found to be dead, things start to get crazy. Everyone is a suspect, from Michelle's boyfriend, to even her very own daughter Valerie. But why would someone want Michelle dead?
In 1919, in the town of Edenfall, Pennsylvania, young Vasilisa, her mother Tatiana, and her grandmother (Babka) have just learned that her father has been presumed dead in WWI. Meanwhile, a young boy, Ivan, is looking for vengeance after the murders of family members. There appear to be supernatural forces at work that the two teens must work together to defeat.
In Diana Corbitt’s Ghosters, Theresa Martinez is really going through it. Her mother just passed away, and her writer dad is having major writer’s block, so to save money, they find themselves in her grandparents’ old home. But why does everyone keep saying her house is haunted? Her father certainly doesn’t think so; she must be imagining things. He wants nothing to do with her quest for paranormal activity.
The Adventures of Luis, the Two-tailed Lizard begins with a little girl and her sister and their relationship with a black lizard who lives in their grandmother’s garden in Miami, Florida. Throughout the story, the sisters notice Luis, his family of lizards, and his friends. They eventually get to talk to Luis and learn about all of the exciting adventures of his life. Luis takes readers on a journey to sail across oceans to new countries and make new friends from different cultures. Get ready to jump into a fascinating tale about a lizard with two tails!
Amina’s Song by Hena Khan is a great book about a girl who travels to visit family in Pakistan. When she comes back to the US, her friends are worried about her. They only hear about the bad things in Pakistan, so they assume that it is a bad place to live. Amina’s Song is about sharing your thoughts through writing music and making friends with good people. Do you think Amina’s friends will come to understand that Pakistan isn’t a bad place to live, or will they only be scared of the events that happen there
In a cozy house in the town of Edenfall, PA, a girl named Vasilisa, along with her mother and Babka (grandmother), grieve her pronounced dead father. Not far away, a boy named Ivan sets about his travels, fueled by only the idea of revenge and a promise. Life isn't going the best for Vasilisa. Her father is pronounced dead, lost in the Great War, and now the awful Mr. Goladyen is trying to court her mother. And even worse, her strong Babka is under a spell and seems to be getting weaker.
Legendborn, by Tracy Deonn, is a fantastic novel about a young woman named Bree Mathews. Bree is currently attending an early acceptance program for high school students at a college in Carolina. Although an exciting privilege and one she was proud to be a part of, she, too, was having to cope with the recent loss of her mother, a heart wrenching event that made happiness seem nearly impossible.
Hannah is the most popular girl in the fifth grade class. She has three friends, and they think they are the only cool kids at school. Meg is like the opposite of Hannah because she has one friend, and she is not popular. Meg has messy hair and wrinkled clothes making it easy for her to be bullied. Hannah tricks Meg’s only friend to join her group. Hannah bullies Meg and calls her "goose girl". Meg doesn’t say anything because she thinks everyone would take Hannah’s side. Will Meg and Hannah sort out this conflict before it gets worse?
Mommy, Daddy Please Teach Me! begins with the birth of a new baby girl. Throughout this picture book, the little girl grows, but she wants to learn things that she can use in the future when she is older. The new things she learns are written in rhyme, and the story builds by showing how she can use these resources in her life.
Ekleipsis, written by Tamel Wino, is a collection of five short stories all written from a first-person perspective. Each story explores the darker side of humanity as the characters in the story pursue their desires, some to extreme ends. The characters are ordinary people put in relatively ordinary situations, but their actions and words show the depths of human depravity. The big sins are on display throughout the stories: anger, lust, revenge, and even murder. The less-obvious, but equally devastating sins, are also on display: hatred, envy, lying, suspicion, and doubt.
