Paper Butterflies is a riveting book about a young girl named June and the abuse she suffers at the hands of her stepmother. June wishes she could speak up and tell someone, anyone, about her cruel stepmother, but how could she when her own father doesn't believe her? Everything changes, though, when June meets a young boy named Blister. June can escape her stepmother, if only for a few hours, when she spends time with Blister at their secret place. But one night everything is ruined. Can June tell Blister the truth about how bad things really are at home?
Elisabeth Scrivener is left as a baby on the doorstep of one of Austermeer's great libraries. From a young age, the wardens and teachers of the library teach Elisabeth that sorcery is a wicked thing that she should avoid at all costs. When a powerful Grimoire is set free of the library, there is no time to think before she must act. Her act of heroism causes Elisabeth to be blamed for a crime she did not commit. In turn all of those she trusts turn their backs on her, with the exception of her best friend, Katrien, who is willing to help her in any way possible.
Author Dorriah Rogers shares her life story cemented in a traumatic childhood in Twine: A Memoir. Jumping around from childhood to her college years to adulthood, Rogers shares the harshest and most heartbreaking details of her life.
Twine is a poignant memoir centered around Dorriah Rogers as she shares the most honest and eye-opening moments in her life. She gives the readers her soul, inviting them into a world filled with dysfunction, abuse, and as puzzling as it may seem, love. Rogers unpacks her baggage and states, “It was the telling of this story that allowed me to remove that backpack of horrors from my shoulders. It was the writing of the words, the release of the shame, that was ultimately cathartic and healing.”
Have you ever had your enemy take your bestie away from you? Well, that’s what happens to Evie. Her enemy enters her school and is challenging her for her spot in the school and the town. Evie is a witch, and she has to win the magic competition to stay at her human school. She comes up with an evil, nasty, creepy, and gross magic trick. (To her advantage, she can use real magic and not a lame card trick.) Little does she know, the kids do not want to be scared; they want a nice performance (scare-free). After screams, cries, and giggles, the competition ends.
Tessa knows that getting a soccer scholarship is the only way she'll be able to go to the college of her dreams. Her best friend’s older sister is a collegiate-level soccer player and offers to help train her, but Tessa will have to break up with her high school boyfriend. Tessa’s heart aches when she thinks about making the choice, but she has to decide—and quick! The offer won't be there for long. Will Tessa choose to leave her boyfriend and go after her dream?
The Magic of Meliwick Orchard is a wonderful story about a girl whose life has been flipped upside down. Not only has her little sister gotten sick but her parents have forgotten about her in the process. Isa's parents don't notice when her shoes grow gaping holes and when she wears the same clothes over and over. They don't even remember to pick her up from school sometimes. One day, she takes a hike into the 'haunted' orchard behind their home and finds a chance seedling. She buries her shoes there because they are pretty worthless.
Trouble at Riverside Academy is about a girl named Rachel, who is in her final term at school. She is enjoying every second of it, until she receives a mysterious letter from "Mr. S." Things start to go awry when Rachel makes a bad decision and helps the wrong people. Rachel knows what she should do, but it’s not as easy as one might think. Things get complicated—and quickly! How can Rachel get out of this mess?
